Spelling Bee

So last night I am watching the Scripps 2006 National Spelling Bee from Washington, DC live on ABC in primetime. I have to admit, it was very exciting to watch these kids spelling words that most of us have no idea what their meanings are, let alone how to spell them. And to make it even more exciting, a Canadian speller got down to the final two last night. My fingers were crossed for her. Every time she was spelling a word, I was praying she didn't get it wrong.

Finola Hackett, is the 14 year-old in grade 8 from Tofield, Alberta who took second place at the competition. The word she mispelled was weltschmerz, meaning a mental depression, she put a V where the W was. She got the dreaded bell.

It was fascinating to watch the broadcast on ABC. They did it like it was a sporting event with commentators, play-by-play action, reaction from the losers afterwards and even instant replay is available to the judges if necessary.

Whats funny is I am writing this blog and I can't bloody well spell anything it seems. I could have used Finola's help!