Colbert comes to Vancouver

Any quadrennial sporting event that brings the Simpsons and Stephen Colbert to town can’t be all bad.

The Simpsons visited these Vancouver Olympics in last Sunday’s episode, “Boy Meets Curl”. I haven’t watched that show for years—the last time I tuned in, the Simpsons still had a 4:3 aspect ratio TV in their living room—and I found the episode only mildly amusing. Still, thanks for dropping by.

Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert is in town shooting Olympic shtick for his show The Colbert Report. I joined his live outdoor audience in Creekside Park this morning, where I learned that I just can’t stand motionless in one spot on frigid mud for several hours like I used to. So although I thoroughly enjoyed my Colbert experience, I don’t think these old bones will make it to his second and final taping tomorrow morning.

Colbert’s Olympic “Vancouverage” airs next week, and will answer today’s burning question: Did I, Glen Callender, succeed in my mission to get (a) myself and (b) my Canadian flag on The Colbert Report?

My predictions are (a) probably yes and (b) probably not. Stay tuned!