The snow is melting.

I was really excited about this until we realized that we were getting water into the house. We had an ice dam. After abotut 4 days of fans and stripping off trim, Ejdo decided just to get a ladder, go up to the roof, and clean out the ice. Scary proposition, but it has helped immensely. Too bad we already cut a big hole in the wall in the computer room :-( But, at least it was a room we hadn't already repainted. I guess its time to choose a new wall color.

Along with that, the Olympics are going on. I love the Olympics. Especially the winter ones. I have vivid memories of watching speed skating and skiing as a kid, and watching bobsled with a Marine Corps colonel in college. Theres just something so exciting about watching an athlete excel at a fringe sport in front of the world. Best thing ever.

Yesterday was Super Sunday. Not the Super Bowl, the new Super Sunday. First at 3 PM the Russian hockey team played the Czechs. Then at 7:30 the US team played Canada. After that the Swedish team played the Finns. What a day.

Unfortunately the Russians defeated the Czechs pretty soundly. They were completely dominant and the Czechs had a tough time with puck control. In the late game, the Swedes dominated the Finns.

The real highlight for us was the US/Canada game. The US hadn't beaten Canada in 10 tries in the Olympics, but this was the one to end that streak. It was an amazing game that had us screaming till the end. Awesome stuff.

Add in Lindsay Vonn, Bode Miller, Apollo Ohno, Shaun White, and all the other US athletes, and there's been some great stuff on TV recently. Makes up for the fact that everything outside is a melty, muddy, disgusting mess.

Almost.