Thankfully Wind now has a job to do that people will respect. (thx sonic) glc

Another video but this one is not embedable. The NY Times checks out how Jason Lezak and the USA 4X100 Meter Freestyle Relay Team came away with Gold. glc

James Jones, a 70 year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, recently purchased a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck by making a down payment of $8,000 in coins. It took the dealership staff 90 minutes to count the change. jmj

The Chinese government is breaking out their best Winston Smith impersonation in defense of their supposedly young gymnasts. I wonder if they use Orwell's classic as a template? glc

The Associated Press found the Xinhua report on the site Thursday morning and saved a copy of the page. Later that afternoon, the Web site was still working but the page was no longer accessible. Sports editors at the state-run news agency would not comment for publication.

More from the Olympics. Sweden's Ara Abrahamian won the Bronze Medal in Greco Roman Wrestling in the 84kg division. He then dropped the medal on the mat in protest during the ceremony. glc

As an avid wrestling fan, I must say that Ara Abrahamian did get screwed in his semifinal match-up against the eventual Gold Medal winner. FILA is constantly changing the rules, and they have become way too subjective. That's still no reason to act the way he did, however. I also don't like that the fact that wrestling has two Bronze Medal winners; I'll never quite wrap my brain around it. jmj

GOOD Magazine compiled some of the most famous voyages around the world, both factual and fictional, via an interactive graphic. It's awesome! jmj