Spelling on ESPN

What a tennis match! I thought last year's Wimbledon final couldn't be beat. As Roddick said, "Roger deserves eveything he's got." The guy is incredibly hard-working, fit, technical, and mentally strong.

This morning I turned on ESPN hoping to see the tennis but instead it was the Scripps National Spelling Bee. There's another great thing about America.

Some of my friends get upset when spelling comes on ESPN, but I love it. I like the way they give you a minute to spell the word and then show it while the poor kid is still asking for alternate pronunciations.

"Wow! Indians are so smart!" was Poo's reaction.

"They're not Indian--they're American," I said. There goes that silly national pride again.

The words are obscure, but they're not too difficult. The Official Pronouncer Guy has a Ph.D. and he pronounces really well. Words like "nisus", "piqueur",
"humuhumunukunukuapuaa" and "alastor" are spelled like they're pronounced.

After I got three in a row correct, I said, "Hey I should go on this thing!"

Oops, I'm over 13 years old.

After I'm past 50, I will go for the National Senior Spelling Bee. That will give me something to do.

It's got to be easier than learning Thai!