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April 29, 2006

Two Quick Points, And The Lesson Is Yours

1. The Sis writes reviews, too. I'm sure I've mentioned that before, but if not, well, there you go.

2. I'm surprised it took an entire day for someone to leave an angry comment on my Stick It review. The commenter takes issue with my statements that gymnastics isn't really a sport, though their only defense seems to be that its inclusion in the Olympincs makes it a sport. The Olympics also has syncronized swimming, and curling, not to mention the biathlon. When's the last time you and your buddies went to the park for a fun afternoon of cross-country skiiing and marksmanship tests? I'm just saying, an event's inclusion in the Olympics doesn't automatically mean it's a sport. I refer in my review to gymnastics as an athletic competetion of "grace and supreme skill," which is true. I couldn't do it. But it's still not a sport.

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