{"id":33682,"date":"2016-08-09T23:39:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T03:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=33682"},"modified":"2016-08-10T00:09:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T04:09:11","slug":"pearls-in-the-pool-for-olympians-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/pearls-in-the-pool-for-olympians-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearls in the Pool: For Olympians Only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have strong opinions <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/helpful-hints-for-owners-of-precious-items\/\" target=\"_blank\">about how people should treat their fine jewelry<\/a>, and that includes a no-pool policy for any pieces you want to keep in peak condition.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ll make an exception for Olympic athletes, like swimmer Kathleen Baker, whose pearl stud earrings are her signature look.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s face it: There aren&#8217;t too many other fashion statements she can make in the water. Plus, Olympians who lose their jewelry can always round up an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EarringSearchParty?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\">earring search party, <\/a>which is what happened when <a href=\"http:\/\/site.people.com\/style\/olympics-kathleen-baker-lost-earring\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baker lost one of her studs during a preliminary swim at the Rio Olympics on Sunday<\/a>.\u00a0 A scuba diver rescued the pearl from the nearly 10-foot-deep pool &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BOOM! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sUXeX99OTj\">pic.twitter.com\/sUXeX99OTj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/762825559986442240\">August 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; meaning that Baker was appropriately bejeweled when she won her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/package\/article\/0,,20996464_21023334,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">silver medal<\/a> in the 100m women\u2019s backstroke.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also pleased to see U.S.A. team members wearing plenty of gold. Swimmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/katie-ledecky-just-keeps-on-winning-captures-second-gold-in-200-freestyle\/2016\/08\/09\/c7ad07fc-5e9a-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Ledecky<\/a> got her second gold medal tonight, two days after setting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/unfazed-by-late-nights-katie-ledecky-glides-to-400-freestyle-olympic-record\/2016\/08\/07\/c8a58cc6-5c9a-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html?tid=a_inl\" target=\"_blank\">a world-record time<\/a> in the women\u2019s 400-meter freestyle. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/package\/article\/0,,20996464_21023485,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcolympics.com\/news\/higher-stronger-fiercer-us-women-win-gymnastics-team-gold-8-points\" target=\"_blank\">Final Five<\/a>&#8221; women&#8217;s gymnastic team was covered in gold<\/a> (and who can get enough of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/sporting-scene\/the-mind-blowing-athleticism-of-simone-biles\" target=\"_blank\">Simone Biles<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/news\/a37696\/laurie-hernandez-2016-us-olympic-gymnastic-team\/?src=socialflowTW\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/laurie-hernandez-wink-rio-olympics-judges-2016-8\" target=\"_blank\">Hernandez<\/a>?) <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Jersey&#39;s own Laurie Hernadez winks at the judges before her floor routine <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FinalFive?src=hash\">#FinalFive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sdex23airh\">pic.twitter.com\/sdex23airh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gayfetus (@Gayfetus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gayfetus\/status\/763224870075273216\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And, of course, swimmer Michael Phelps &#8212; the winningest Olympian of all time &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/08\/10\/sports\/olympics\/michael-phelps-200-butterfly-lochte-relay.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">won his 20th and 21st gold medals in Rio this week<\/a>. FitzRoy the cat was so awestruck by the achievement that he&#8217;s devoted himself to perfecting Phelps&#8217;s game face.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BI5TJNegr3W\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">I can haz #phelpsface ? #thecatinthebowl #olympics #michaelphelps #cats_of_instagram #catsofolympics #squishface #smushfacecat #smooshyface #neko #katze #gato #exoticshorthair<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by FitzRoy, the Cat in the Bowl (@fitzroy_the_cat) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-09T16:51:23+00:00\">Aug 9, 2016 at 9:51am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I love that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/moments\/762837700361592832\" target=\"_blank\">#PhelpsFace<\/a> was trending on Twitter for hourss. You can check out some of the memes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necn.com\/news\/sports\/Michael-Phelps-Game-Face-Becomes-Instant-Meme-389558211.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. And don&#8217;t miss CBS&#8217;s Phelps Face tour de force tweet.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DXXxdaJbiJ\">pic.twitter.com\/DXXxdaJbiJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Sports (@CBSSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports\/status\/763186475168993280\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the owner of the last Summer Olympics meme face &#8212; gymnast McKayla Maroney &#8212; i<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2016\/08\/mckayla-maroney-talks-michael-phelps-face\" target=\"_blank\">s relieved to pass that torch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have strong opinions about how people should treat their fine jewelry, and that includes a no-pool policy for any pieces you want to keep in peak condition. 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