beyond the iron

True story.

Saturday morning

 lounging on our king-sized bed

enjoying  room service breakfast

watching a movie

a bad B-rated movie from the 80's

(I think)

that had me laughing out loud

it was the final scene

that suspenseful moment that often

accompanies sports related movies...

think 

Karate Kid

Rocky

Invincible

only this particular movies'

critical moment 

was on the ice

it was about the sport of

curling

When I got home I shared

some of the intense comedic scenes

with my guys 

laughing as I did
and

explaining to their blank expressions

that it is like 

"shuffleboard on ice"

I swear to God this happened.

Little did I know

that curling was about to

become 

part of our days.

We are an 

Olympic watching family

Now maybe it is due to the fact

that much of the coverage

is on a Canadian channel

where curlers are like
rock stars

but what in past years

was a blurb

a brief detour

before quickly returning to

downhill skiing

snowboarding

ice skating

hockey

you know...

those winter sports we all know and love

is this Olympics' feature
with

literally hours of

intense stare downs

often followed by screaming

of directions 

to
"sweep faster"

group strategizing

that has me wanting to
try a sport
that I was just making
fun of...

Go figure.

First things first.


Like

What's the object of the game?

What are the rules?

How does the scoring work?

Where

do you find curling arenas?

Most important
Where do you get those cool shoes
that glide on the ice
like a smooth Michael Jackson
dance move?

Gotta get me some!

When I find the answers

to these pressing questions

I will be sure to pass it on.

Until then

Get your curling on!