The closing ceremonies of the first Blog Olympics was a sad event for all the Olympians.

"I 'm so sad it's coming to an end! What will we Blog about when it's all over? What will I do? Where will I go???????????????"sobbed Kilired as she carried in her flag during the parade of nations in Barbara's Living Room.

The room was packed, bloggers hugged each other and promised to write! URL's were exchanged and perhaps life long friendships were formed. Each Olympian will take away a story of their "6 days of glory" and the Blogsphere will resound of stories of our duel winners Running2ks and Uisce.

Running2ks astounded the crowd with her twirling fire batons while tape dancing . (Or was she stamping out the fire in the carpet after that one miss?) Uisce waved to the crowds and addressed them with his traditional war cry of Hooha! spilling some of the whiskey out of his glass causing Running2ks to dance much faster to stomp out the growing flames.

The International Blogger Choir sang the inspirational athem of "send me a letter to the Birmingham Jail" and "I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy" in honor of Dave's recent incarceration.

Dave of Sugarloaf Mountain, still afraid of having his medals stripped, marched in the parade of nations as an "original athlete". Surrounded by international flags ( in strategic places ) he was very careful not to get too close to the torch, the fire batons or open windows.

Running2ks, Fefyomanna, and other mommy bloggers set up a T-shirt tables selling, "Free Davey" and "What's in the pumpkin?"souvenir shirts.

Barbara announced that David of Sugarloaf Mountain may be innocent. His lawyers, Dewey, Cheatem and Howe, insist that he is a victim of identity theft. (See the whole story on "the Identity thief deported post" listed on his current website!) They would not allow their client to take a lie detector test, however, David has steadfastly maintained his innocence.

IOBC Chairwoman, Barbara Miers reminded all the participants of their responsibility to post a blog entry that exalts the winner'’s abilities as a blogger. The post must include a link to the winner'’s blog and be posted by the end of January.

Barbara also announced that due to popular demand there will be Blog Olympic 2 to be scheduled in January of 2007. Those wishing to participate in the planning should contact Barbara in a comment on her blog.

Thunderous spontaneous applause broke out in appreciation for the time, skill and planning that was involved in bringing about these games and for the creative genius (Barbara) that created them. Turning bright pink, the Chairwoman signaled the the band to begin playing as the Blogger Olympic flag was retired thus bringing to a close the 2006 Blogger Games.


The Friends of the Friendless Marching Band played "You're So Vain" in honor of all bloggers worldwide. While the flag was being lowered from the ceiling, the crowd was astonished to see a swarm of Nigerian athletic bloggers racing to the podium with keyboards blazing. Rumor has it that they were looking for Dave and the missing money that he had supposedly wired to a bank in the Cayman Islands.

As Dave was making a hasty retreat out the door (having donned on only a "What's in the Pumpkin ?" tee shirt he was arrested by FBI agents who had infiltrated the closing ceremony. IOBC chairwoman Barbara Miers , also an undercover agent grabbed the pumpkin throwing it to the ground. The pumpkin burst open just as the white doves were being released and the fireworks began. The doves, hungry from having been kept in their cages because of the delayed ceremony began dive bombing the stage for the seeds . Some bird flew too close to the Olympic torch and caught their tail feathers on fire becoming flying torches.

In all the smoke, and excitement Dave broke away from the FBI agents and made a dive for the contents now scattered all over center of Barbara's carpet. Quickly taking off his tee shirt he began to stuff it full of stolen gold medal, and a half eaten creme egg from Minerva with her telephone number etched into the chocolate.

Pausing a moment to pick up this treasured memento he realized to his horror that one of the flaming doves had landed on the only curtain left from the previous fire and that it too began to break out in flames. As the smoke and fireworks filled the house the smoke detector rang out as did the distance siren from the fire house .

Dodging people, the crowd and most of all a furious Barbara, Dave reached for the final items on the carpet, a vial and a Nigerian passport. Gulping down the smoothie in the vial Dave transposed himself into a Nigerian body builder and ran out the door just as the fire department was rushing in. Water and hoses began to fill the once beautiful Miers' residence as screaming Olympians headed out into the cold and the fresh night air.

Several eyewitness reported seeing Dave jumping into a waiting convertible driven by the beautiful Veronika and driving away.

Police are still investigating a supposedly handwritten note from Dave to Barbara in which he confesses his undying love for blogging and Minerva and left an undisclosed sum for major remodeling to the Miers mansion.

"I think we will see him again," stated Miss Miers. " I have a feeling he will be back"