Sailing Ships and Sealing Wax

Our building's laundry room was a world of discovery today:

1. A guy doing eight to ten loads of laundry all for himself, and he wasn't even gay or a drag queen or anything like that.

2. Last week's TV Guide.

I know, it doesn't sound like much. So for your edification, I offer this sidebar from said TV Guide:

Time difference between Athens and Eastern Time: 7 hours ahead

Number of broadcast hours CBC - 294.5, TSN - 150, Newsworld - 115, NBC - 226, CNBC - 111

Crew size: CBC Sports - 193, TSN - 22, NBC - 3,000

Number of athletes on Team Canada: 266

Number of countries participating in Olympic Games: 202

Number of athletes participating in Athens: 10,500+

Number of media expected to cover the Games: 21,500 (16,000 broadcasters and 5,500 print media)

Number of volunteers in Athens: 45,000

Number of spectators expected: 5.3 million

Estimated worldwide audience: 4 billion