I've lived there. You would have been great hosts. But I was pulling for Rio all along.
Felicitações, Brasil!
The Main Event
Back to hockey, because no other sport matters to me. The Flyers take the ice for their first regular season scrum.
I can't wait to see the impact of Chris Pronger - figuratively and literally. To learn what Ray Emery will do for us. To hear whether Coach Stevens has learned another phrase more appropriate for professional sports than "a lack of urgency" to explain slacker losses.
In the meantime, I am observing my superstitions:
The socks are on:

The jersey is on:

And though I have no picture for them, so are the lucky earrings.
Dudes, I've done my part. What about you?