It was a crazy long hard weekend of work. Not many hours sleep and a fair bit of angst that go hand-in-hand with a large system conversion I have been working on with a client. Monday, the morning-after, is always ugly even when such an event goes well and today was no exception. However, …
Two Weeks and Counting and New Stick Still Not Game Worthy
Crazy busy at work and my new stick still sits in the front hall awaiting the TLC required to make it game-worthy. It needs to be cut off a bit and taped up but time has been at a premium and I need a nap first. Perhaps tomorrow.
An Unused New Stick…
...is a sign of a too-busy life. I bought a new bauer two weeks ago today and it's not only unused so far, it's still sitting inside the front door at home, a rather rare place for my better half to allow me to leave any piece of hockey equipment, smell or no smell. One …
A Long Day of Work
I have been very busy at work lately. Today was a long work day full of ups and down. I was in the office when the day began (ie. after midnight), joined a conference call from home at 5:00 AM, was back in office for 7:30, was home for a few hours at dinner then …
Missing Hockey
Other than tragic life events like death of loved ones, sickness and plagues, etc., there are few moments as low as having to miss one's hockey game because of work. Feb 28, 2013 lives in that particular infamy for this old pucker.
The One That Got Away
The one that got away is a metaphor for many things in our world today. I really like to fish and have had a few good ones literally get away on me. My son caught a big bass one night when he was only 8 or 9 only to have it get away beside the …
Warm Rooms
When I was a kid, indoor rinks were nasty cold places in the heart of winter. I guess they still are but I'm old enough now to enjoy throwing stories to my kids about how it was colder and snowier back in the day. For parents and other spectators who didn't benefit from the physical …
Down Goes Blue
Red took us down tonite 5-3. We'll be ready next time. We may have to make a move at the trade deadline though as they appear to have been built just to beat us as we start to see the Golden Boot on the horizon.
Ball Hockey in Seagram’s Gym
In the mid-to late 90's, I hooked up with some guys in Waterloo who played ball hockey Thursday nights in the winter at 9:00 in the Seagram's gym, underneath the stands at the football stadium. It was awesome. It was about the same time I had quit playing in the Grand River Sunday night ice …
Getting Ready for Play-Offs
It's a very long time since I've experienced the sensation of preparing for play-off's as a kid. February makes me think of play-off's in those years. As a kid, we had great play-off formats in house league. These varied across the years but there were several years where we played two out of three …
Rink Tales 