Not much to say tonight (this morning, whatever) except, "Wow". I may not be sleeping tonight, but I can't even think about reading any fic or researching anything. Just feel elated. I made sure to watch every single race that had Phelps this Olympics. At one time, I thought swimming was boring, but not since he entered the sport. Records blown away, wins by a mere one-hundredth of a second, individual wins and team battles, rivalries and trash talk....you name it, it was to be found.

Oh and did you see Usain Bolt and his gold medal 100m run? That man could have shattered the record by an even wider margin if he had contained his enthusiasm until the end of his race. He made that look easy. Unless we find out later he was doping, this man has just elevated his sport. He is years ahead of his time. With all the doping controversy track has endured in recent years, this could be a breath (make that a gust as he flies by) of fresh air.

When there is no cheating and there are no scandals, when we have great sportsmanship combined with achievements, when there are stories that tug at the heart, the Olympics give me hope for the (One) human race.