With the Vancouver Olympics just two weeks away, members of the American Association for Nude Recreation believe it’s time to take a fresh look at the robust ways of the ancient Greeks, who performed feats of strength and skill during the first Olympics.  And, to point out that the first Olympics was the earliest documented form of, you guessed it, nude recreation.  In the ancient city of Olympia, the site of these first Olympics, the athletes always competed in the nude. In fact, in Greek, "gymnos" means "nude."

This Olympic moment has been brought to you by the American Association for Nude Recreation, the credible voice of reason on issues relevant to nude recreation and Nakationing in appropriate settings, serving more than 213,000 individuals who enjoy clothes-free and clothing-optional recreation throughout North America.  For further information on nude recreation and the association’s affiliated clubs, contact AANR at 1-800-TRY-NUDE or visit the association’s Web site at www.aanr.com.

OK then.

"It could be that Mike Holmgren watched the last four games and saw a team functioning at a very high level and rightly attributed it to coaching.  You have to go back to the Marty Schottenheimer years to see a Browns team playing with this kind of discipline. 

"When is the last time you saw the offense start out first and 15 or first and 20?

"The things the media keeps bringing up — the injuries in opportunity sessions, the fines, etc. – are subjective discussions.  The performance on the field is an objective discussion.

"Being a football man, maybe Holmgren realized that.

"Not being football men, maybe the media is influenced by radio call-in programs, where the lowest common denominator offers their opinions."

Shame … depsite my sarcasm (you can tell sarcasm, can't you?) it seemed like a quirky and perhaps fun way to ring in the 2010.

Ah well …

LeBron James and Tiger Woods share a birthday today.

Interesting consider the diverging paths their lives have taken lately.

That better?