Olympic Coverage Pet Peeve: Synchronicity

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seriously? with all the staff that NBC has working on the Olympics, none of them has a dictionary? why do i keep hearing the word "synchronicity" in the context of ice skating? there is nothing random about a pair of skaters twizzling in unison. sure, the word is cool to say, but sheesh.

curse you, Gordon Sumner, for popularizing this word!

 

[László]

Speaking of skaters twizzling, Olympic champion Meryl Davis' family are lifelong friends (my wife fixed Cheryl and her husband up long ago), and my daughters baby-sat Meryl when she was a little kid.

Meryl is the most down-to-earth, nicest young woman you'd ever want to spend time with. In addition to her very demanding training schedule for all those years, she handled a challenging academic program at the University of Michigan (along with Charlie) and graduated with honors.

She is a winner in every possible way. And her parents Paul and Cheryl are super people.

My wife and I are unbelievably excited for her and her family!