The Idiot and his son Luke were among the first competitors to play in the Scrabble Olympics (ScrabOlympics) that are running concurrently with the 31st Summer Olympic Games in Rio.
Was it karmic or symbolic that the first word spelled by The Idiot in the ScrabOlympics, which are occurring in parallel with the Summer Olympics, was UNITY for a paltry 24 points?
(Photo: Liz Chapin)
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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