Watch Out for Volcanoes

Snowmobiler survives fall into Mount St. Helens
April 13, 2008
YACOLT, Wash. (AP) -- A snowmobiler from Oregon suffered an injured leg but survived a fall of up to 200 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helens on Saturday.

Rock, paper, scissors
April 11, 2008
The Anheuser Busch/Budweiser sponsored tournament pitted 23 people against each other for a chance to qualify for a regional tournament April 19 in Sheridan.

Since Christie Anna has pretty well covered the "excavating things" topic and Amber has nailed the science beat, I thought I would bring you a couple of stories from the wide world of sports. Sort of.

The journey of the Olympic torch has raised the question, both nationally and in people's living rooms, of what organized sports really symbolize. Are the Olympic Games a way for one nation to lord its accomplishments over the rest of the world? Are sports a way for people to fight wars without really fighting wars? Should sports be free of politics and outside influence? Is such a thing even possible?

I don't bring you the answers to any of these questions. I don't know the answers, for one thing. For another, they aren't really important to enjoy sports on a local level. Whether it's trekking up the side of a mountain on a motorized sled or competing with your friends after work in a bar, sport for the individual can be just plain enjoyable. Until you fall into the massive crater of a blown-out volcano, that is. But I suppose every recreation has it dangers (what they are for Rock, Paper, Scissors I'm not sure, but I bet there are people out there who have hurt themselves playing the game).

I do have one last burning question though: Is there anything that Anheuser Busch won't sponsor?

~R