Haha, yeah, I just gave oyu two replies. One I think you saw.
But indeed, I enjoy the opening ceremonies of the Summer & Winter games, but I am (personal belief wise) pretty starchly against Patriotism, as I believe it leads to Nationalism. However, I LOVE the two friends-for-life I have met up with and keep in contact with via e-mail (one married lives on Vancouver Island; the other grew up in London and her family ex-pated to the greater Toronto area, and she's now an artist in oil-based paintings). Both are awesome, highly intelligent and self-respecting women!
But yeah, I have watched SOME games breifly on TV in my small exercise room in my apartment since I'm back into shape now. I watched my female team lose in Curling (I know *lol* fucking curing!) to the Danes female team, only to have you overly polite Canadians whop they're asses later on in the early evening.