Yes I know there hasn't been a lot going on here lately and when I have posted it's been a Tiger-Fest.
So here some OPC from my pal Michael K.
I don't know about you but I love a good sheep joke.
Voted the best joke in Australia
Charlie walks into his bedroom with a sheep under his arm and says:
"Darling, this is the pig I have sex with when you have a headache."
His wife, lying in bed replies:
"I think you'll find that's a sheep, you idiot."
Charlie replies:
"I think you'll find that I was not speaking to you."
An Athlete said something stupid. Wow, that never happens!
Even Tiger Woods.
Considering the sheer ton of press this dude gets, and the amount of questions he has to answer, this was pretty mild. I mean haven't we all heard, baseball, football, basketball and yes, even hockey players trip up from time to time?
SAN DIEGO -- Tiger Woods admitted yesterday he's had to keep his head up ever since he slammed hockey a week ago, suggesting nobody watches it anymore.
"Oh yeah, I've gotten a lot of grief over that," smiled Woods yesterday, backpedalling somewhat after a fallout that included angry responses from hockey fans and commentators north of the border.
"I love the sport. I love watching it, but I don't like watching it on TV," Woods said. "In person, it's absolutely incredible what they're able to do. TV doesn't do justice to that. But then, a lot of sports are the same way.
"It is what it is. I said what I said and I was trying to be funny about it, but people didn't perceive it that way."
Forget the Leafs new coach, this is the real Hockey News...
The Hockey Night in Canada theme goes to.....CTV!
It's been saved and now our country will be free once again to pay too much for gas and drink weak coffee form Hortons. (Good sangwhiches though.)
Strange what ignites a passionate debate in this land. This theme has found a new home and there is relief amongst us all.
I love the theme. Back in the old 90's Fred and I used to play it as a background while singing happy birthday to people.
I also love the fact that this nice old women and her copyright lawyer outsmarted the CBC and got a nice little payday. Although it sounds to me like they were never in big hurry to sign with the corp and maybe were just waiting to see if CTV stepped up. And they did. "Throughout our negotiations, CTV displayed a tremendous amount of respect for my family and the song," said Claman, an 80-year-old Vancouver native who now lives in England, said in a statement. " 'The Hockey Theme' means so much to Canadians, and we know it's in good hands with CTV."
But maybe the CBC will have the last laugh.
Moore said he applauded CTV for saving the song – both altruistically, because he believes it deserved to be saved, and selfishly.
"The song is going to be forever associated with Hockey Night in Canada and CBC. So I think CTV, in many ways, was smart to pick it up, but every time it's played, people are going to think of our broadcast on Saturday night."
No kidding.
Here's a version played simply on some crap-organ.
It's a Hockey Town, plain and simple. Very simple.
Prodigal Leaf returns
The front page of the Star says it all. The Front Page!
Forget gas price, the crappy housing market, the latest senseless military death...forget all of it. The Maple Leafs have hired a new head coach
Ron Wilson and that my friends is front page news this 9th of June 2008.
Wow.
This should tell you all you need to know about this town when it comes to sport. The Euro soccer thingy, the Blue Jays, the NBA playoffs, the U.S. Open, forget all of it. The only thing that matters is the Leafs and this is big Leaf news.
My joby job prevents me from listening to a lot of local Radio after 9am, but I'm sure this will be topic one on the Fan, Old Mojo and bits of RB. And why not, after all this has huge meaning for fans of the Hockey Club. Why this new coach might actually be able to help them get to the playoffs.
Yes hope springs eternal for Leaf Fans, even this late in the Spring.
I admit that I'm not a big hockey fan. Although I played it a level that would probably surprise a lot of you, I've just never been a big watcher of the game. Cept when I was a kid and Bobby Orr was my Tiger Woods.
Anyway, just a question. Why Detroit? And by extension, Why not Toronto.
Just wondering.
FYI. Apparently this win ties Detroit with Toronto for second most Stanly Cup wins.
One of my best mates, Lou Schizas, told me the story of this incredible kid Jack Yeilding, who decided to do something for others and make a difference. (Much like Lou does!)
While I was away Jack opened up his second annual Lemonade Stand for Sick Kids and did more for other sick kids like himself.
It's quite the story. More than 1,000 people attended five-year-old Jack Yeilding's second annual Jack's Lemonade stand fundraiser for Sick Kids Saturday -- and he raised more than $45,000.
"The grand total is in....$45,147! Our family is just so overwhelmed by the love and generosity of the community," said Jack's mom Jodi Yeilding. Read the rest here.
Have a look at the video.
I love Mexico. Always have.
This time was no exception.
Fun-Family-Fiesta.
It's about the 10th or so time I've been down there and I always have a good experience.
Yes I was staying in a resort and had limited exposure to the "real" Mexico but I've also spent a lot of time in Mexico city and other parts and I have nothing but good things to say about the people.
They are a fine, friendly, engaging lot who seem to genuinely enjoy the fact that your visiting and spending money in their land.
I know Mexico has had a few bad raps in the last few years and there are a lot of people who would never go there or go back, but I've always been lucky and I've had nothing but great experiences.
Having said that, I'm glad to be home. One can only drink so much Tequila and Cervasa and one can only eat so many "Spanish things made with ham!" The Mexican love their Pork and so do we Oakville Hebrews but I'm all hammed-out.
Other than...good times. Here's some highlights.
Day 1-2. Plane lands. Start drinking beer at 9:30 in the morning on the bus from Airport to the resort.
Resort is awesome, best I've ever stayed in.
Everyone in the family cept Momma gets ridiculous sun-burn. (Apparently the sun is quite hot down there and get this, being in the water for 9 straight hours or so actually accentuates the suns rays! Did you know that?)
Strange dichotomy rears it's ugly head. I'm looking at hot chicks in bikinis while trying to avoid being caught by my wife at the same time young men are staring at my 13 and a half year old daughter and I'm trying glare them away. My head is literally spinning off it's meager hinges.
Day 3.
Pick up stomach bug. Charlie and me get Montazuma's Revenge for 24 hours. Me not so bad-managed to drink through it..Charlie-very bad but recovered quite nicely in time to...
Throw up....
....from sea sickness. She and I went Scuba diving but it was a day that featured the biggest waves I've ever been in a boat in, uh on. Whatever. They were fantastic. Up and down we rode these massive waves as we made our way to the dive site but the motion made my kid ill and she threw up all over the Mexican crew. They were cool with it and they kept on tossing big buckets of sea water on her. Definitely not something you see every day.
Day 4-5.
Left the resort and went to Play Del Carmen and bought sea shell necklaces for everyone my daughters knew. Saw a Monkey the size of a sandwich. A guy charged me 5 bucks for the kids to take a picture with him. Strangely enough, it was worth it.
Met some very nice people from England, became pals immediately. Wives both had Red hair and the husband and I both drank all day and bonded over our common fascination with How
Dumb Some Americans Are.
Actual America question to English guy and me.
"So are you all neighbors?"
English Guy and Me: Bland stares, then. "Do you mean are Toronto and England near each other?"
Actual American: "Yeah, do you guys live near one another?"
English Guy and Me: "Uh no, but we do have you to thank for a truly classic moment, now if you'll excuse us we have to go drink and laugh like the new best buds that this will no doubt make us. Thank you."
Day 6-7.
Some rain, some crazy wind and some more Spanish chit-chat. I've always been able to speak some local lingo down there but the problem is, I speak what I know very well but I don't know too much. Know what I mean? So I'll say something like, "Hey Mexican dude, hows it going and could I have some beer and ham" and He'll come back with "I'm doing great and then blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah thank you blah blah Tu Hablo muy bein blah blah" Most of which is said so fast that all I catch is a word every so often . Then its always followed by an awkward moment or two when we're both searching for the phrase "I'm/your a twit" in Spanish.
Day last.
Then it was time to go. Randee and I had a great time and I know the girls really enjoyed themselves. I'm also painfully aware that there won't be a whole lot more trips like this where the babies will want to hang around almost exclusively with us so I really soaked it up.
In the meantime I'm back and I've got work to do and more work to come. Some new, some old and some who knows-what on the way.
It was a fascinating week and I can tell you this it's going to be an interesting summer.
Hasta Luego Muchachos.
Any Day! Other people's expectations go beyond what you are willing to give today. Your thoughts have a life of their own, making your stress level rise. You realize now that there is no easy way out of this dilemma. Stop struggling; it's a waste of time and energy. A workable solution will appear once you regain a calmer state of mind.
Gee thanks.
I could really use another day or two in my lifetime of "my stress level rising!"
My youngest fractured her wrist.
Yes playing soccer.
Yes it sucks.
Yes she's upset.
She was at practice the other night and fell and as she went down she put out her hand to break her fall and broke her wrist instead. Officially it's called a "Buckle Fracture" but it hurts like a bitch and she' s going to be soccer-less for a few weeks.
Poor little child.
On the other hand. This weekend the she had a tournament all three days(multiple soccer occasions) and her sister has a game, a practice, a trip to the see Toronto FC and a team dinner.
Now we just have about half of that soooooooooo.
I know, I know it's not about me and maybe getting to relax a bit instead of driving to and from soccer junk all weekend but hey the wrist needs rest and so does Soccer Dad.
FP is a busy boy these days. He's on a bunch of different morning shows including a guest spot on the great John Derringers show last week and he's recently launched a brand new site.
Canadian Thinker.
Along with my pal Mike Boon, Fred has given birth to a place where people can meet to discuss the issues of the day. As it say at CT: " Canadian Thinker is a national forum for concerned Canadians to trump the politically correct. We know what you're thinking Canada. Now say it at CanadianThinker.com, a voice for what's right in Canada".
I know FP and MB would appreciate you having a look around Canadian Thinker and checking out the discourse.
Go here than come back some time.
...how hi?
My pal Toni who's daughter I used to coach during the building of my indoor soccer dynasty has a nifty little bloggy thing of her own.
She has asked that I send along this bit of her stuff so that the vast Hhdotcom network can benefit.
It's an interesting conundrum.
It's the story of Ted who simply asked someone who was smoking to move from in front of his restaurant.
Seems simple enough. Now for those of you that are still on Steve's side I will tell you that Steve's solution was to blackmail Ted. He wanted an apology and $1000 from Ted. And to that, I say this ~ My friends that is a total joke!! If he was just a someone who had a cigarette and he was told to move that would have been the end of the story. I am sure some bleeding heart supporter of Steve's told him to take it to human rights and that is a total crock.
No no this isn't some expose on the bullshit reasons and lies the Bush administration told to take the American people into a fake war with Iraq. Although that's part of it.
It's a tale about a new way of distributing movies. Free. Not steal the movie off Bit Torrent but free on purpose.
This is from an article my pal Sandi O sent me. The release of LEADING TO WAR pushes the boundaries of film distribution
beyond the new media strategies of even the most forward-thinking Hollywood
studios. Taking a page from the Web 2.0 playbook, the producers of LEADING TO
WAR are offering the complete film online for free via progressive streaming
or download at www.LeadingToWar.com.
They go on to talk about the Freemium Business model where you give away your product or service, like Flickr and then if you like it and want the upgrade or premium version you pay for it.
Check out the rest of the article here and then go to LeadingtoWar.com. The film is riveting.
Apparently there really weren't any Weapons of Mass Destruction and Mr. Bush and his cronies may have actually told a fib or two along the way.
Okay that's quite enough of " At The End of The Day!"
I think we're all tired of it as a catch phrase aren't we.
I know I am.
At the end of the day what are we trying to say?
I say let's bring back the old school, "When all is said and done..."
Is that so hard. Same number of words.
How did ATEOTD hang around so long? Why haven't we retired it a long time ago?
Laziness.
We are just lazy linguists and "At the end of the day" is convenient and sort of smart-sounding.
May I then offer an alternative that is shorter and snappier and means basically the same thing. Ultimately.
Yes Ultimately covers any thing "At the end of the day" does and quicker
Sales guy 1:"Well Bob that's about it for our Q-1 sales update any thoughts?"
Sales guy 2: "Well Stan Ultimately it's about setting targets and meeting them. Pretty cool how I didn't say "At the End of the Day?" Now lets go get some booze and whores. (Pardon the stereotypical "Sales Guy banter.")
Ultimately you have decide if you're an At the end of the day person or not.
I mean in realty at the end of the day is...Night.
I don't know about you but I find stories of food rationing in the U.S disturbing.
This bit from the business section of the Star talks about "bulk food rationing" but still it's worrisome to me because it doesn't seem to be that worrisome to others.
Kind of the same way that we all seem to be getting used to $120 a barrel oil.
$120 a barrel! Why I remember when oil was selling for 30 buck. (I know a real Grandpa moment. But it was in the last 10 years.)
In the States they're still paying less for gas than us-around $3.50 a gallon which translates into 90 cents a litre.
I want to pay $3.50 a gallon too.
Of course in America they have their own troubles. In-fighting in the Democratic party(they can't figure out who makes them more nervous a Women or a Black man. Quit the cunudrum.)
an economy that's slowed down to a crawl and even more disturbing...Carly Smithson is gone
from American Idol.
WTF?'
Hot, Strange, Brooke forgot the lyrics the night before and she's safe but Hot, Fiery, Carly is no more!
I find all of this and the rice shortage, very disturbing indeed.
WTF?
They win a first round game(a good one too) and they go nuts!
It really is a shame because it's one of my favorite cities and I still have family there, but their fans are giant A-Holes.
Come on.
There's no excuse for what happened in the MTL last night and no matter how much anyone talks about the heart and soul and support of the Canadian fans, it's nothing but a black spot on the organization and the city.
That would never happen in Toronto.
No.
Of course at the Leafs rate of success we might riot if the team ever actually made the playoffs.
I know the Right wing brigade hates to hear that Lefty-Doodle Dave has done something good but he has.
1.5 million people won't be seeking alternated transport today and thusly I won't be inconvenienced.
Thank you Dave Miller.
I won't have a 2 hour drive in and out of the city and that's a good thing.
Yes it's all about me.
Isn't it all about you too?
Union boss Bob Kinnear said "the real turnaround happened after Mayor Miller returned from China..."
Great. All I know is that this potential mess has been averted and it is a big win for all of us.
(But like you I mostly only care about how it affects me and how less inconvenient my life will be. Of course by "my life" I know you know I mean " your life" too. Sheesh, being selfish can be very complicated.)
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss coming to town July 14-Molson Amphitheatre.
Until a few months ago I didn't even know these two had even done an album together but since I've been voicing some airlines Pop shows ( A really long story. I'm the voice of three music shows on Oman Air, Saudi Arabian Air Lines and Vietnam Air. I'm not kidding.)
I've discovered these kids did a little album called Raising Sand. Some amazing stuff that you might want to check out.
If you do know about it then you'll want to catch them live. Tickets on sale Friday April 18.
Steely Dan is touring again and I am going to try and buy a pair of tickets to their show.
I don't want you to buy tickets so I'm not going to tell you where they're playing or when they go on sale.
Sorry. I don't think most of you could give a flying crap about Steely Dan but just in case there are any Dan fans that read this thing, then I have to be careful.
I'll let you know if I "score" them.
Finally, I tried the National Post for 6 months and I've recently given it up. I liked the rag, (hell I've even written for it) but Randee didn't dig it and for the last 3 weeks it rarely showed up 2 days in a row. So, I'm back to the Star.
I missed the Star for a variety of reasons-I think it covers Toronto better and Vinay Menon.
Vinay is an old friend who is a wicked good writer of all things TV and pop culture.
Check out some vintage Vinay from todays Star as he bitch-slaps Dr. Phil.
I heard about this today on one of my favorite Morning shows.(I won't say which one it is, but it's not on the air in Toronto.)
It's a story about a guy with severe warts all over his body and because of the gnarly outgrowths that look like bark he is known as the Tree man.
Check out this sad story here.
This story is a couple days old but I couldn't leave it behind.
Have you seen this? The 2-Faced Baby? Very strange but the kid is being worshiped as a re-incarnated God and it's made huge news all over that country. Read more here.
I feel for those poor parents-how worried and concerned they must be. On the other hand they can look forward to a lifetime of topping other parents.
"Oh my little Brinder has a terrible cold!"
"Really? Does he have 2 faces? No? Then quite your whining. Geez."
"Our Pardeep has been named class monitor..."
"Really? Does Pardeep have 2 faces and is she worshiped as a re-incarnated God? Geez."
Okay here's a chance for you Regular Readers to ask The Masters Guru some questions.
In fact I'm so excited for the Tuna-Mint that I'll ask them for you.
RR: Why do you keep calling it a Tuna-Mint.
MG: In Georgia that's how they pronounce Tournament. Figure it out. Geez.
RR: Do you think Gary Player and other former Master's Champs should still be able to play.
MG:Good question. No and yes but only until they miss the cut by more than say 20 shots.
RR: Why does Phil smile all the time after he does something stupid like lose the U.S. Open on the last hole.
MG:Because he's Bat-Shit crazy. Nice boobs though.
RR: What will it take for Tiger to lose?
MG:If they cancel the Tuna-MInt...or he putts like crap.
RR: Does Mike Weir have a chance.
MG:Yes if the course dries out, no if he can't find the center of any of his clubs.
RR: Finally don't you think it's weird that you have a Tiger Woods bobble-head, Wheaties box and TW collector series golf balls?
MG: What part of that do you think is weird?
RR:Well you're a semi-grown man who...
MG:Who are you calling semi-grown!
RR: It's just that it must strike you as odd with all this Tiger Woods hero worship...
MG:I will strike you if you keep throwing around Tigers name in that manner.
RR: I didn't meant to upset you it's just that Tiger is just a golfer and the Masters is just a golf tournament.
MG:(Staring and blinking). You sir have crossed the line. (Picks up Bobble-head and hugs it.)
Don't worry TW that bad man doesn't mean anything by it.
RR:I'll uh, just leave now.
MG:(Rocking back and forth and moaning)
I woke up this morning and the word Vaginius came into my mind.
I believe I have invented this word.
A Vaginius is an adjective that describes a good looking, smart chick.
Angelina Jolie is one, Tina Fey is one although she lacks some hotness. Julia Roberts is sort of a Vaginius, not so much that she's smart but rather she rarely says anything too stupid.
Hillary Clinton would be a Vaginius if she hadn't started turning into a guy about 10 years ago.
Cheryl Hicky is one. So is that cute honey on BT. Mary Louise Parker is a super Vaginius.
If a smart good-looking women is a Vaginius what do you call a smart, good-looking man?
Easy.
A prick!
I know there's a ton more but I have to go to work...If you can think of any other Vaginiuses let me know and I'll add them to my list.
Enjoy The Hhdotcom Word of the Day.
Yes he is.
Dan Duran who has been my pal for nearly 30 years is the first of my friends to turn 50.
50 and he's none too pleased.
Every time I talk to him lately I say some clever little thing like "Hey only 48 more hours left in your 40's!" or "Hey 50 is like a half-century isn't it?" or "Have your nuts started to get all saggy, after all they are 5 decades old!"
Fun.
I'm sure he appreciates these little reminders.
The truth is he looks 35, acts 15 and I'm sure has very un-saggy testicles.(Thankfully it's been a number of years since his giant Dan-Dong has inadvertently jumped out of a pair of his shorts!)
But 50 is a milestone and I will be raising a glass of something with him tomorrow.
If you see him wish him well and remind just how old 50 really is. He loves that.
(Dan Duran and Hhdotcom with my "Hey this flying stuff is serious bidness" look on my face!)
Dateline:March Break.
The Glassman family had made plans to leave Toronto on Saturday to go skiing North of Montreal.
Of course those plans have been scrapped due to The Storm of the Century, Part 16.
We spoke to Glassman family head Howard about the impending event.
Action News: What's wrong with driving through a blizzard?
HGlassman: I like to be able to see past the front of our truck. Also I enjoy looking at the Big Apple.
AN: Will you still go skiing during March break?
HG: No, we've decided to just use the mountain of snow that's piled up at the end of my driveway.
AN: Do you have any advice for other who may try to drive through the white-out conditions.
HG: I find the term "white-out" racist.
AN: What are you talking about?
HG: What are you talking about?
AN: This is stupid, you're just repeating what I'm saying now.
HG: This is stupid, you're just repeating what I'm saying. Now.
Well that's all the time we have for this in-depth interview with psychopath/activist H Glassman.
Join us next time when we find out What's in H Glassman' tater-celler.
This pretty much sums up the world of Blogging.
Yes I know I'm the only one who puts up drivel most days. All the other Bloggers out there are saying relevant, issue based-life changing things that their friends are already sick of so they have to foist them on us! Yes sir I said foist.
I'm not even sure if that's a word. It should be. Maybe I should blog about it.
Or not.
I want to lick this womens' mouth. I told my wife that this morning and her only response was that Reese's mouth was too small for licking.
I disagree.
I think hers is just the right size for mouth licking.
I would also lick her teeth.
What say you Hhdotcom people?
Reese Witherspoon's mouth...good for licking or not?
Discuss.
This is Jimmy Kimmel's response to the very funny "I'm f****ing Matt Damon!" which his hot and funny girlfriend Sarah Silverman produced.
If you missed it watch it first.
If you've already seen it go here now.
Thanks Kelly E for the very nice bit of OPC. (Other Peoples Content!)
My nephew Simon recently finished a short film for school and it's pretty darned good.
Where does this talent come from? I'm guessing Zaida Lou but who the hell knows.
Simon is a very cool cat who has always had an artistic side and the fact that he has an eye for this stuff is no surprise to me, his Favorite Uncle. (By default. The Uncle competition is very weak...trust me.)
Maybe if he hits it big I can shoot the EPK(electronic press kit) for his first big feature.
Here's Simon G's masterpiece called CHAIRHANGER!
Hey peeps.
I have to spend the next 4 days in Vancouver. Weird I know. I wrote last month about how it was over 20 years since I was there and now it's been only 20 days or so.
It's supposed to be 8 degrees and raining.
I'm cool with that.
I'm going to have drinks and lies with my old pal Captain Phil from the 102.1 days and I'm going to hook up with a real smarty pants I used to know from Calgary named Laurie Cooper.
Oh yeah, I'm going to do some work.
I'll be directing a video Thursday and Friday which will be fun and then when I come back I'll try and edit it in a way that won't suck.
If I get a chance I'll throw up so Vancouver bloggage in the meantime FP has some guests doing entries and of course there's always MB.
Have a great week.
Hh
Much older/smarter Brother David G(The rakish-looking fellow on the right.) is staying with us as part of the Family Day weekend.
He says it's for some Oil Bidness but I think he was invited here by Dalton Mcginty to check on my relative sanity. (And who better to check than a relative.)
I thought we would sit down and have a quick chat with Bro D and see if he can shed any light on the psychotic ramblings of Hhdotcom.
Hhdotcom:How many years older than me are you?
Bro D: About half a generation.(See I told you he was smart!)
Hhdotcom:How come you got all the brains?
Bro D:It's not a particularly smart family.
Hhdotcom:Do you still think you could beat me up?
Bro D:The question is, do I want you.
Hhdotcom:Could I take Steve?(Middle, somewhat less intelligent, but nicer Brother.)
Bro D:Since your buying me lunch yes.(Me, I'm not buying you lunch!) Bro D: Then, No!
Hhdotcom:Can you shed any light on the fact that I am still out of Radio?
Bro D:Uh, uh your having too much fun being un-employed.
Hhdotcom:When I was a baby did you, at any time, try to kill or maim me?
Bro D:Only once, when you were four as part of an experiment I tried to catapult you off our steps. As you can see, you lived.
Hhdotcom:Finally, when you eventually strike it rich can I be your butler?
Bro D:You'll have to audition for the job against Steve. (I like his chances based on his sweet, docile nature.)
I recently received this comment. Is your blog only "all about you?" or do you branch out and deal with real important subjects?
Posted by: dave | February 12, 2008 / 19:35
I responded.
Nope Dave, it's just about me.
Sorry.
Me and the idiotic stuff I think about.
For "important subjects" please go to just about anywhere else!
Now for more "unimportant" crap. Here's a YouTube video the National Post posted.
And yes it's not only about me, it is me.
(Notice I am still a hideous individual. Also the day I taped this I had a little burn mark on my upper lip. I'm not a liberty to say how I came to have this mark but it's similar to when your parents came to visit you in college and wondered why all the knives were burned.)
Now here's the Audio from CBC's The Debators.
Strange to hear it. I got the gig in October, wrote most of it in November, taped it in Regina in December and it aired for the first time Saturday night. It will re-run again tonight at 8:30.
Except for the odd interview, this is my first performance on CBC Radio!
It was a great experience, nerve-wracking but fun. I got to debate/make funnies with my pal Judy Croon.
The whole thing is about 14 minutes long and Judy is very funny. So is Steve Patterson. (Thanks to Chip Randmaa and The Boon for file editing and uploading assistance.)
"Suck they suck, oh yes those Maples suck. They suck, they suck, they suck, they suck, they su-uh-uck" (Sung to the tune of Hi Ho, Hi Ho)
Last night the giant suck-factory that is the Maple Leafs reached new lows. Fun huh?
I guess getting rid of John Jr. did the job. Can Cliff Fletcher even stay up long enough to watch the whole Festival of Suck?
No matter the whole thing will be over soon.
Mike Boon, friend and Leaf-Lover has this take. Like most Leaf Fans he refused the Blue pill and remains asleep in the bio-pod oblivious to the Matrix around him.
I admit I haven't been delighting in the Maples demise as much as I did last year.
Too easy.
Although to add insult to crappery, I noticed the Habs are just a point or two back of Ottawa!
Well that sucked.Nice to see history get it's ass handed to it.
Wanna guess when the next time you'll have a chance to see a team go 19-0 in the NFL?
Ask Dolphin fans if they thought this might come up again anytime time soon.
I know some kids didn't want to see New England win. They are the same people who think Tiger Woods gets too much attention(he won again this weekend!), that Gretsky was over-rated and that fake-boobs are lame.(Heads up: Guys don't all love fake boobs but we don't diss them the way that women do. IE:"Sure she's got nice boobs, but I'll bet they're fake." Men's reaction,"And your point is?"
But I digress.
I was cheering for the Pats precisely because of sports history. I wanted to see it happen and thanks to Peyton Manning's nerdy little brother, it didn't
Dang those Manning boys.
The better team YESTERDAY won but the best team in the 07/08 NFL season was still The New England Patriots. Except for one little detail. SuperBowl Notes:
I watched the game at my pals yesterday and ate the following.
Ribs. Wings. Pepperoni Pizza.
The great Vegetarian experiment is officially over. Dam you delicious animal meat!
The kids are home today and so am I.
I feel bad for them because it's a PA day and a waste of a perfectly good snow day.
I've got some work to do but mostly it'll be shoveling and Guitar Hero and then more shoveling. (BTW I know the picture is blown up and all pixelated but I was going for a certain thing. Big and uh snowy!)
Hey Hhdotcom people.
I'm on my to Whistler for the next couple of days so I will not be supplying any drivel.
In my absence I recommend you check out Mike Boon or Jason OJ or Soccer Mom or any other such fine Bloggage on the web.
I will return with some post skiing post drunken/pillaging stories on Monday.
Have a great couple of days.
Got the Wii, Got GHIII and all is right in the World.
Saturday the Wii arrived and in minutes it was up and running.
From box to fun it was literally no time and the girls and I were shredding GH3 like pros. Well Charlie was. I still suck but I like it.
That night during a grown up dinner party thing me and Uncle Stinky left the table to go play Slow Ride. Not a good idea after a few bottles of Red.
So there you have it. We are Wii household and now I'll never have to go out in the freakin cold again.
I found this dude who is like an amazing GH3 player.
Unbelievable.
Okay I'm back watching American Idol.
I watched both episodes this week, that's 4 solid hours of fine family viewing.
Sure it's the same thing all over again.
Randy's my Dawg, Paula's a twit and Simon's the man, but I dig the show and I like
the fact that for the first time in recent memory, all four members of my family watched a show
together.
With our group that's a rarity these days.
My 13 year old barely watches TV, what with homework, MSN, her cell phone, downloading songs and listening to her Ipod.
My 9 year old usually watches endless episodes of Hanna Montana and walks around the house singing.
But for the last 2 nights American Idol had us all sitting together on the couch just like a family would back in the old days.
You remember the old days? I think we all smoked inside and ate a lot more cheese.
Posted by Humble on January 17, 2008 @ 08:32|Permalink
Soccer Mom's got her thang going on...
Hey blog fans.
My pal and frequent Hhdotcom commenter, Soccer Mom is doing it up on her own.
Check out her new site. A Mothers Thoughts.
She is a funny, thoughtful and kooky chick who I've gotten to know over the past year. It started out
with me coaching her kid and has continued for over a year in some great comments she leaves and some funny e-mails she sends.
Go check out Soccer Mom.
Then come back here, of course.
Good luck Toni!
Hilary Clinton took New Hampshire by a couple of points because she shed a few tears.
I'm serious. This was a watershed moment(no pun intended) because it showed a side of her that people connected to.
How much different would this have resonated if it was Barack or Mcain? Uh way different.
They would have been seen as weak, and sucky and unfit to lead.
Yes ladies and gents, this is not the last good cry we've seen from HC.
As for me, I'm backing Barack Obama.
His name is just more fun to say.
This is what cool boarders look like. This is not me.
This is not me either but it could be.
I love learning new things. I always have. Flying, riding a uni-cycle, juggling and now how to type with a jammed thumb and ripped shoulder.
Yes the Old man has been taking snowboarding lessons.
3 days.
9 hours.
Dozens of falls.
7 bruised ass-bones. 1 bruised rib. 6 near concussions, the aforementioned jammed thumb and torn/strained rotator cuff.
And I freaking loved it.
Everyone said it would take about 2-3 days, a lot of falling and that around hour 5 it would click.
They were right almost to the minute.
The first day I crashed and bounced around the baby hill with the other 6 year olds and all I did was fall.
Fall standing still. Fall moving left or right. Fall trying to stand up.
Second day we went to the grown up hills and I had a series of bone-jarring crashes that left me wondering why the hell I was putting myself through this. After all I am a male-model and therefore make my living with my face and body.(Just seeing if you're still paying attention.)
Then all of a sudden just as blood was starting to trickle from my ear. I put a few turns together and dagnabbit I was doing it. I was boarding. Looking cool, riding the slopes like some giant white wave and then, Bam. I skied into a bush.
Day 3 was a revelation. I dig this.
My 13 year old Charlie G, who's been boarding for a couple of years and I spent the day on the slopes together. I was able to get halfway down the hill before I'd either have to stop from fatigue or I'd slide/fall/trip into a heap of pain on the ground.
The big epiphany? I like it better than skiing.
Seriously. I've been on ski's since I was 19 and yet in three days I already liked boarding more.
Maybe because it's new or a challenge or presents a different feeling of freedom.
All I kno
