So another week has past us by and the Olympics are almost done. There are good points and bad points to these games. The tough part is being able to partake in them while still maintaining a sense of sanity. I would love to go downtown and visit the Canadian Mint House and see the medals and the 3.5 million dollar coin and the rest of the stuff but I just can't see myself waiting in line for the amount of time they are saying people are waiting. Upwards of 3 to 5 hours at times. Since the house is expected to close up right after the games are done, this weekend will be even busier. So a wait time of how long? I think I have something else to do with my day besides standing in line. Then there is the Da Vinci collection. How neat would it be to see documents that are 500 years old, written by the man himself, from the private collection of the Queen. These things just don't make their way to our town too often. In fact, these things don't make their way anywhere too often. So another line-up is to be expected for this one as well. The only thing that makes this one not all that bad is it will be around a little longer after the Olympics. Its just that its free during the Olympics and you have to pay admission later. That sucks. More line-ups are to be had at probably every single place this weekend as people do whatever they can to take it all in before the games end and the places leave.

But Hey, what about the Paralympics that follow. Are the houses not staying open for them? Do they not rate important enough for them to stay open? The Paralympics have athletes who have worked just as hard as the Olympic Athletes, in some cases harder due to their limitations. They should be given the same deal, the same festivities, the same parties and the same respect as everyone else.

Oh well, that's my two cents worth and you can take it to the bank.