Random: Too many sports

You know you've been watching too many Olympic events when ...

... during the equestrian team semifinals, you hear the announcer say, "Here's Gerco Schroder of the Netherlands, coming onto the course with Monaco," and think, "Wow, he's going to have a lot of trouble getting that entire country over the water jump."

Yeah, I know -- but huzzah for showing the horsies on broadcast! I suppose it helps that Team USA is in contention for a gold. What a lovely course, too -- one of the prettiest I've ever seen, as well as one of the most difficult (to judge by the number of good people and mounts coming to grief on it, particularly at that there water jump. Schroder and Monaco made it, by the way.). Kudos to the designers! I hope I get to see the team final on Monday -- looks like it's going to be a barn-burner. Um, so to speak.

And now I get to see fencing, too. What a great day at the Olympic games!

ETA: Keith Smart is my newest hero. Never give up, never, never, never, never ...