I put this on Facebook before the Humboldt Broncos Vigil tonight (and after some time has passed, I may share some other thoughts on that) but wanted to capture it here too since Facebook sucks. 😉 I’m not unusual in Canada for how much hockey has meant to me my whole life. I was never […]
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Saturday Snap – How Can The Library Help In A Time of Tragedy? #humboldtbroncos #humboldtstrong
In tragedies, most people know their roles… First responders race to the scene to face whatever awfulness awaits them. Doctors, nurses and other medical personnel use their skills to do whatever they can to heal the injured. Journalists try to capture, not only the story but the range of emotions that they and their audience is […]
Getting Ready for Dance Recital
When we booked our two week Mexican holiday, we realised that was going to mean Sasha would miss her final dance recital. Luckily, they had a scheduling issue so the recital was pushed back to when we were home. That meant Sasha wasn’t able to attend the last couple lessons (including dress rehearsal) but she […]
Friday Fun Link – This Is My Favourite Photo of Mark Messier
After years without quite making it to the ultimate victory, in 1984, only one year after Wayne Gretzky was made his Captain, Mark Messier was drinking from the Stanley Cup. Some other fun facts about Gretzky, Messier and their intertwined destinies: * Messier had 37 points in his first season in the NHL and Gretzky had […]
Unbroken: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris
As the big air competition begins in the Olympics tonight, this is a pretty amazing documentary. Fun friend-of-a-friend name-dropping trivia: The filmmaker is Mark McMorris’ manager who is married to a girl that I used to babysit. My parents even attended their wedding but my invitation got lost in the mail. 😉
How A Wardrobe Malfunction Led To The Creation of YouTube
I did not know that. Most remarkably, we have Nipplegate to thank for YouTube. Co-founder Jawed Karim told USA Today that he was inspired to create the video site in 2005 after not being able to find any footage of the incident online. It’s also too bad that Timberlake missed an opportunity during his performance […]
The @NHLFlames Are Winning a 2-2 Game Against @GoldenKnights #SayWhat #nhl #espnhky #NewMeaningForCoachesChallenge
[Edit: Dammit! Literally two minutes after I hit “Post”, the Knights scored two goals ten seconds apart and my ha-ha funny joke about them being so good they even tie games they’re actually losing due to an ESPN typo is meaningless. And now, as I’m typing they’ve now scored an empty netter – 4-2 Knights […]
Friday Fun Link – Mapping NHL Standings Over An Entire Season
With the Flames in the midst of a multi-game winning streak that’s put them back in a playoff spot, I wanted to highlight this site which is pretty cool for showing how a team’s fortunes ebb and flow over the course of a season.
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Go Flames Go! (February 2008)
The Flames won their fifth game in a row tonight to get back into a playoff position (technically, that happened last game which they also won.) Anyhow, I came across this old picture of Pace climbing on his grandparents’ air hockey table and thought that was sorta related to tonight’s good news…
Saturday Snap – Playing Giant Jenga? Better Break Out The Protective Gear!
As a precaution, Sasha put on her boots and brother’s skateboarding helmet at New Year’s to play the lifesize Jenga game that Grandpa Dennis made for us. I’d upload the video of the game finally toppling when Grandma Joan tried a difficult move but I jumped pretty high myself when it toppled over! 😉