ursprache

This is one I meant to do the other day, and forgot. Was anyone else damned near riveted by that spelling bee the other night? I watched maybe the last hour, and I knew exactly one word -- hukilau -- and that was only because we'd sung some hokey song about it in, I don't know, 3rd grade. I was amazed at the intelligence and poise of these kids. And I thought it was cool that, for once, we've chosen to highlight kids' brains on TV, instead of how fast they run, how hard they throw or what they look like in a bikini. Maybe if we spent more time god-ding up smart kids, we'd have more kids dreaming of being smart. Live big. BTW, "ursprache'' was the winning word.