Pardon our dust…

I wasn’t happy with any of WordPress’ themes. (No offense, yinz guys, but there wasn’t enough black and gold for my tastes ‘n’at.)
I still have to sand off some rough edges and get my banner photo up there, but this is close enough for gubmint work.

His title was “Hockey Analyst”, not “Hair Product Model”

Just a quick note on Tampa Bay hiring ESPN talking mullet Barry Melrose:
Barry Melrose didn’t spend the last 13 years managing a bed and breakfast.
Can we please calm down now? Thank you.

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It Doesn’t Hit You Right Away

I was too in the moment last night. The event was foremost in my mind, but the implications weren’t. Then, on the commute home tonight, it hit me.
There was no reason to hurry.
No game, no live blog, no two or three nights of chores crammed into one to make room for games or live blogs.
No [...]

Here endeth the lesson.

Congratulations to the 2007-2008 Stanley Cup Champions, the Detroit Red Wings.
And thank you, Pittsburgh Penguins, for such a thrilling season of hockey.
I’ll write more when I’ve had a chance to gather my thoughts. And shave.

Wings Fans Have Different Reactions

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Sometimes, you just don’t your own strength. You don’t understand just how deep down you have to reach to find the will, to find the energy, to find something to carry you through the darkest time you’ve ever faced.
You’ve never faced it before.
Has a force so overwhelming ever turned your 2-1 lead into a 3-2 [...]

Of Novelty Acts and Endurance

The story according to A.C. Nielsen’s overnight ratings:

EliteXC Saturday Night Fights (CBS): 2.7

Stanley Cup Finals, Game 4 (NBC): 2.6

So mixed martial arts is more popular than hockey now, right? Not with a single data point, it’s not. If some accounts of the main event, matching blanket-hyped internet sensation Kimbo Slice against James “Colossal Tomato Can” [...]