No, I am not an athlete. But I do enjoy watching the Olympics – Summer or Winter. The world’s top athletes performing in some sports that are rarely televised.

Pre-pandemic I remember there being three or four channels showing different events at the same time. NBC, the Olympics channel, and a couple sport networks. Take your pick! It was great. But when only two channels can be recorded at a time, it made for some prioritization.

If there are enough sports being aired, it makes for many hours of recording. And when someone is at work all day, WHEN does one watch the hours of recorded programming? OK, all night, sure, but since we need to SLEEP….

And this conundrum was repeated every two years. At least during the 2022 Winter Olympics, I was working from home and enjoyed a wee bit more of it, even if some of it was on mute because of a conference call. Due to COVID, the coverage was lacking compared to the past.

I am hoping that when retirement rolls around, while there will still be some things that need to be done, a bit of a respite can be taken and the Olympics can be more thoroughly enjoyed. There will still be recording going on, I’m sure, but more of that recording should be able to be enjoyed. Also as long as the coverage improves too.

I won’t miss missing the Olympics.