Here I am again, late for the Rogue Thursday roundup or a tad early for a Saturday, take your pick. Tonight the 2010 Winter Olympics got underway. News of
the tragic death of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old Georgian luger, brought sorrow to the usually joyous opening of the Olympic games. Nevertheless, the Canadians managed a spectacular opening to "
"Inspire the world," at a time when inspiration is in short supply.
There was a brief
technical malfunction that caused hockey great Wayne Gretzky to grimace while he stood waiting for the cauldron to rise from the floor. He was joined in a circle by a few Canadian super stars, sharing concerned glances and the occasional smirk knowing they were there to surprise the crowd by
lighting the cauldron together:
