I haven't written much about the Olympics. Mostly because, while there's been lots of discussion - like the cost overruns, the road closures, the concern over warm winter temperatures on Cypress Mountain - it's still been some vague thing in the future.
Today it became more real for me when the Olympic Torch was carried past my office building this morning. Many of us went up on the roof to get a better view. Tomorrow Sarah's class goes out to watch it pass their school. And Margo scored some tickets for tomorrow night's dress rehearsal of the Opening Ceremonies, courtesy of a volunteer friend of the family.
But there have been lots of other things happening recently. Seeing sky-blue jacketed Olympics volunteers on transit and in the streets. The Convention Centre and some of the waterfront gated off. The white hospitality tents erected near the base of False Creek. Buses having their reader boards flash "WELCOME 2 CANADA".
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