Why is it so many Olympic athletes want to bit on their medals? They don't even look like chocolate, unless it actually is chocolate and the "gold (or silver or bronze" is actually aluminum foil hiding something delicious.

The Olympics are a perfect time to get bleary eyed, trying to watch all events of the what - eight week - events.

Taking a technological step

I'm from northeast Missouri and been a writer for years, including 30+ for a small weekly newspaper. I'm reluctantly entering the technological age. Be watching for writings of what I see as humor, with times to inform only. I'll break in slowly. Stay tuned, and unlike other social media, I'm not going to post every time I put on my shoes, go grocery shopping, or take a shower.

Along unrelated recent job posts, I'm in the process of publishing a compilation of family stories, I expect there to be news on this front in the coming months. Stay tuned.

Also, I still pastor Southern Baptist Fellowship Church in Wayland, Mo.

I have changed secular jobs and am now a desk clerk at Canton, Mo Comfort Inn.

I'm compiling a history of funny stories involving the David Steinbeck family - David, JoAnn Crawford Steinbeck, Dan Steinbeck, Deanna Steinbeck Schmidt, and Jennifer Steinbeck Pegler, their children, various inlaws. If you have something to contribute send a brief account to canton dan@gmail.com for consideration. Also send a contact number, in case I need to further contact you and clarify details. Don't worry if you can't think of any. I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 now. Watch for more details