Jan Murphy wrote in a message to Vicki Nichols:
JM> Did you see the closing ceremonies, by the way?  Michael
JM> Matz was the US flagbearer and he looked so proud and happy
JM> I thought he was about to bust. I thought it was rather
JM> nasty when some people said how convenient it was that he
JM> had a lousy first round so he could leave the show jumping
JM> early to get to the closing ceremonies.  :(
     UNBELIEVABLE!  Like he would INTENTIONALLY do it JUST SO HE COULD BE A 
FLAG-BEARER???!!!!!!!
     No, I didn't see the closing ceremonies - it had been hell-week (just 
when I was so THANKFUL that JULY was over and would never happen again!) - my 
new puppy got a case of PARVO --- Did you know they can get Parvo evn though 
they have had all their shots at the proper time? --- and then my aunt's (by 
marriage, but a dear friend) aged aunt died.
     Did he carry the flag ON HORSEBACK?  I believe I've owned maybe two 
horses you could do that on!
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