Your Mission, Mr. Phelps

As the 2004 Athens Olympic games opened amid relief that the construction was finally finished and extremely tight security measures, the athletes at long last got started. And the right way, if you ask me. With swimmer Michael Phelps winning the 400 IM -- his first stab at eclipsing the record seven gold medals earned by Mark Spitz in 1972 -- the games are looking good, I think. They are also the first Olympics with every event covered on television, which should make for some very late nights!

 Posted by glenn