We’ve been used to hearing that China has the largest population in the world, 1.3 billion people. However it is still difficult to get your mind wrapped around that number. It sounds like the national debt, mind boggling.

Olympics Opening Ceremony

Olympics Opening Ceremony-Jeff Gross/Getty Images

To actually see 15,000 performers begins to put things into perspective. Lets face it “Cats” is a big production by our standards.

Through out the day, radio and T.V. commentators were bubbling about this spectacle (meant in the most positive of terms) almost to the point that I was willing to let it pass by, a little pissed off that NBC would not show it live.

I’m glad I abandoned my attitude and watched. 😀