I’m undecided if my sheer disinterest in the Olympics stems from a strong indifference towards sports in general or because the thought of having an event of that caliber means spending an insane amount of money that can be used for far more significant improvements on people’s everyday lives. According to The Guardian an approximate £11bn is being spent on the Olympics, the money coming from the government and an Olympics committee. INSANE. Although, I understand the allure of the Olympics. It’s an age-old tradition that we’ve somehow managed to maintain for all these years and it’s a celebration of the body, mind, and commitment of every single athlete. I get it. However, I will never really understand the logic behind spending so much money on an event when the world is in turmoil and the only thing to fix it is well money. Imagine if the money spent on the Olympics went to a third-world country for a system to give them running water- a luxury for a lot of the world and a dream for the rest. I don’t mean to be a hater, but I cannot deny the ludicrousness of the entire thing.

In other news, there was a shooting at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin and the amount of hatred and violence in this country has been a problem for centuries and if we’re going to fix it we need to talk about it. However, the lack of open dialogue about shooting events has been baffling. We need to talk about some painfully honest issues, but leaders of this country are just not taking their roles seriously and actually leading this country in a discussion of guns, violence, and hate. It exists. We all know it does, even the most naive that want to believe racism was left in the ’60s and that 2012 brings an idealistic beacon of tolerance. In their heart of hearts they know. I hope, because the worst enemy of a situation like this is denial.

And now for something truly exciting. MARS EXPLORATION.