I watched the last few ends of the tie-breaker in men’s curling last night. Sweden beat the Scottish team in the 11th, on the last stone. Then I discovered that the Canada/Russia hockey game was already well into the first period (msnbc? seriously?) so I tuned in there and watched the rest of the impressive match. Surely the Russians will replace the goaltender at the end of the first period, the commentators speculate when it is 4-1 after 20 minutes. But no (and don’t call me Shirley). Bang, bang. Two more quick goals, a couple of power play goals in return and just like that it’s 7-3. Ten goals in the first two periods, and then nothing for the rest of the game except excellent playing by the Canadians and desperation by the Russians. Looks like the home team has finally found its groove.
I’m about halfway through The Inheritance by Simon Tolkien. Remains to be seen whether the sought-after relic will play an actual part in the story or whether it’s just a McGuffin. I received an ARC of the new Ian McEwan novel, Solar, which will probably be my next read. Started working on Black Hills review this morning.
