May 01
Here are a couple of quotes … OK, so one is a song lyric, that I came across today.
The percentage you’re paying is too high-priced
While you’re living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he’s made on your dreams
— lyrics from the song “Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” by Traffic
Thinking about this, it is what many of may be doing these days. Heck, we are all paying TOO MUCH for gas right now. Anyway, someone at work had this song was a mp3 file, so I have been listening to it.
And the second:
What happened to you? You look in worse...
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Feb 03
Poor Blackhawks’ Fans
Even with teams like the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals doing worse, the Chicago Blackhawks continue to be the butt of most hockey jokes. It continued with Terry Frei’s ARTICLE today. It is an interesting and humorous look at the idea of having one game to decide the winner of the Stanley Cup ala the Super Bowl.
I’ve often wondered what it would be like if we had a similar phenomenon in the NHL, if the Stanley Cup was a one-and-out tournament — now that’s pressure — with a one-week lead-in to the championship...
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Nov 14
“I look at the light of the sun, and I see that it serves that same purpose in nature as God’s wisdom in heaven, to illuminate; I observe the warmth of the sun and see that it serves the same purpose in nature as God’s love in heaven, to nuture; and when I do this, when I see how the spiritual affections and natural elements are the same in Use, it is difficult to know sometimes if I am being told more about the truths from nature, or more about nature from these truths.”
— the character Gustav Uyterhoeven in “The Chess Garden” by Brooks Hansen
Sep 07
“Hale at the moment is working in my father’s London office. He’s an MBA - Harvard. You may have heard of it. They do have a hockey team.”
— Moira Kelly as Kate Moseley in “The Cutting Edge”
Jul 25
At the SportsLogos.Net site, one of the members who goes by the username of “Suigi”, made a comment regarding NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s apology letter to the fans.
If Gary wants me to forgive him, he better come over to my house with a goalie stick, so I can whack him and Bob Goodenow upside the head.
Where do I sign up for this?! Heck, I’ll even supply my own goalie stick.
Jul 20
Some interesting quotes (to me at least) regarding the upcoming ratification vote by the players for the new CBA.
Obviously, it’s going to be difficult. You’re basically just going to have to swallow that little pill, that pride pill, and go out and do it and bring people back into the circle. That’s what it’s going to take. It’s going to take everybody working together. It’s going to take the players going out into the community.
That’s from Brad Lukowich of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He also said that fans shouldn’t forget this fact.
These 700 players, before they were players, they were fans of the game, too.
Well...
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Jun 10
This is for my smartass brother Todd and his comment about NHL.Com being fictional.
: )
From the comic strip Get Fuzzy.
Satchel the Dog: “You look mad.”
Rob: “Mad? Why would I be mad? Just because the hockey strike means we have to go to a weekend-long productivity retreat rather than a luxury box hockey game, why would I be mad?”
Satchel the Dog: “Look at the glass as half full! It’s February and the Bruins are still undefeated.”
Rob: “That glass isn’t half full, it’s half fictional”
Bucky the Kat: “So...
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May 10
“It’s all that Dan Marino’s fault. If he had held the ball laces out like he’s supposed to, Ray would never have missed that kick. Dan Marino should die of gonorrhea and rot in hell. Would you like a cookie?”
— Alice Drummond as Ray Finkle’s Mom in “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”
Apr 21
“Let me get this straight. He offered you a million dollars for a night with your wife? As in your wife Diana? And you agreed to it? I don’t know what to say. How could you do something like that? HOW COULD YOU NEGOTIATE WITHOUT ME? Never negotiate without your lawyer. Never. For a woman like Diana I could have gotten you at least two million.”
— Oliver Platt as Jeremy in “Indecent Proposal”
Apr 19
There is a great show on ESPN at 5:30 weekdays called “Pardon the Interruption”, aka PTI. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon. Both work for the sports media in Washington, though Wilbon is originally from Chicago and still has his heart there.
Tony Kornheiser (left) and Michael Wilbon on the set of PTI.
At the end of the show they do a quick back and forth question thing where one asks the other a question. It can be about anything, not just sports. So today, Tony asked Michael what name he would choose if he was elected pope. His reply:
“How...
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