Talk About The Olympics

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Girl's Softball

I had forgotten that girl's softball was an Olympic event. But I am mystified in general about what events are included in the Olympics. Where is golf? How about roller derby? (it would be a great way to settle international disputes)

During the 1930s my grandfather was a pitcher on a pro softball team. It was a girl's softball team. No, he didn't dress in drag, it wasn't Some Like it Hot. At that time all pro girl's softball teams had male pitchers.

So, my grandfather traveled in a bus with 20 girl athletes all over the South. He was the cock of the roost. The only man on the bus. What a dream job. Sort of like playing the lead guitar in an all girl band.

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The Russian girls volleyball team is an amazing thing to observe. They have an average height of about six foot five, a team of amazons. One of them is 6'8". Plus she is gorgeous.

The Russians are playing the Chinese today. It's very much a David and Goliath story. The Chinese team averages about 5'8". But the Chinese are winning, not by virtue of size or power, but by virtue of agility and cunning.