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Too Many Tabs Tuesday

The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up but it’s still the off season for some teams.  The official Twitter accounts of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in what is perhaps the world’s first game of Twitter Tac Toe! “Dad Jokes” are shorthand for lame jokes that inevitably get groans from […]

Posted 20 May 2014 § Family § Humour § Infographic § List § PopCulture § Randomness § Sports § Travel § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Ten Things That Make Me Happy These Days

I’ve recently rediscovered hummus.  God, that stuff is addictive! The local hard rock radio station playing German quasi-death metal on my drive back to work after lunch recently = Jason has a very productive afternoon! 😉 I’ve mentioned this before but getting to come home for lunch every day is beyond awesome. That’s partly because, […]

Posted 25 March 2014 § Family § Humour § Internet § Library § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Randomness § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The 2013/14 Season Begins Tonight

My picks for Conference Finalists: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders in the East and LA Kings vs. Minnesota Wild in the West which becomes NYI versus LA with the Kings winning.

Posted 01 October 2013 § Canada § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Flames vs. Islanders Exhibition Game in #yqr – Why I Didn’t Go…

So my two favourite NHL teams are playing an exhibition game tonight in Regina  and I made the tough decision not to go… There are a couple reasons… – the biggest reason is the price.  Even though it’s an exhibition game, tickets range from $98 for the *lowest* priced to $148.50 for the highest (of those […]

Posted 18 September 2013 § Canada § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Gretzky Trade Genealogy

Today marks 25 years since the most famous trade in hockey history. Here is a genealogical chart of how that trade played out over the years…

Posted 09 August 2013 § Infographic § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

What’s Different In Canada?

Happy Canada Day!

Posted 30 June 2013 § Canada § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

What Hockey Picture/GIF Always Makes You Laugh?

As we close in on the end of one of the shortest (due to lockout) and longest (in terms of how far it’s gone into June) NHL seasons in history, Reddit has a fun thread celebrating many of hockey’s lighter moments.

Posted 19 June 2013 § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – History of NHL Video Games (1991-2012)

Lots of nostalgia in the video below… NHL 94 is the obvious classic of the bunch but I probably spent more time playing EA NHL 2000 than any other video game in my life. Nothing spectacular about that particular game – just came at a time when I had lots of free time (no kids!), […]

Posted 12 April 2013 § Canada § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sports § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Five Topics

Haven’t done one of these “5 Quick Hits” posts in awhile… Hockey I didn’t miss the NHL when it was locked out but I can honestly say that today was the first day I felt like coming home from work, popping open a beer and settling in to watch a game.  Luckily that will be […]

Posted 15 January 2013 § Family § Library § Pace § Politics § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Sports § Video § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

The NHL’s Back But Hockey Never Left

I know it’s a Tim Hortons commercial designed to tug the heart strings but it does a good job of summarizing why hockey is so important in the Canadian psyche… And just to reinforce the impression that my blog suddenly has Tim Horton’s sponsorship, a Timbits highlights reel… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ibfGb_VUA Finally, an old blog post about […]

Posted 06 January 2013 § Canada § Sad § Sports § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: