After watching the Summer Olympics for the past two weeks, I have a question for all y’all. All the signs in stadiums and arenas in Tokyo read “2020 Olympics,” and unless I’m down to my last brain cell, I believe it’s now 2021. I suppose it’s due to last year’s Olympics having to be scrubbed due to COVID, but it’s really messing with my feeble mind. Ever since I retired and the regular TV season ended, I rarely know what day it is. And now, whenever I tune in to NBC sports, I see it’s 2020. I’m afraid to go into Walmart. If I were to see Christmas decorations on their shelves now, I think I’d roll up into a ball and cry.
Since I see NFL teams have started their training camps, I’m pretty sure it’s still summer. And until football resumes in September, there’s a lull in sports unless you’re one of the few baseball fans out there. So, I have come up with a week-long sporting event to hold us over until football kicks off. I call it “Texas Summer Olympics.”
There will be a number of events that are unique to Texas and our wonderfully toasty summer weather. None of these events were in the Tokyo Olympics, so you will be seeing them for the first time. I doubt I can get it organized and sponsored this year, so look for it next year. Here’s a line-up of 2021/2022 Texas Summer Olympics.
