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Today is Super Bowl Sunday, and of course the minds of sports enthusiasts throughout the country are focused on Tampa where the Steelers somehow fenangled a win against a superior Cardinals team.  Don’t get me started on the way this game was officiated.

But that’s not what this post is about.  Before the big game, I noticed an interesting headline involving three things: a photo, a swimmer, and a bong.  Apparently an English tabloid published a photo of Michael Phelps, the record breaking swimmer, toking it up with a bong.  Now the U.S. media has gotten wind of it and they seem to be making a big deal out of this issue.  Here’s the deal:  I don’t condone the use of illegal drugs, but really?  We’re going to freak out about this guy smoking a little pot?  He’s a twenty three year old guy.  He’s made a lot of money.  I’m happy he’s smoking pot and not snorting coke.  He apologized saying, “I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment.”  Okay Michael we know you’re sorry, but really, would he really need to be apologizing like he defiled the entire sport of swimming?  I don’t think so.  We’ve all done stupid stuff in our past.  It’s a shame that he has to have his mistakes thrust into the public eye.  It’s not really any of our business.

“I’m 23 years old, and despite the successes I have had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner that people have come to expect from me,” Phelps said. “For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public — it will not happen again.”  See that it doesn’t my friend.  And by this I mean, don’t smoke pot with a large group of people.  I’m not going to judge you for smoking pot, just be smart about it.

I can see how some parents might be upset by Michael being shown as a pot smoker.  “What if my kid smokes pot because he saw Michael Phelps doing it?”  Then you’re a horrible parent and you should have taught your kid about drugs.  Parents should be responsible for teaching their kids about this stuff.  You teach your kids and then let them make their own decisions.  Some kids are going to try pot, others aren’t.  Don’t go blaming Michael Phelps for it.

So Michael, if you read this, don’t feel too bad about what happened.  At least people can’t say that pot enhanced your swimming ability.  I’d really like to see how many calories you could put away when you have the muchies though.

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