big dogs backyard begins hour 27:
we have had some more golden ticket winners:
carlos hernandez for venezuela
malek leroul for algeria
andre ross for namibia
edgar nehemias cali for guatemala
why, you might wonder,
this rash of golden tickets right after the 24 hour cutoff?
i have been watching those countries struggle through the long hours before 24
with only two athletes.
i cant speak for all of them,
but the story in most (maybe all)
is that the winner was known long before,
but the assist knew that the winner needed to pass 24 hours to get a golden ticket.
anyone can suffer to win a coveted prize for themselves.
a true friend will suffer to help another win that prize.
this is as good as athletic competition can get.
