2008 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou was the director for the 2008 Beijing Olympics ceremonial opening. Below, in 10 parts, is the entire artistic portion of the ceremonial opening followed by the lighting of the torch in part 11. Enjoy the show... I sure did!!

Part One - The Countdown

Part Two - Drummers


Part Three - Olympic Rings


Part Four - Paper and the Scroll


Part Five - Type Set


Part Six - Silk


Part Seven - Compass & Chinese Opera


Part Eight - Lang Lang


Part Nine - Tai Chi


Part Ten - One World


Part Eleven - Lighting the Olympic Torch

My Daughter's Poetry Scares Me...

If she continues to turn in assignments like this I fear social services may come a knockin'. Maybe we should let her out of the room... ;-)... or at least give her a light.

The Dark Room

The dark, dark room, with me in it,
I don't know what to do?
Screeches and noises are filling my ears
in that dark, dark room.

The tree is tapping the window,
and making a lot of noise!
I can't sleep, I want to weep
I don't know what to do?

In that dark, dark room.

Chalky Gecko

My daughter and I had fun with chalk on our driveway. The gecko-like creature is about 12' long. The neighborhood kids thought we were vandalizing. They don't know about colored chalk... and rain. Sad really, these quasi-third-world kids. It's not poverty killing their sense of fun and imagination, it's education. They spend all their time studying to make good grades. My kid plays and makes so/so grades. That's the way it should be.

beeing samart is overrated in mine opinun.