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Music Monday – “Facing off with gophers/Man it ain’t the same/As being home at the Saddledome/For the Oilers and the Flames”

This song which mentions the Flames vs. Oilers feels appropriate after the Flames heart-stopping OT win in Game 7 versus Dallas which triggers the first playoff Battle of Alberta since 1991… A couple other Oilers/Flames themed songs…

Posted 16 May 2022 § Canada § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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 § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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 § Sports § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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

NHL playoffs start tomorrow!!!

Posted 01 May 2022 § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

When Johnny Gaudreau Became A Legend

Posted 13 April 2022 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Flames Acquire Calle Jarnkrok

Flames are having an amazing season and are going for it as they flesh out their line-up heading towards the playoffs… Calle Jarnkrok, acquired by CGY, is a versatile middle-six defensive forward who can chip in goals as well at 5v5. Was playing up in Seattle's lineup but will be best suited to a 3rd […]

Posted 16 March 2022 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Sappy Sunday – “Take advantage of your day, take advantage of the fact that your kids are young and affectionate and playful and take advantage of the fact you can do these things, take advantage of the opportunity every day to be physical, to work, to do anything.”

Diagnosed with ALS in June 2019 and given six months to live, Calgary Flames Assistant GM, Chris Snow, is still alive three years later.  He has even been able to keep working (kudos to the Flames for this!) and turn his bad situation into an opportunity to raise hundreds of thousands for ALS research.  His […]

Posted 06 March 2022 § Family § Jobs § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,