I just happened to notice that the 76th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee is on ESPN 2 right at the moment. yeah — they are even doing rolling color commentary — and it’s LIVE. for every Mike Tyson in the world, I’m glad to see there are people spelling archaic words on a major cable sports channel.

update: i just saw the opening of this program on a replay — and the US Secretary of Education just asked for “God to Bless each and every one of you…” or some such. The funny ha-ha? The kid who won was of Indian decent — and his parents were too. They might worship God, but I wouldn’t bet on it.