I’ve been unhappy about Winter Olympics coverage for decades. Not enough live events are shown, and I don’t particularly care for the “puff” pieces in between taped highlights.
The wide appeal of sports as TV content is that the outcome is unknown. With results being made available from every outlet imaginable, how many of us know who’ll win before we sit down and watch during prime time? There is only one “prime time” for sports: watching it live.
How entertaining it was to watch this interview on Dutch TV!
What a treat last weekend in Allentown, PA, where the kids got to meet Capt. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, USN. She’s a former NASA astronaut who flew in two space shuttle missions (STS-115 and STS-126). She logged 27 days in space and 33 hours of spacewalking.
While sharing her experiences with a nifty PowerPoint, we asked what moment gave her pause — or “butterflies in the stomach.” It was the moment she was embarking on spacewalks. Her message to the kids: I grew up just like you and I got to be astronaut — so can you.
The event, an intimate luncheon at a private residence, was hosted by the Allentown branch of the UNWLA.
