Why's he so happy?

Look at the excitement on this guy's face, wonder why he's so pumped?

See the scary look this guy always has, he (along with many of the Penguin's faithful) is wondering who will be first to get a lesson is superstar respect?

Sidney has a 4th line wing man with 250 pounds (so they have him listed) of muscle. By no means will he be the point scoring menace to opponents, but he might free up some anxieties that come with being a hot sophomore with a target on his jersey.

The big guys will still go after him knowing the consequences, but the small non-tough guys won't be testing their luck with Crosby knowing the team now has a few more hard nosed presences. I'm not a big Roberts fan, but the guy has a Recchi-esque quality and will add much needed experience and leadership to the team just in time for their first play-off run in years.

I might have to dust off my Jagr and Brown vintage jerseys for this one!

Better than a kick in the head

Now that is a story of fate.

Like a kick in the junk...

Sorry for the silent period... No I'm not!

Lots to talk about lots of cool things going on in my life, but I'm not one to air personal laundry.

In the CFL the Roughriders are making all the moves it seems... I say it seems because they are one of few teams who didn't front load contracts last year to operate under the new Salary Cap rules for the 2007 season, so they are the ones trying to make their money plan the way it should be.

I am looking at buying up some Game worn Jerseys for my brood, I jsut got some pictures yesterday and they look pretty sweet!

In the NHL my guy Sid looks like he'll be getting a hard nosed guy to ride along, Gary Roberts looks like he'll be joining the team in the next few hours (officially). I'm still hoping Georges Laraque will make the leap to the Igloo, he used to be one of my favorites when he played for the Oil (my very close to favorite team).

Oops, I let my medical lapse for my job, off I go to make an appointment, even though I am a picture of health....cough cough

Woo woo! (train whistle)

This is the slickest strike I have ever seen. The picture in this article shows the shanty with strikers spreading their message. Problem is here in Sarnia, the strikers are seldom seen outside the makeshift hut. They have a supply of pallets for heat (stovepipe included), toilet facilities and I'm not real sure what is in those red beer style cups they are toting every time I see them but to me; looks like they are making the absolute best of a bad situation.

I have been on strike before and I can tell you it is somewhat humiliating having the best job in the world and somehow seeing the need to scrap for more.

Just my opinion.

Making my contribution

After reading my daily dose of Rod Pedersen, I decided to take the bull by the horns for my chance at world exposure and stardom. I don't want the Grey Cup to be owned or changed by any money motivated corporation, so with your help I will buy Grey Cup 2008!

But first I need to see if it's a good idea or not, so to the right there is a poll I have posted to see what my readers think. Vote and vote often, we'll see where I get.

Of course I will require more exposure (I doubt 20 readers a day will cough up 10 mil.) so spread the word!

Ambitious? Yes.

Eager? Terribly

Dillusional? Absolutely.

But one never knows, I saw someone become famous for being named Dick Assman, and I have also seen a grilled cheese sandwich sold on E-bay for the price of a luxury car.

St Valentine's Day

I generally dislike this day and believe it to be one of the most useless "holidays" of the calendar year. To me it means absolutely nothing.

This year I have been living Valentine's (at least what it is meant to be) almost every day. I have a family that makes me feel like a king every day and all I have to do is be there. I cook for them, help clean and maintain the house, support, laugh, love and share with them and they are very content with that.

If I come home empty handed tonight it won't be "where the hell is all of my shit?"; rather it will be the same as every day sharing our lives.

This doesn't mean that special things are un-apreciated but they are not done because of the calendar. I do special things because they are warranted and because I feel like doing them. Making a "Daddy's special" meal and sitting as a family to a movie or board game is the most appreciated thing among us all.

I'm sure as I get lazier and older it may become harder to please these women I love, but a simple switch of content for family time and I'm back in the game.

I use this day to stand back a second and realize that I am the luckiest guy in the world because I don't have to do anything outstanding to show my love because every day I spend with them is outstanding and I try to return it ten-fold.

But just in case, I'm getting some Hallmark.

I have a local fan!

Anyone think it odd that one of my most regular (like 6 times a day) readers is from a law firm here in Sarnia? Anyone find it odder that it was the same firm that dealt with my Home purchase in 2002 or so? (cue freaky opening music to horror film of choice)

My question is: to what do I owe the exposure? Glad to have you aboard, enjoy!

It's amazing some of the places I get visits from, it would be nice to know how people stumble upon my little corner of the www. It also makes me feel like keeping atop this thing a little more.

This is my kind of guy

Kerry Joseph of the Roughriders signed a new contract that allowed Saskatchewan to operate under the new salary cap that the CFL begins abiding by this year. As pointed out by Rod Pedersen (a sports media expert local to Regina); a lot of the faithful get the impression that Saskatchewan will be the only team abiding by the new rules.

For a quarterback as prominent as Kerry Joseph to take a salary slash to stay on with a team like the Roughriders, I think that is a great example of what it takes to be a champ, leadership and selflessness. His wife may disagree but I am proud that KJ isn't a money monger. Let's see if Ricky Ray would do the same! I doubt he will have to since Macoccia (spell??? because I care not) looks like the type of elf waiting in the weeds just to screw you over!

Happy anniversary!!!

Two years later and I’m still blogging, though some would argue that I took too many “breaks” but hell, we’ve had some good times haven’t we?

I looked back briefly at some of my best posts (in my mind) and though I have a few favourites, I love each of my 387 posts the same.

I encourage you to browse through the archives.

To commemorate my anniversary which is a celebration of all the great things in my life, I would like to put down a one liner from my sweet and very significant other:

When referring to her ex-husband who has been deemed barely intelligent enough to spell “a”, we were conversing with her daughter (of whom I am equally fond) about favourite colors. I made like I was asking him what his favourite color is, to which Sue replied in his stead “three”. All of which wasn’t heard by Julie because we make a point of not talking bad about him, because with her best interest in mind.

I laughed so hard I nearly peed. Because Sue is a generally very quiet and reserved individual, this was an unlikely comment for her. I was very, very proud.

I’m sure the guy can’t be that idiotic, though telling his child (who I care for 12 days out of 14) that he is going to shoot Mommy and me in the head makes it seem that maybe he has no interest in intelligently dealing with his divorce (4 years ago) and his child’s happiness.

So welcome to day one of what I hope to be a longer standing project than the Winnipeg Blue Bombers “rebuilding phase”.

Crosby not taking it like a man?

Okay, time to sound off on this non-sense.

First off the only thing Downey was responsible for during this game was yelping from the bench.

"It's part of my game". Nice to see the Habs can get him to generate something from somewhere! I mean 13 points in 180 games? He could be the "next one"... when only cockroaches are left roaming the earth.

"I told him that if you're going to be a superstar in this league, you shouldn't be acting like that." Well coming from such an authority on the subject, Crosby had best straighten up! Nice of Dodo to shed some light from his personal experience on the subject!

"That wasn't even a spear!" more comments that can be seen at any message board where habs fans are allowed to post (sorry but any fans that are as ignorant and mouthy as this bunch should be limited by some sort of anus detecting filter). Well, it's hard for me to say if it was a spear or not because my pain-o-vision (a new system that allows you to feel the same pain as the players on the ice) was down, maybe one of the kind Poutine filled super-fans could describe it to me. The camera angle wasn't quite telling enough.

Do the habs have it in for the "Kid"? I can't say for sure, a few sticks in the mouth and shots to the mid-section are inconclusive.

"What about the hit on Koivu from the previous game, that was totally cheap!"

What about it? If you are looking at your feet and skating in a direction that oposses the momentum of an oncoming player, most hockey fans expect there are going to be some bones rattled.

Of all the fans and teams I despise, Montreal has always been #1 because of their "individuality". From Booing National anthems to calling a 19 year old superstar a "faker" in unison, Montreal has proved themselves as being a bunch of no class, self centered egomaniacal losers (granted there are some that walk among them who recognize talent and respect outside the "cercle").

Now, that said; I do wish Crosby would take a few hits and stay vertical, trying to draw a penalty is in some cases stopping the refs from calling genuine cheap shots. That's all there is to that.

Oh by the way Montreal fans, one word... Ribeiro. Nuff said.

I see Paris I see France...

I see the nipple of a guy named “Prince”.

I’m suing because this picture traumatized me.

Overall the Super bowl was okay, except for a teaser of the US commercials on the Global carried CBS network for about the first ten minutes, I knew we were back in Canadaland when I saw 4 commercials for “Bombardier” in a row… all this just after I see a guy throw a rock in his buddy’s face in a Bud Light commercial.

Between that and Global commercials it was the fake big screen advertisements cleverly superimposed on the stadium view that aggravated me the most. I mean was it not obvious that it was raining everywhere but in front of the Geico display.

Anyone watch the game in HD? Was the picture as rainy and fuzzy as mine? Hahaha way to spend that money! I’m still jealous.

Otherwise besides feeling like I was watching a bunch of teenagers play backyard ball, dropping, recovering intercepting and so on… the game was pretty good, but poorly played.

Now I can’t even cheer for Kenton Keith next year when he plays with the Colts, because that would make me a bandwagonner… and I am not down with that.

Sinister Lights

Anyone else think the Terrorists may be winning in America?

They don't even need to plot anymore, just let mankind terrorize itself with Lite Brite or other suspicious looking (yeah if you're afraid of sock puppets) advertizing pranks. Wonder what it will take to get Little Debbie's taudry hussie ass off the billboards?

GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!!

Why are people always doing what I do?

This guy has been my idol for 10 years, why am I always the trend setter?


A lot of people call him washed up, I dare say that Kent Austin's regime may be a little more liberal with 33 this season. He's cut down on public appearances to allow for more training. I look forward to a stunning season with some huge moves in the offseason already. It's been a long time since there was so much to keep up on this soon after the Grey Cup, guess it keeps us Rider faithful salivating just a bit!

By the way, I got my #33 autographed last season in Hamilton (birthday meeting with the Canuck Truck) and I am looking to get another one, problem is that is was an authentic game jersey, any idea where a guy can score one? I've tried everywhere.

I hate cats, but...

Can you imagine, there is quite a lot of fuss over this contraption that washes your animals.

I once tried to wash a cat in the shower, he hid under the bed for a week. I can only imagine that this little fella is likely never going to tread near the washing machine, dishwasher or an array of other appliances ever again.