I just watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. It was a very interesting showcase of lights, fireworks and synchronization.
In fact, it kind of reminded me of some of those old movies from Nazi Germany prior to WWII. Or those videos on You Tube of the dancing prisoners in orange jumpsuits.
Our 10 year old asked me why there were only men participating in the drum portion of the show. I tried to explain but then my husband finally said "women are considered property". No more questions from the 10 year old. At least it wasn't the "what's a lesbian" question I got from the 7 year old the other night.
The costumes were beautiful. It would have been an amazing show if I had not been thinking about the millions of Chinese people who are suffering and starving, living in mud huts not up to earthquake code.
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