Monthly Archives: July 2012

Olympic frenzy in full swing; North Korea is the new China

Posted on July 30, 2012 by David Boffa

Day three of weightlifting at the 2012 London Games and any attempts to maintain a semblance of normalcy have deteriorated beyond recognition. I know the Olympics are an overhyped, bloated, horrible spectacle that turns real-live human beings into pawns of … Continue reading →

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The Olympics underway; NBC shits the bed

Posted on July 29, 2012 by David Boffa

By now the Olympics are well under way and my ability to do anything other than watch weightlifting has more or less collapsed. There’s a good chance I’ll spend the next ten or so days on a steady diet of … Continue reading →

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A quick Olympic preview

Posted on July 27, 2012 by David Boffa

Shh. Be very still. Do you hear that? The distant noise of what sounds like a tyrannosaur fighting a pack of rabid velociraptors while riding on top of an out-of-control spaceship? Yes, that is none other than Dmitriy Klokov, screaming … Continue reading →

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