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FAVORITE OLYMPIC MOMENT

Okay, so the Olympics are like, what, 24 hours old and I already have my own personal "Olympic Moment" that I doubt will be surpassed over the next two weeks. Now I must confess that I'm not a real fan of the Olympics. I guess I lost my interest for them after the 1980 U.S. boycott, and then again in '84. How meaningful can it be when the current superpowers are competing against smaller nations. People remember that '84 was our best medal-producing Olympics ever . . . well duh.

And then, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, was there anyone left that you wanted to watch us beat? I now root for those small nations with 4, 3, 2 or even 1 athlete(s). How cool would it be for that country to win a medal. Now THAT would be an Olympic moment.

Okay, so back to my moment. I'm watching the Parade of Nations with Mrs. Ref (she's really into the games) and the U.S. marches in. The Greek spectators give a rousing cheer and Bob Costas starts to talk about that.

"Traditionally Greece doesn't approve of U.S. foreign policy and they show that by negative attitudes towards the U.S. However, the people make a distinction between politics and sports and they are very appreciative of the athletes who have come to participate in these games. IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT (emphasis mine), but that's the general reaction."

"It's more complicated than that." I'll never be able to hear or utter those words without fond memories of AKMA.

Thanks, AKMA, for providing me with my Olympic Moment.