2014 Winter Olympics

My favorite part of the 2014 Winter Olympics was the hockey. Even though my beloved Americans did not even medal, it was still a blast to watch. I was also a big fan of skeleton and bobsled. However, I was not impressed by the Russian Federation. They had seven years to prepare, and they still were not ready. The opening ceremony had a very significant glitch in the Olympic Ring display, and I heard that the quarters that they had the reporters stay in were in terrible condition. I must admit though that the closing ceremony was very well done. I also was not "wowed" by the location. Sochi is not even in that cold of a climate, so I don't know that the IOC was thinking when they elected to hold the games there. Overall, however, I think that the games were very good, but could have been done a lot better.

Flappy Bird Off of the App Store?

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen decided to yank Flappy Bird off of the App Store. Though I am not sure as to why he would do something like that, I do have some thoughts. I think he just got fed up with it. Too many people came after him telling him how bad of a game it was, and he just couldn't take the heat. When you can't take the heat, you have to get out of the kitchen. So he did just that. However, I do not know Nguyen, so I cannot know for sure as to why he would just throw away the thing that made him successful. Maybe it got to his head, maybe he got scared of playing with the big dogs, there is no way of knowing for certain. But to think he just gave up raking in $50,000 a day is insane. I would never do something so nonsensical. This makes me think that he also could have done it out of satisfaction. Perhaps he just got to the point where he made enough money, and decided to withdraw.

 

The Corvette Z06

Chevrolet is coming out with a new model of their Corvette. It is the Z06. It is Chevy's first supercar, and it highly anticipated to be one of the best cars they have ever made. Under the hood is a ridiculously powerful supercharged 6.2 L V8 engine, more than 625 horsepower, and 635 pounds per feet of torque. It is available in both a 7-speed manual transmission and an 8-speed automatic. Needless to say, this thing is fast. I would definitely love to drive one. However, I could never afford it. The starting price is said to be well over $70,000, which is way too steep for my pockets. But I digress. I love the look of it, as well. It looks like a purebred race car that is built for nothing other than speed. I am also glad to see that an American company is finally willing to step up onto the international stage and make a supercar of their own for the first time in years.