As the NHL season came to a close, I kept telling myself that if they could just make the playoffs, that was more than anyone expected of the Flames this season. And they did that. Then I just wanted to beat their arch-rival Canucks in the first round. And they did that. Then I just […]
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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – The NDP Surprised People By Taking Quebec, Alberta and…
…soon! (Photo from June 2006 when Shea and I took a caravan of library school students to Ottawa for the CLA conference!)
Music Monday – “When the night has come/And the land is dark/And the moon is the only light we’ll see” (RIP Ben E. King)
Is there a better coming-of-age movie than “Stand By Me”? And the title song of that movie is part of the reason it had such an impact on me. I remember seeing “Stand By Me” in the theatre in Indian Head when I was about 13 years old then walking out into the street and […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Calgary Fire Department
The Calgary Flames have been using a Calgary Fire Department helmet for players to pick the “unsung hero of the game” after each victory for the past couple seasons. I don’t have a picture of Pace wearing a CFD helmet but I do have a pic of him checking out a fire truck courtesy of my […]
Yeah Baby! #Flames Eliminate The Canucks to Move To Round Two of #StanleyCup Playoffs
In 2004, I attended the Alberta Book Awards on the same evening as game six of the Canucks-Flames first round playoff series. As one of the event organizers, I kept providing updates on the score to the MC who relayed them to the partisan crowd (oh, those not-that-long-ago days before everyone had a smartphone in […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Sasha’s Second Birthday
Hard to believe our little girl is two years old today! Here’s a video I made of the (roughly) daily photos I took of her during her first year, something I’ve continued to do although a lot more sporadically in her second year. Mobile friendly version…
50 Reasons This Has Been The Most Enjoyable Season of #NHL Hockey I’ve Watched In My Life #flames #yyc
Like many Canadians, I’ve always been a huge hockey fan. I’ve got the requisite pictures of myself around three years old playing hockey against my grandma’s legs as she sits on the couch, I was one of those kids who could name every player on every team plus their hometowns, stats, and shooting hand. But […]
Friday Fun Link – Johnny Gaudreau Ultimate Highlights
Flames clinched!
#Flames Could Clinch A Playoff Spot Tonight
With two games left in the season, the Calgary Flames can clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2009 and also eliminate the Stanley Cup defending LA Kings if they beat the Kings tonight. (Since so many Canadian teams – Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg – all have playoff implications tied to the Kings, fans […]