The Olympics, Heroism and Fun

From the perspective of someone also known as "Major Fun" the Olympics are a perfect example of how easy it is to separate fun from games. Even though they are called games, they are really contests. Even though only amateurs are allowed to play, the stakes are international in their proportion. Yes, yes, the acts of heroism on the peaks of flow are everywhere to be found. One of my favorite stories about Olympic heroism is this one, even though it actually took place before the Olympics.

Perhaps the best thing about the Olympics is how very easy it is to make up you own, just-for-fun events, out of junk and a sense of humor. I found, for example, several versions of "Office Olympics, including this, and of course, the, for example, Office Hurdles," and, in a similar vein, the ever-challenging sport of "Office Rowing." Of course, there's always the executive-like team building experience of Out of Office Olympics, and the always questionable challenges of the Indoor Olympics.

Forgive me if I seem to denigrate the inestimably international contribution of the Olympics to world peace and things of similarly grandiose ilk. For me, the inspirational part of the whole thing is how many junkly ways there are to bring it home.