It is unlikely, at this point, that I will represent the United States in this year’s Olympic Games. Actually, these are the games of the Thirtieth Olympiad. An Olympiad is a four-year period which culminates with the Games. It used to culminate with the Summer and Winter Games, but of course we have fixed that issue and all of the sponsors have rejoiced. I would have been in my prime for the 1996 Winter Olympics, but I was robbed of the opportunity to show my skills that year. Maybe Andora needs an alternate marathoner.
Or maybe I need to give up my Olympic hopes and find something a little more attainable. Weeding the garden may be the thing. Finishing the bike? it’s really, really close. Wrapping up the projects at hand seems a bit less ambitious than becoming “The World’s Fastest Man” but that doesn’t make it any less of an achievement. Just thinking about cleaning the garage makes me tired.