Jim Roepcke's weblog have browser, will travel (est. 1999)

Behind the Curtain

I'm really enjoying the Behind the Curtain galleries.

I'm so bummed that I don't have a digital camera, I would have loved to participate. Is this a once-a-year-only thing? I hope not.

I'm hoping to finally get a camera this Christmas (or before if I'm really gooood) -- New Years 2001 would be a great time for another BTC.

Olympic colors

Salon.com News: Olympic colors -- "It's obvious that blacks dominate certain sports while whites dominate others. Why can't we talk openly about the genetics of athletic excellence?"

I've only had time to read the first of 4 pages, but I wanted to get the link up here before I forgot (to read the rest and share the link).

Canada sucks

SLAM! Columnist Mike Ulmer: Canada sucks -- Our path to Olympic success begins with bribery

"...We can spend millions of dollars developing athletes who may or may not excel at future editions of the Games. We can start at the grassroots, raise funds like Brownies and turn this thing around in about 10 years. And that's if we start today.

It is time to use our national resources more wisely in pursuit of Olympic excellence. We need the national will to make a few nominal sacrifices that will deliver to us an event we can win."

My favourite example sacrifice: "Give the Japanese delegates Lake Louise -- they love the place. Throw in Green Gables if you have to, just get them on side."

My favourite new event that Canadian bribery gets us: "Saskatchewan Endurance Marathon: First person to see a tree wins. In the team event, contestants must find a tree and a hill."