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Ye Olde Thyme Hockey

Recipe for A Real-Life “Slapshot” Movie Take one goalie fight in a recent game that ended with the New York Islanders’ starter, Rick DiPietro, getting one-punched (and a broken jaw) from the Penguins back-up goalie, Brent Johnson That game also saw Maxime Talbot of the Pens hit Blake Comeau of the Isles causing a concussion […]

Posted 13 February 2011 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Beauty of the PVR

We have a PVR on our TV and one of the biggest benefits for me is the ability to all but avoid commercials – either by recording programs and watching them at a later time or even while watching a show in near real-time. This is especially useful for “event” television like oh, I don’t […]

Posted 06 February 2011 § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Ninja Bowling?

It’s hard to see but this is a clip of Pace playing a bowling game on the Kinect.  (Of course, from his actions, you’d think the game was a Mortal Kombat!)

Posted 18 December 2010 § Family § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Next Year Country

Like so many Saskatchewan kids, I grew up watching the Riders. And much like the people of Saskatchewan, with the land embedded in our souls, the fortunes of the Riders over the past three decades I’ve followed the team have come to symbolize a population long accustomed to accepting whatever fates beyond our control may […]

Posted 28 November 2010 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Go Riders Go!

I’m nervous for the Western Final today as the Riders (who squeaked past BC last week) face off against their arch-rivals, the Calgary Stampeders. There’s lots of commentary and analysis around the web – I like RiderFans.com, the Leader Post and have enjoyed The Jurist’s take on the Riders all season long as well. Oh, […]

Posted 21 November 2010 § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friends of RPL Reading

Like many public libraries, Regina has a “Friends of the Library” group.  But unlike most libraries, ours sprung up in response to threatened closures of three branches plus our art gallery and our Prairie History Room in 2003.   The Friends group played a big role in keeping the threatened locations alive, managing to get […]

Posted 14 November 2010 § Library § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Sports Cliches

Looking forward to the big Riders game this weekend (though I’ve managed to double-book myself for Sunday afternoon so am thinking “PVR game and try to make it home from event without hearing/seeing/webbing the score” will have to be my strategy.  Not ideal since my most direct route home goes right past the stadium where […]

Posted 12 November 2010 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,