Well, I made it to Rio. I would say the city is approximately 63% ready for the Olympics, but that's an early estimate. And they do have four more days.

I think I mentioned in the last post that I was working on one of the most emotional stories of my life as a writer. It is up now at NBC Olympics. I don't think there's much to say about it except that it is about an Olympic swimmer named Kathleen Baker, her battle with Crohn's Disease, and the effect it has had on my family's life.

Here it is linked one more time.