Wherein I whine about the Olympics coverage this year.

[eilonwey]

Ugh. I'm really enjoying watching Olympic gymnastics and swimming, but nightly 12:30-1am bedtimes are killing me. I guess NBC figures that everyone has a Tivo, so it doesn't matter that they're broadcasting insanely late. I know it's a function of the games being in Cnina and them wanting to broadcast live footage, but I think it's a shame they don

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[denyse]

You know what's annoying me? That I tivo it, and Tivo misses the ending every time! I should add extra onto the end.
incidentally, the gymnastics usually isn't broadcast live but delayed - the results are often out on the web before the telecast finishes!

[denyse]

Say, are you going to have Asher try out gymnastics when he's older? Mm, the thews on some of those guys.

[eilonwey]

Grr. Why the heck are they broadcasting it so late, then? Aggravating.

I don't think Asher is going to have a good gymnastics body type to pursue the sport seriously --- he's likely to be way too tall. Those men definitely have nice muscles, but I think they're all on the shorter side.

Right now, we're doing Gymboree, and I'm thinking of trying out The Little Gym. He enjoys climbing and dangling from bars, that sort of thing.

Kids Gym Classes

[clam_shell]

Both P. & I. love the little gym up here. P could use the encouragement to figure out more of how his body works, but I. need no such thing. If it looks climbable, he'll try it.

Re: Kids Gym Classes

[eilonwey]

It's good to have another endorsement for the Little Gym!

Does your LG have an introductory sports class for 3-6 year olds (soccer, basketball, volleyball, some gymnastics) and have you tried it with Patrick? I'm strongly considering it for when Asher is 3.

[denyse]

Yeah, the chinese guy Yang Wei? He's about my height and weight. It's just that all the flab around my thighs and belly and butt have been transformed into incredible hulk muscles around the shoulders.
Scaaary.
And I think they broadcast late because of some wacky notion of 'prime time'

[yessod]

diony has been watching parts on the computer somehow - that may be a solution for you.

[eilonwey]

Thanks! Neil set this up for me last night. I have yet to really take advantage of it, since part of the reason I like watching on the couch is that I can cross stitch during commmercial breaks. But I'm definitely going to use it to watch some of the less popular events.