What image are you going to take away from the Beijing 2008 Olympics?

Is it Michael Phelps with his history-breaking breastplate of gold medals draped across his chest?

Is it the first-ever gold/silver finish in women’s gymnastics?

Is it the pictures of athletes who, unlike me and you with our bellies and bulges and barnacles, represent the peak of human perfectibility?

Is it being part of the largest electronic crowd ever watching a sporting event, the USA vs. China basketball game?

Is it the snapshots of the vastness of the city of Beijing itself?

Is it close calls, gut-wrenching defeats, stunning victories, or surprising winners?

All these stand out, then fade back, into the haze of the entire Olympic experience. Have you enjoyed it as much as I have?

Maybe there is one more thi…