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Category Archives: Sports

Secular Sunday – I Know I Just Posted This A Couple Weeks Ago…

…but as the Flames are tied in the third period of Game 7, I think a re-post is in order:

¶ Posted 15 May 2022 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, atheism, hockey

RIP Craig Smith (1972-2022)

I heard some shocking news from my parents a couple weeks ago and saw confirmation from his sister on Facebook a few days ago. Craig and I were only a couple grades apart but, in a small town, two years could feel more like twenty. So we weren’t particularly close in school but our parents […]

¶ Posted 10 May 2022 § Family § Library § MemoryLane § Randomness § Sad § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey, parents, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – 1980s WWE Interview Outtakes

Some inappropriate jokes and banter here but still interesting to see wrestlers dropping their characters and joking around…

¶ Posted 06 May 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

My 2022 Stanley Cup Predictions (and hey, @NHL get your shit together!)

Haven’t done this for a couple years but here’s my picks for the Stanley Cup Playoffs… Well, sort of. Unless I’m missing something, the geniuses at the NHL have apparently managed to create a highly touted interactive feature that has a pop-up “Tiebreaker” box that can’t be moved or cancelled (at least on a Macbook […]

¶ Posted 03 May 2022 § News § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey

Music Monday – “The last goal he ever scored/Won the Leafs the Cup/They didn’t win another till 1962/The year he was discovered”

“50 Mission Cap” – The Tragically Hip

¶ Posted 02 May 2022 § Canada § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, hockey

Secular Sunday – …But What Happens If The Flames End Up Playing McJesus?

NHL playoffs start tomorrow!!!

¶ Posted 01 May 2022 § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey

Friday Fun Link – 1953 Pro Wrestling Match

Fascinating to see how pro wrestling used to be presented… It’s not really fair as a comparison since it’s a compilation of his “greatest hits” rather than a single match. But here’s a clip of some highlights from one of the most dynamic, innovative wrestlers competing today…

¶ Posted 29 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Sad Link – RIP Mike Bossy (1957-2022)

Sad to hear that my absolute favourite NHL player of all-time, Mike Bossy, passed away today after a lengthy battle with lung cancer (almost unbelievably, one of the greatest goal scorers of all-time was also a heavy smoker, especially early in his career.) How much did I admire Bossy? To this day, I used “22” […]

¶ Posted 15 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey

When Johnny Gaudreau Became A Legend

¶ Posted 13 April 2022 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey

Saturday Snap – Kids (and Dad?) Having Nothing But Fun

Sasha had her last swim class Friday night which usually means fun and games since the learning is done and the report cards are finished. Unfortunately, the instructor wasn’t able to get the water carpet hooked up properly so I leapt (crouched?) into action to hold it in place while the kids played on it… […]