The longest paper I've ever written in my life was only 10 pages long. I had to find newspaper articles, quote sources, use footnotes, create a bibliography, and use MLA formatting. But I actually enjoyed writing this research paper because my topic was the 1980 US Olympic hockey team.

Of course I mention this because I watched Miracle, the movie about the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, on its opening night last Friday. This despite remarks by someone who said, "It's gonna be like Mighty Ducks 2..."

It's a bit scary how much I remember from writing that paper... throughout the movie I was checking to see if all the details were correct... And in the end, I was very impressed by how accurate the movie was. They embellished the hits, of course, and the movie was very nationalistic, but that's to be expected.

I appreciated the movie because it was a great tribute to the man who was the driving force behind the greatest sports upset of all time. (I'm not exaggerating... I can't think of a greater upset... the only one that comes to mind is David beating Goliath, but that's not sports.)