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The Flames Are Proving They’re For Real

Watching the Islanders-Oilers duke it out during my formative years in the late 1970’s-early 1980’s set the bar pretty high.  Being in Calgary during the Flames surprise magical run to game seven of the Stanley Cup final in 2004 was unreal.  2015 was amazing. But I don’t know if I’ve ever enjoyed watching hockey more […]

Posted 16 December 2018 § Canada § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Go #Flames Go (December 2007)

My son has been a Flames fan since his first Christmas in 2007. I’ve been a fan a bit longer – I’m not sure when I switched from the Islanders being my favourite team to the Flames (mid-90’s?) but my fandom definitely clicked into overdrive in 2001 when Shea and I moved to Calgary and […]

Posted 06 December 2018 § Baby § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

RIP Dynamite Kid

The Dynamite Kid is the reason I’m a wrestling fan. I was fortunate to grow up in Western Canada during the heyday of Stampede Wrestling and I remember coming across this strange “ring-a-ding-dong dandy” spectacle on the TV when I was 7 or 8 years old. Many of the wrestlers had interesting names and personas […]

Posted 05 December 2018 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad § Wrestling ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Pace’s Current Favourite Skateboarder

 

Posted 27 November 2018 § Pace ‡ Comments (0) °

Old Time Hockey!

One of the best games I’ve seen this year – felt like watching a game in the 80’s *and* the “Cardiac Kid” Calgary Flames once again staged a third period come back to win 4-2 after being down 2-0 for much of the game.  

Posted 18 November 2018 § Canada § Jobs § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – New Skateboard

Posted 17 November 2018 § Family § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Captain Connor Rap

I’m going to tag this as “Music” but that’s probably stretching the definition somewhat. 😉  

Posted 16 November 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

EA Sports NHL ’94 Is Twenty-Five Years Old!

The greatest hockey video game of all-time is 25 years old with a still active fan base. Here’s the 2017/2018 Stanley Cup final as seen through the lens of NHL ’94:

Posted 28 October 2018 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Sweaty Palms – Alex Honnold

Sweaty palms can mean a few different things but especially online, it’s often used to refer to people who attempt death-defying feats such as climbing buildings or natural formations or other structures, often without the use of any safety equipment. For some unknown reason, I still get a daily digest from Digg.com.  I rarely look […]

Posted 07 October 2018 § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What Are You Most Excited About For The Calgary Flames This Season?

CalgaryPuck has lots of ideas and here’s a team preview from the Calgary Sun.  But here are some of the things I’m excited about for the Flames this year as the NHL season begins tonight… A completely re-vamped line-up with lots of good young players Same with the coaching group which is (almost) completely revamped as […]

Posted 03 October 2018 § Canada § List § MemoryLane § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,