Hey there my friends.
Happy Sunday. I hope that you’re all relaxed and happy and rested and such.
Big love to E-ve who is battling a little “morning after” syndrome before she starts working the lunch shift. If you’re in her section today please try to keep the noise down as you enjoy your lunch and remember to tip big and smile lots.
And big smiles for E-ve as her Maple Leafs look like they just shook things up like crazy. The Buds have picked up former EA Sports cover boy Dion Phaneuf from the Flames. There are 2 other players coming to Toronto with the big hitting defenseman, forward Fredrik Sjostrom and forward Keith Aulie. The Leafs didn’t steal the 3 players though. Leaf fans will be saying their goodbyes to forwards Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman and Jamal Mayers and defenseman Ian White.
A 2nd report says that Toronto is also super close to pulling the trigger on a goaltending trade with the Anaheim Ducks. The Maple Leafs, who haven’t had a top flight goalie in a long time would welcome 2002-03 Conn Smythe Trophy winner J.S. Giguere from the Ducks and would finally stop the bleeding that has come along with the Vesa Toskala experiment. This trade hangs on approval from Giguere as he has a no-trade clause in his contract.
Last night was another at home adventure in the kitchen. Skipping lunch left me with a huge hunger. So my pasta, tuna, veggie casserole was a nice end to the day. The spinach laced tomato sauce was quite tasty and the grated cheese on top just before it went in the oven was a great touch. Go team me.
Tonight is Grammy night. I hope that you’re all ready for lots of singing and dancing and pretty dresses and maybe a scandal or two. I am.
Side note: Dear internet, I think that I would like new books for my birthday.
High fives to Jake and Romeo who I am sure did a great job watching the twins yesterday.
Word is that the J.S Giguere trade is done with Toskala and forward Jason Blake going to Anaheim.
The Raptors start a home and home series with the Indiana Pacers tonight at the ACC. The home town boys are rolling as of late. We are now 3 games over .500 and on a 4 game win streak. These 2 games are winnable for the Raps and much needed in the standings. Go Raps Go.
iTunes radio is a great way to get some sound into the store with the TV broken. Thank goodness for the internet.
I tweeted this yesterday, but I really meant to get it in the blog, January 29th was the 1st anniversary of the New Morning Musings. I would like to thank everyone that has stopped by, even once to read and support my rambling. And to E-ve and Jake and Romeo and Heath and Julia special thanks for being in the Muse more often than most.
I think that’s all for today mes amis.
From me and my Batman belt buckle to you and yours, have a great Sunday.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday Morning Musings, Happy Hockey Day In Canada Edition
Hey there campers.
Welcome to the weekend. If you’re not at work like me I’m not sure why you’re awake, but good morning to you.
Big love to E-ve on a day off hopefully filled with warmth and relaxation before a bday party for an old friend tonight. It’s gonna be chilly, so I’ll be reminding her to bundle up.
I got final Jeopardy last night, and the bonus round puzzle on Wheel of Fortune. That’s right, I’m the man.
I saw something pretty crazy on the TV this morning. The news showed my old apartment building with the fire crews out front as they put out some kind of blaze last night. I’m not uber surprised that there was a fire to be honest. But I am happy that nobody was hurt.
Msn.ca is reporting that Lindsay Lohan is going to go topless in her next flick. I’m not sure what she’s trying to accomplish in her career, but it’s a new step for her I suppose.
In other entertainment news, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence have been handed a new ABC series. The last thing I remember Melissa Joan Hart from is Britney Spears’ Crazy video and that movie that it went with. And the only thing I remember of Joey is “Whoa”.
The 52nd Grammy Awards go tomorrow night. I’m not sure who is going to win what, but I’ll probably check it out to see some of the performances and winners. I love music in most of its forms so this is a good chance to see a bunch of them at once.
Congrats to Speed Skater Clara Hughes as she has been named Canada’s flag bearer at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Hughes is Canada’s only multiple medalist at both the Summer and Olympic games. That’s a pretty amazing accomplishment.
We’re rocking to Slacker Radio here in the store right now. It’s a pretty okay free internet radio site that you can get for your BlackBerry as well. I tried it on the BB but I took it off. It’s worth a free shot though if you’re looking for streaming radio.
It’s Hockey Day in Canada mes amis. A little earlier in the year than 2009 because of the Olympics, but still pretty cool. I hope that you enjoy the action all day long on the CBC.
Big ups to Jake at rehearsal today. Knock ‘em dead.
I think that’s all for now kids.
Have a great Saturday.
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Welcome to the weekend. If you’re not at work like me I’m not sure why you’re awake, but good morning to you.
Big love to E-ve on a day off hopefully filled with warmth and relaxation before a bday party for an old friend tonight. It’s gonna be chilly, so I’ll be reminding her to bundle up.
I got final Jeopardy last night, and the bonus round puzzle on Wheel of Fortune. That’s right, I’m the man.
I saw something pretty crazy on the TV this morning. The news showed my old apartment building with the fire crews out front as they put out some kind of blaze last night. I’m not uber surprised that there was a fire to be honest. But I am happy that nobody was hurt.
Msn.ca is reporting that Lindsay Lohan is going to go topless in her next flick. I’m not sure what she’s trying to accomplish in her career, but it’s a new step for her I suppose.
In other entertainment news, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence have been handed a new ABC series. The last thing I remember Melissa Joan Hart from is Britney Spears’ Crazy video and that movie that it went with. And the only thing I remember of Joey is “Whoa”.
The 52nd Grammy Awards go tomorrow night. I’m not sure who is going to win what, but I’ll probably check it out to see some of the performances and winners. I love music in most of its forms so this is a good chance to see a bunch of them at once.
Congrats to Speed Skater Clara Hughes as she has been named Canada’s flag bearer at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Hughes is Canada’s only multiple medalist at both the Summer and Olympic games. That’s a pretty amazing accomplishment.
We’re rocking to Slacker Radio here in the store right now. It’s a pretty okay free internet radio site that you can get for your BlackBerry as well. I tried it on the BB but I took it off. It’s worth a free shot though if you’re looking for streaming radio.
It’s Hockey Day in Canada mes amis. A little earlier in the year than 2009 because of the Olympics, but still pretty cool. I hope that you enjoy the action all day long on the CBC.
Big ups to Jake at rehearsal today. Knock ‘em dead.
I think that’s all for now kids.
Have a great Saturday.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Friday Morning Musings, Pancakes And Dribble Penetration Edition
Bonjour mes amis.
Bon job making it to Friday. I'm proud of you all.
Big ups to E-ve at work on a split today. Whether you stop in for lunch or dinner today make sure you smile big and tip bigger.
Speaking of tips, follow Jake to his new location next week and tip him well. It'll be worth the trip to the new place.
Catwoman is on TV and that makes me sad. There are a lot of other channels on my cable package, and I'll find something else. But still, that movie was so bad.
Great win for the Raptors in New York last night. The turnovers almost killed the home team but they were able to pull out a win with lots of good ball movement and dribble penetration. Job well done boys.
A+ to E-ve for great pancakes and bacon last night. It was a great dinner that finished off a day of grocery shopping and cleaning in the apartment.
The grocery shopping was a success. The fridge, the freezer and the cupboards are stocked.
Highlights included:
-Soy
-Fish
-Chicken quarters
-Mini-Wheats (blueberry and also brown sugar)
-Cheese
-Eggs
-Pork chops
-Veggies
-etc.
It is cold out in the world today. If you're headed out be sure that you're bundled up please and thank you.
"Wok this way!"
Happy Friday kids.
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Bon job making it to Friday. I'm proud of you all.
Big ups to E-ve at work on a split today. Whether you stop in for lunch or dinner today make sure you smile big and tip bigger.
Speaking of tips, follow Jake to his new location next week and tip him well. It'll be worth the trip to the new place.
Catwoman is on TV and that makes me sad. There are a lot of other channels on my cable package, and I'll find something else. But still, that movie was so bad.
Great win for the Raptors in New York last night. The turnovers almost killed the home team but they were able to pull out a win with lots of good ball movement and dribble penetration. Job well done boys.
A+ to E-ve for great pancakes and bacon last night. It was a great dinner that finished off a day of grocery shopping and cleaning in the apartment.
The grocery shopping was a success. The fridge, the freezer and the cupboards are stocked.
Highlights included:
-Soy
-Fish
-Chicken quarters
-Mini-Wheats (blueberry and also brown sugar)
-Cheese
-Eggs
-Pork chops
-Veggies
-etc.
It is cold out in the world today. If you're headed out be sure that you're bundled up please and thank you.
"Wok this way!"
Happy Friday kids.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wednesday Morning Musings, Wii Belong In This World Together Edition
Good day to you all.
I hope that the chilly weather hasn’t shocked your systems too badly.
It’s mid-week now, half way to Romeo’s weekend, the first day of Jake’s weekend and my Friday.
Big ups to E-ve and best wishes to her mom for a speedy recovery from her current bout of not feeling so great. She’s a trooper. And all kinds of love to E-ve for being a great daughter and care giver.
All kinds of luck and positive thoughts are being sent to the ACC tonight as the Raptors take on the Miami Heat and try to continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings. I really believe that this is a play-off team. I don’t know if they can win in the play-offs, but I think that they can get there.
Police in Toronto have started a street crossing safety blitz in response to the multiple deaths in the first 3 weeks of the year. I never thought it would have to come to this, but people actually need to be told to watch for traffic.
PETA is proposing a robot stand-in for groundhogs for this Groundhog’s Day. I didn’t read the story because I think it’s a little ridiculous. If you want to see what they have to say it can be found at yahoo.ca
The story in the news right now is that South and North Korea exchanged fire near a sea border that is much contested. It can’t be good for the world that North Korea has their back up and is ready to fire any kind of weapon.
I watched the Habs play in Florida last night and had my heart broken in the 3rd period. The boys couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead in the game and lost 2-1 after a penalty shot and an even strength goal.
I have urges to play video games. And I don’t usually have those thoughts. Maybe I’ll clean the apartment so that E-ve will bring the Wii over.
There are still 6 hours left in the work day. This could be a long one.
I hope everyone in internet land has a good one.
Later my friends.
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I hope that the chilly weather hasn’t shocked your systems too badly.
It’s mid-week now, half way to Romeo’s weekend, the first day of Jake’s weekend and my Friday.
Big ups to E-ve and best wishes to her mom for a speedy recovery from her current bout of not feeling so great. She’s a trooper. And all kinds of love to E-ve for being a great daughter and care giver.
All kinds of luck and positive thoughts are being sent to the ACC tonight as the Raptors take on the Miami Heat and try to continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings. I really believe that this is a play-off team. I don’t know if they can win in the play-offs, but I think that they can get there.
Police in Toronto have started a street crossing safety blitz in response to the multiple deaths in the first 3 weeks of the year. I never thought it would have to come to this, but people actually need to be told to watch for traffic.
PETA is proposing a robot stand-in for groundhogs for this Groundhog’s Day. I didn’t read the story because I think it’s a little ridiculous. If you want to see what they have to say it can be found at yahoo.ca
The story in the news right now is that South and North Korea exchanged fire near a sea border that is much contested. It can’t be good for the world that North Korea has their back up and is ready to fire any kind of weapon.
I watched the Habs play in Florida last night and had my heart broken in the 3rd period. The boys couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead in the game and lost 2-1 after a penalty shot and an even strength goal.
I have urges to play video games. And I don’t usually have those thoughts. Maybe I’ll clean the apartment so that E-ve will bring the Wii over.
There are still 6 hours left in the work day. This could be a long one.
I hope everyone in internet land has a good one.
Later my friends.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday Morning Musings, Yoga And Cookies Edition
Good day y'all.
Big ups to E-ve on her way to school today. Here's hoping that she's able to stay awake and rock the class.
The temperature has dropped in Toronto today and there was even some snow in the air earlier. It felt like winter there for a minute or 2.
Last night was the 4th in a row that I made dinner at home instead of getting take-out. It wasn't glamorous or 5 star, but it was tasty enough and easy and available.
Last night I fired off a piece for www.thelongformmusings.blogspot.com about buying new groceries and cooking at home. It was nice to write and I hope it all works out as planned.
We are less than a month away from spring training my friends. Baseball is on the way back. I'm excited.
We are currently watching Conan's last Tonight Show. He's a funny dude. He'll land on his feet. Worry not.
Stone Cold was the bad guy on Chuck this week. He did an alright job and even busted out the same sneer that Casey uses every week. I'm a fan of what they keep doing.
I'm in a laughing kind of mood today. I'm hoping that we can watch some solid comedy through out the day.
I think once I get the cooking under control I may move onto baking as well. Why not.
High fives to the people of the internet. Most of you are pretty awesome. Keep up the good work.
I think maybe yoga would be a good idea.
And video games too. They'd be a good idea too.
I think that's it for today kids.
Have a great day, and if this is your only day here for the week, see you next Tuesday.
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Big ups to E-ve on her way to school today. Here's hoping that she's able to stay awake and rock the class.
The temperature has dropped in Toronto today and there was even some snow in the air earlier. It felt like winter there for a minute or 2.
Last night was the 4th in a row that I made dinner at home instead of getting take-out. It wasn't glamorous or 5 star, but it was tasty enough and easy and available.
Last night I fired off a piece for www.thelongformmusings.blogspot.com about buying new groceries and cooking at home. It was nice to write and I hope it all works out as planned.
We are less than a month away from spring training my friends. Baseball is on the way back. I'm excited.
We are currently watching Conan's last Tonight Show. He's a funny dude. He'll land on his feet. Worry not.
Stone Cold was the bad guy on Chuck this week. He did an alright job and even busted out the same sneer that Casey uses every week. I'm a fan of what they keep doing.
I'm in a laughing kind of mood today. I'm hoping that we can watch some solid comedy through out the day.
I think once I get the cooking under control I may move onto baking as well. Why not.
High fives to the people of the internet. Most of you are pretty awesome. Keep up the good work.
I think maybe yoga would be a good idea.
And video games too. They'd be a good idea too.
I think that's it for today kids.
Have a great day, and if this is your only day here for the week, see you next Tuesday.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday Morning Musings, New Orleans Is Still Rocking Edition
Howdy partners.
Welcome to the work week. If you were lucky enough to have the weekend off I hope that you enjoyed it. No hard feelings.
Big ups to E-ve for the text I got in the middle of the night. No reason, just a text that made me smile this morning. She really is the awesome.
I also smiled big yesterday when Heath told me that he saw Roy Halladay the other night after he left the bar (Heath not Doc). I love that dude so it was huge. Heath also met Cabbie at the airport last spring on his way to Ottawa. I think I need to hang out with Heath more often so that I can see all of these people.
Quick note: People are going to let you down from time to time. It’s not a reflection of you; it is a reflection of those people. It is how you choose to deal with it that reflects you as a person.
Huge win for the Toronto Raptors last night at home against the defending NBA champions the Los Angeles Lakers. The home town boys won 106-105 on 2 free throws made by Hedu Turkoglu with 1.2 seconds left in the game. I was nervous down the stretch and flipping TV channels back and forth with the NFL play-offs at the same time. What a night in sports.
Turns out that I could be an NFL expert as I did pick the Colts and Saints to meet in the Super Bowl. Even though both teams were down at points during the game, they both found a way to come back and make it to the big game.
The Saints continue to be a great story as the city of New Orleans rebuilds itself after Katrina. Having the pride that they do in a team that has been amazing is a great reminder of the human spirit and also how sports can be bigger than just a game on Sunday.
Rumour is that http://www.msn.ca/ has some behind the scenes something or other on the new Rihanna photo shoot.
I watched most of Chuck last night as the football game overlapped it a little bit due to the over time session. I won’t divulge and secrets or endings, but I was entertained. New characters are always fun, and story lines continue to evolve 5 episodes in to the season. It will be on again tonight for people that were too busy or distracted for the show last night.
The skies have cleared after lots of rain this morning. There are reports that it may rain some more, but the temperature is supposed to dip back below freezing so I’m not sure what will happen.
Talked to Mommy Z on the phone last night. Turns out that she loved Transformers 2 which surprised me a little bit. And she’s cool with the idea of E-ve and I coming to visit for Family Day in February.
I think that’s all for today friends. Have a great one.
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Welcome to the work week. If you were lucky enough to have the weekend off I hope that you enjoyed it. No hard feelings.
Big ups to E-ve for the text I got in the middle of the night. No reason, just a text that made me smile this morning. She really is the awesome.
I also smiled big yesterday when Heath told me that he saw Roy Halladay the other night after he left the bar (Heath not Doc). I love that dude so it was huge. Heath also met Cabbie at the airport last spring on his way to Ottawa. I think I need to hang out with Heath more often so that I can see all of these people.
Quick note: People are going to let you down from time to time. It’s not a reflection of you; it is a reflection of those people. It is how you choose to deal with it that reflects you as a person.
Huge win for the Toronto Raptors last night at home against the defending NBA champions the Los Angeles Lakers. The home town boys won 106-105 on 2 free throws made by Hedu Turkoglu with 1.2 seconds left in the game. I was nervous down the stretch and flipping TV channels back and forth with the NFL play-offs at the same time. What a night in sports.
Turns out that I could be an NFL expert as I did pick the Colts and Saints to meet in the Super Bowl. Even though both teams were down at points during the game, they both found a way to come back and make it to the big game.
The Saints continue to be a great story as the city of New Orleans rebuilds itself after Katrina. Having the pride that they do in a team that has been amazing is a great reminder of the human spirit and also how sports can be bigger than just a game on Sunday.
Rumour is that http://www.msn.ca/ has some behind the scenes something or other on the new Rihanna photo shoot.
I watched most of Chuck last night as the football game overlapped it a little bit due to the over time session. I won’t divulge and secrets or endings, but I was entertained. New characters are always fun, and story lines continue to evolve 5 episodes in to the season. It will be on again tonight for people that were too busy or distracted for the show last night.
The skies have cleared after lots of rain this morning. There are reports that it may rain some more, but the temperature is supposed to dip back below freezing so I’m not sure what will happen.
Talked to Mommy Z on the phone last night. Turns out that she loved Transformers 2 which surprised me a little bit. And she’s cool with the idea of E-ve and I coming to visit for Family Day in February.
I think that’s all for today friends. Have a great one.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday Morning Musings, Late But I Made It Edition
Good day people.
I hope that your Sunday has been well so far.
I’ve been busier than usual at work today, so things are a little behind schedule.
High fives to E-ve. Smile big and tip well if she’s serving you your lunch today.
I’m a little frazzled due to a dude that was a little more than rude when things didn’t go as planned at the store today. I don’t think that I deserved to be hung up on when I tried to give him alternate solutions to his situation.
Last night’s dinner was a smashing success with veggies and sausages that filled our tummies and tasted good to boot. They took a little longer than I had anticipated to cook but the bread that E-ve brought to go with dinner was excellent and helped tide us over until the main course was ready.
Last night was also a smashing success for the Montreal Canadiens as they put a hurt on the New York Rangers. The 6-0 result was far better than I had hoped for going in to the game. I was uncertain as to whether or not the Habs would be able to keep up with the blue shirts. It helped to erase the memories of last Sunday’s terrible effort against the same team.
I love my E-ve.
The clouds have started to roll in and the skies have started to darken now that rain is on its way. The temperature is ridiculous today though. They were calling for highs of around 7 degrees. That’s not January weather my friends.
Good luck to Jets and Colts and Saints and Vikings fans today as the 4 teams vie for the 2 spots in the Super Bowl. My bet has the Colts and Saints making it through, but I’m no expert.
Left overs are the order of the day when I get home for dinner tonight. Here’s hoping that they hold up.
“Wok out with your bok (choy) out.”
I think that Chuck should be on City TV tonight, but with play-off available I don’t know what I’m going to do.
I think that’s all for now mes amis. I’m sure that there’s something else I should be doing, or something will come up soon.
Later days.
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I hope that your Sunday has been well so far.
I’ve been busier than usual at work today, so things are a little behind schedule.
High fives to E-ve. Smile big and tip well if she’s serving you your lunch today.
I’m a little frazzled due to a dude that was a little more than rude when things didn’t go as planned at the store today. I don’t think that I deserved to be hung up on when I tried to give him alternate solutions to his situation.
Last night’s dinner was a smashing success with veggies and sausages that filled our tummies and tasted good to boot. They took a little longer than I had anticipated to cook but the bread that E-ve brought to go with dinner was excellent and helped tide us over until the main course was ready.
Last night was also a smashing success for the Montreal Canadiens as they put a hurt on the New York Rangers. The 6-0 result was far better than I had hoped for going in to the game. I was uncertain as to whether or not the Habs would be able to keep up with the blue shirts. It helped to erase the memories of last Sunday’s terrible effort against the same team.
I love my E-ve.
The clouds have started to roll in and the skies have started to darken now that rain is on its way. The temperature is ridiculous today though. They were calling for highs of around 7 degrees. That’s not January weather my friends.
Good luck to Jets and Colts and Saints and Vikings fans today as the 4 teams vie for the 2 spots in the Super Bowl. My bet has the Colts and Saints making it through, but I’m no expert.
Left overs are the order of the day when I get home for dinner tonight. Here’s hoping that they hold up.
“Wok out with your bok (choy) out.”
I think that Chuck should be on City TV tonight, but with play-off available I don’t know what I’m going to do.
I think that’s all for now mes amis. I’m sure that there’s something else I should be doing, or something will come up soon.
Later days.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Saturday Morning Musings, Hockey Picks And Grocery List Edition
Good morning friends.
Welcome to your Saturday. I hope that you’ve all started it with your eyes open and coffee available.
High hopes that E-ve has a good day doing errands and such on her day off. The weather should be good and hopefully the crowds aren’t so bad. Smile big.
It was a great night to be me in the sports viewing world last night. My Habs had a big win in New Jersey against Martin Brodeur and the Devils. We never win there, we never beat Brodeur, and we needed that win, big time.
The Raptors also had a big home win against the Bucks in a game they needed to win to get back to .500. I was happy with effort that the boys put forth. It was gutsy and a welcome sight.
I even got up off of my arse last night and cooked dinner. It was chicken breasts and cream of celery soup with a bunch of salt and pepper and garlic seasoning all in pan in the oven. Thank you to E-ve for the tips via text as I had never cooked with soup before.
And to top it all off I did dishes. Well to be honest I almost did dishes, I put super hot water and soap in the sink and soaked a bunch of dishes.
Pee-wee Herman is hilarious. We’re watching his spot on Conan from this week.
I finished my CBC hockey pool picks this morning. And now I’m hoping for big weeks from Eric Staal, Mike Green, Martin Brodeur and Jose Theodore.
Happy to see that Romeo has his second post up on the http://www.semi-dailyplanet.blogspot.com/ it looks like he’s enjoying himself.
The plan is to do some awesome grocery shopping this week. I’ve got plans for chicken, sausage, ground beef, pork chops, onions, peppers, mushrooms, pasta, soy, peas, potatoes, etc.
I know that it’s only Saturday, but I’m excited for Chuck already. Stone Cold Steve Austin is going to be on this week and I think that Kristin Kreuk is also making her first of 4 scheduled appearances on the show this season.
Time keeps ticking by and customers keep coming in, so I’m going to call this a finished product for today. Have a goodie.
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Welcome to your Saturday. I hope that you’ve all started it with your eyes open and coffee available.
High hopes that E-ve has a good day doing errands and such on her day off. The weather should be good and hopefully the crowds aren’t so bad. Smile big.
It was a great night to be me in the sports viewing world last night. My Habs had a big win in New Jersey against Martin Brodeur and the Devils. We never win there, we never beat Brodeur, and we needed that win, big time.
The Raptors also had a big home win against the Bucks in a game they needed to win to get back to .500. I was happy with effort that the boys put forth. It was gutsy and a welcome sight.
I even got up off of my arse last night and cooked dinner. It was chicken breasts and cream of celery soup with a bunch of salt and pepper and garlic seasoning all in pan in the oven. Thank you to E-ve for the tips via text as I had never cooked with soup before.
And to top it all off I did dishes. Well to be honest I almost did dishes, I put super hot water and soap in the sink and soaked a bunch of dishes.
Pee-wee Herman is hilarious. We’re watching his spot on Conan from this week.
I finished my CBC hockey pool picks this morning. And now I’m hoping for big weeks from Eric Staal, Mike Green, Martin Brodeur and Jose Theodore.
Happy to see that Romeo has his second post up on the http://www.semi-dailyplanet.blogspot.com/ it looks like he’s enjoying himself.
The plan is to do some awesome grocery shopping this week. I’ve got plans for chicken, sausage, ground beef, pork chops, onions, peppers, mushrooms, pasta, soy, peas, potatoes, etc.
I know that it’s only Saturday, but I’m excited for Chuck already. Stone Cold Steve Austin is going to be on this week and I think that Kristin Kreuk is also making her first of 4 scheduled appearances on the show this season.
Time keeps ticking by and customers keep coming in, so I’m going to call this a finished product for today. Have a goodie.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday Morning Musings, Cereal And Movies Edition
Hey there kiddies.
Welcome to Friday. The day most of you have been waiting for all week. I hope it's been great so far and keeps getting better.
Best wishes to E-ve for a good lunch shift after a crazy Wing Night at the restaurant yesterday.
Also, get well soon thoughts out to E-ve's mom. Healthy and happy is always the goal.
There were a ton of fights in the NHL last night. I don't know if there was something in the air or if the planets were aligned differently or something, but there was a lot of the rough stuff.
Hoping that Heath has a great weekend in Ottawa and gets some hang out time with Jake and Romeo and the gang. I hear he's staying with Romeo, I'm sure there will be cuddles.
I'm a wee bit emo. I'm sorry to everyone that's in that shadow. Hope it goes away soon.
Finished my Kevin Smith SModcast book yesterday. Lines were crossed, laughs were had, good times for everyone. When I get a computer I'll have hundreds of hours to download and listen to.
Thinking that I'm gonna have to crack into the cereal here in a few minutes. Food is your friend.
Trying to figure out what movies/ TV shows I'm gonna watch today. Ideas welcome.
"Keep on woking in the free world."
I think that's all for now mes amis. Have a great day and start your weekend right.
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Welcome to Friday. The day most of you have been waiting for all week. I hope it's been great so far and keeps getting better.
Best wishes to E-ve for a good lunch shift after a crazy Wing Night at the restaurant yesterday.
Also, get well soon thoughts out to E-ve's mom. Healthy and happy is always the goal.
There were a ton of fights in the NHL last night. I don't know if there was something in the air or if the planets were aligned differently or something, but there was a lot of the rough stuff.
Hoping that Heath has a great weekend in Ottawa and gets some hang out time with Jake and Romeo and the gang. I hear he's staying with Romeo, I'm sure there will be cuddles.
I'm a wee bit emo. I'm sorry to everyone that's in that shadow. Hope it goes away soon.
Finished my Kevin Smith SModcast book yesterday. Lines were crossed, laughs were had, good times for everyone. When I get a computer I'll have hundreds of hours to download and listen to.
Thinking that I'm gonna have to crack into the cereal here in a few minutes. Food is your friend.
Trying to figure out what movies/ TV shows I'm gonna watch today. Ideas welcome.
"Keep on woking in the free world."
I think that's all for now mes amis. Have a great day and start your weekend right.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday Morning Musings, At Work Not At Home Edition
Hola amigos.
Welcome to an at work Thursday. They are rare, but it happens. What can ya do?
Big ups and good luck to E-ve on Wing Night at the restaurant. Everybody that goes tonight is entitled to a free pound of mild, medium, hot or honey garlic wings. It could be busy if they've advertised well. I might even go after work for some dinner.
Bad break to end the hockey game last night as the Habs lost to the Blues in overtime. Ty Conklin robbed Markov and then the bad guys went the other way to score the winner. The bleu, blanc et rouge didn't play particularly well until the last 10 minutes but they made it interesting by scoring in the last minute of the 3rd to tie it up. I'll take the overtime point, but a win at home would have been nice.
The Raptors also lost last night, I thought they had a chance at the end but missed opportunities did them in. Here's hoping that they can get a home win tomorrow against the same Bucks team to get back to .500.
It's the start of the 1 month countdown to my birthday.
There will be 3 hours of Haiti relief TV tomorrow night as CTV, CBC and Global come together to air a 1 hour special to be aired on all 3 networks before the 2 hour George Clooney extravaganza. There will be a lot of press and a lot of ways to donate and support the relief efforts. Good luck to them.
Vancouver has made the decision to bring in snow by the truck load for the Olympic ski hills. The weather hasn't cooperated lately and while colder temperatures are supposed to be on the way you can't be taking chances in this situation.
Nice people are the awesome. Keep that in mind when you're deciding what kind of person you are going to be today.
I think that's all for today my friends. Writing on the BB isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
Have a groovy day.
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Welcome to an at work Thursday. They are rare, but it happens. What can ya do?
Big ups and good luck to E-ve on Wing Night at the restaurant. Everybody that goes tonight is entitled to a free pound of mild, medium, hot or honey garlic wings. It could be busy if they've advertised well. I might even go after work for some dinner.
Bad break to end the hockey game last night as the Habs lost to the Blues in overtime. Ty Conklin robbed Markov and then the bad guys went the other way to score the winner. The bleu, blanc et rouge didn't play particularly well until the last 10 minutes but they made it interesting by scoring in the last minute of the 3rd to tie it up. I'll take the overtime point, but a win at home would have been nice.
The Raptors also lost last night, I thought they had a chance at the end but missed opportunities did them in. Here's hoping that they can get a home win tomorrow against the same Bucks team to get back to .500.
It's the start of the 1 month countdown to my birthday.
There will be 3 hours of Haiti relief TV tomorrow night as CTV, CBC and Global come together to air a 1 hour special to be aired on all 3 networks before the 2 hour George Clooney extravaganza. There will be a lot of press and a lot of ways to donate and support the relief efforts. Good luck to them.
Vancouver has made the decision to bring in snow by the truck load for the Olympic ski hills. The weather hasn't cooperated lately and while colder temperatures are supposed to be on the way you can't be taking chances in this situation.
Nice people are the awesome. Keep that in mind when you're deciding what kind of person you are going to be today.
I think that's all for today my friends. Writing on the BB isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
Have a groovy day.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday Morning Musings, Day Off To Nap Edition
Bonjour friends.
High fives to everyone for making it to Wednesday. It ain't always that easy.
Big ups to E-ve for being the awesome and planning on coming over for a hang out today. Maybe movies, maybe a nap, maybe I'll kick her ass at Scrabble. Who knows.
I've just eaten cereal for my last 2 meals in a row. Tasty. Blueberry Muffin Mini-Wheats and Nesquik are both pretty yummy. But I'm thinking maybe when lunchtime comes I should eat something more substantial.
I feel a nap coming on. Maybe in preparation for Scrabble.
Gaborik came through with another 4 points last night in a big Rangers win. Dude is leading my week with 7 points in 2 games so far. And then there are Heatley and Thorton who have 3 combined points in 2 games that have seen their team score 14 goals. Are you kidding me?!
Jake has just informed me that his day may even be lazier than mine. Mostly because I am fully dressed.
I'm not sure I'm digging the new cable menu thing.
Best wishes for a settled tummy to E-ve. She's a trooper.
It's Habs game day. And I'm hoping for a win because the last 2 loses have been pretty friggin' awful. I don't really care what happens, I just want a W.
Remember to tell your mother than you love her. No matter if it's in prayer, in person, by email or over the phone. Don't forget.
Ellen is wearing plaid and I keep wondering if she's breaking or extending stereotypes. Either way, I lurve her.
I think that's all for today's day off edition.
Have a goodie.
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High fives to everyone for making it to Wednesday. It ain't always that easy.
Big ups to E-ve for being the awesome and planning on coming over for a hang out today. Maybe movies, maybe a nap, maybe I'll kick her ass at Scrabble. Who knows.
I've just eaten cereal for my last 2 meals in a row. Tasty. Blueberry Muffin Mini-Wheats and Nesquik are both pretty yummy. But I'm thinking maybe when lunchtime comes I should eat something more substantial.
I feel a nap coming on. Maybe in preparation for Scrabble.
Gaborik came through with another 4 points last night in a big Rangers win. Dude is leading my week with 7 points in 2 games so far. And then there are Heatley and Thorton who have 3 combined points in 2 games that have seen their team score 14 goals. Are you kidding me?!
Jake has just informed me that his day may even be lazier than mine. Mostly because I am fully dressed.
I'm not sure I'm digging the new cable menu thing.
Best wishes for a settled tummy to E-ve. She's a trooper.
It's Habs game day. And I'm hoping for a win because the last 2 loses have been pretty friggin' awful. I don't really care what happens, I just want a W.
Remember to tell your mother than you love her. No matter if it's in prayer, in person, by email or over the phone. Don't forget.
Ellen is wearing plaid and I keep wondering if she's breaking or extending stereotypes. Either way, I lurve her.
I think that's all for today's day off edition.
Have a goodie.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Tuesday Morning Musings, Awesome's Back And School's In Edition
Good day to you all.
Happy Tuesday, I hope that it has started with a bang.
Big ups to E-ve who’s back to class today. I hope that she starts feeling better. Sick is never fun.
Not a whole lot going on today. As per usual. It’s a little bit colder outside, and there were even some snow flakes in the air, but it still doesn’t feel like winter.
Last night was a good and relaxing one with a soak in the tub and X-Men 3 on the TV. At the same time.
Tonight is a do whatever night and sleep in because I’m off tomorrow. It’s a split weekend with Wednesday and Friday off. It’s a little different than my norm, but I’ll manage. Don’t you worry about me.
Chuck was the awesome this week. As I mentioned yesterday, I watched it a day early on City TV, and then it was on again last night for the masses in the US. I am happy to report that Captain Awesome is not dead, he is in fact very alive and had his run as a spy. I don’t think we’ll be seeing that storyline again moving forward. Brandon Routh was the big guest star of the week with the bad guy guest star being Angie Harmon. She played one mean woman and had a pretty good little fight scene with Sarah.
Heartfelt thanks go out to everyone that has done anything to help with the Haiti relief effort. Whether you’ve donated a dollar or your time or anything else you’ve done something great. Thank you.
There isn’t much in the news today that really entices me. There’s the Leno vs. Conan thing and the Tiger in sex rehab story, but really, I don’t care. The Haiti relief effort is still number 1, and I’m paying attention to that. But otherwise there isn’t much.
I have noticed that the amount of emails I’ve been receiving from the TTC has increased in the last week or so. There have been more delays reported per day than I can remember in quite some time. I have no idea if it’s just a coincidence or if I’m crazy.
Time to wrap it up I think. I hope that you all rock the rest of your day.
And, like I always say, if this is the one day you stop in per week, we’ll see you next Tuesday.
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Happy Tuesday, I hope that it has started with a bang.
Big ups to E-ve who’s back to class today. I hope that she starts feeling better. Sick is never fun.
Not a whole lot going on today. As per usual. It’s a little bit colder outside, and there were even some snow flakes in the air, but it still doesn’t feel like winter.
Last night was a good and relaxing one with a soak in the tub and X-Men 3 on the TV. At the same time.
Tonight is a do whatever night and sleep in because I’m off tomorrow. It’s a split weekend with Wednesday and Friday off. It’s a little different than my norm, but I’ll manage. Don’t you worry about me.
Chuck was the awesome this week. As I mentioned yesterday, I watched it a day early on City TV, and then it was on again last night for the masses in the US. I am happy to report that Captain Awesome is not dead, he is in fact very alive and had his run as a spy. I don’t think we’ll be seeing that storyline again moving forward. Brandon Routh was the big guest star of the week with the bad guy guest star being Angie Harmon. She played one mean woman and had a pretty good little fight scene with Sarah.
Heartfelt thanks go out to everyone that has done anything to help with the Haiti relief effort. Whether you’ve donated a dollar or your time or anything else you’ve done something great. Thank you.
There isn’t much in the news today that really entices me. There’s the Leno vs. Conan thing and the Tiger in sex rehab story, but really, I don’t care. The Haiti relief effort is still number 1, and I’m paying attention to that. But otherwise there isn’t much.
I have noticed that the amount of emails I’ve been receiving from the TTC has increased in the last week or so. There have been more delays reported per day than I can remember in quite some time. I have no idea if it’s just a coincidence or if I’m crazy.
Time to wrap it up I think. I hope that you all rock the rest of your day.
And, like I always say, if this is the one day you stop in per week, we’ll see you next Tuesday.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday Morning Musings, Mobile At Work Edition
Good morning friends.
Welcome to Monday, here's hoping that you're well.
Big ups to E-ve. I think she won at Trivial Pursuit last night. But I know that she had a good time. Here's hoping that there's no hangover.
Thumbs down to the Montreal Canadiens who lost 6-2 last night in New York. They played a good first period and were winning 2-0, but then it all fell apart.
The only silver lining is that my guy Gaborik had 3 points for the Rangers.
The coffee tastes good this morning. I guess I needed it.
Watched Chuck last night. Was joyfully surprised that it was on. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone that will be watching tonight instead, but I was happy.
I'll spoil it all tomorrow!
If I had a cooking show I would want to say "Wok on with your bad self" on TV.
It's mild again today. The kind of day that you can just hang out outside and enjoy yourself. Some sunshine would be nice, but I don't wanna get picky.
Rude people are ridiculous. Unbelievable even. Oh well, too bad for them.
I think that's about for today folks. You aren't missing out on much over here.
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Welcome to Monday, here's hoping that you're well.
Big ups to E-ve. I think she won at Trivial Pursuit last night. But I know that she had a good time. Here's hoping that there's no hangover.
Thumbs down to the Montreal Canadiens who lost 6-2 last night in New York. They played a good first period and were winning 2-0, but then it all fell apart.
The only silver lining is that my guy Gaborik had 3 points for the Rangers.
The coffee tastes good this morning. I guess I needed it.
Watched Chuck last night. Was joyfully surprised that it was on. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone that will be watching tonight instead, but I was happy.
I'll spoil it all tomorrow!
If I had a cooking show I would want to say "Wok on with your bad self" on TV.
It's mild again today. The kind of day that you can just hang out outside and enjoy yourself. Some sunshine would be nice, but I don't wanna get picky.
Rude people are ridiculous. Unbelievable even. Oh well, too bad for them.
I think that's about for today folks. You aren't missing out on much over here.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Sunday Morning Musings, Trivial Pursuit And The Raptors Win Edition
Good day y’all.
It’s a grey and mild Sunday in Toronto, but I hope there’s some sunshine in your life wherever you are.
Big ups to E-ve as she prepares herself for Trivial Pursuit this evening. I have extreme faith in her ability to run the field with her knowledge of pretty much everything.
I’m not trying to stop anyone from playing Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Trivial Pursuit or Scrabble with E-ve, but it’s a tough go if you try. I’ll stick to sports trivia and things of that ilk.
In other game news, it’s a Killer Bunnies evening in Ottawa. Good luck to everyone in the battle for the winning carrot.
Karaoke was fun last night. As I mentioned on Twitter, my 2nd song was too big for me in the end. I did too much singing along, and I blame the shot of rye for me not being able to do justice to Tim McGraw’s Live Like You Were Dyin’. The last big long note was just a little too much.
I also realized that Glee has had a huge impact because when Sweet Caroline and Don’t Stop Believin’ came on all I could think about was those damn kids doing a fantastic job with the music.
I also received my first birthday gift of the year, which was unexpected and pretty cool. A wooden baseball bat, much like the ones I had when I was a kid. It feels perfect in my hands and reminds me of days gone by.
The late night street car ride home was packed with people that must have had a great time last night because it was loud and busy.
I had a good quick visit with E-ve before I went home to change to go out last night too. We had some Tim Hortons and chit chat. I was out of it a bit from working which didn’t make me great company, but she makes me a happy dude. I’m lucky.
Sad faces as mes Canadiens lost 4-2 last night to Ottawa. It wasn’t a great effort by les boys. And it underscores the fact that Montreal scores fewer goals per game than any other team in the NHL.
Happy faces as the Toronto Raptors are minutes away from a big home win against the Dallas Mavericks. These are games that are big to win because they give us the opportunity to beat bad teams and climb the standings instead of just treading water.
Time to wrap it up for the day. It’s a short work day and we’ve got basketball, hockey and football to watch.
Have a great day.
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It’s a grey and mild Sunday in Toronto, but I hope there’s some sunshine in your life wherever you are.
Big ups to E-ve as she prepares herself for Trivial Pursuit this evening. I have extreme faith in her ability to run the field with her knowledge of pretty much everything.
I’m not trying to stop anyone from playing Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Trivial Pursuit or Scrabble with E-ve, but it’s a tough go if you try. I’ll stick to sports trivia and things of that ilk.
In other game news, it’s a Killer Bunnies evening in Ottawa. Good luck to everyone in the battle for the winning carrot.
Karaoke was fun last night. As I mentioned on Twitter, my 2nd song was too big for me in the end. I did too much singing along, and I blame the shot of rye for me not being able to do justice to Tim McGraw’s Live Like You Were Dyin’. The last big long note was just a little too much.
I also realized that Glee has had a huge impact because when Sweet Caroline and Don’t Stop Believin’ came on all I could think about was those damn kids doing a fantastic job with the music.
I also received my first birthday gift of the year, which was unexpected and pretty cool. A wooden baseball bat, much like the ones I had when I was a kid. It feels perfect in my hands and reminds me of days gone by.
The late night street car ride home was packed with people that must have had a great time last night because it was loud and busy.
I had a good quick visit with E-ve before I went home to change to go out last night too. We had some Tim Hortons and chit chat. I was out of it a bit from working which didn’t make me great company, but she makes me a happy dude. I’m lucky.
Sad faces as mes Canadiens lost 4-2 last night to Ottawa. It wasn’t a great effort by les boys. And it underscores the fact that Montreal scores fewer goals per game than any other team in the NHL.
Happy faces as the Toronto Raptors are minutes away from a big home win against the Dallas Mavericks. These are games that are big to win because they give us the opportunity to beat bad teams and climb the standings instead of just treading water.
Time to wrap it up for the day. It’s a short work day and we’ve got basketball, hockey and football to watch.
Have a great day.
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Saturday Morning Musings, Everybody In The Pool Edition
Hey there everyone.
Happy Saturday morning to you all.
Well wishes and positive thoughts to E-ve’s mom who had a rough go last night. I hope that a new day brings better things.
And big ups to E-ve for being an amazing and helpful daughter. And also for complimenting me heartily on the cake that I made for her. It made me smile big when she said all of the nice things that she did. She’s totally the awesome.
I’m a little sad today because the TV at work is broken and there is play-off football that I will be missing. Sad faces.
Just finished up the picks for my hockey pool. I feel pretty good about them. I didn’t have a great week ending yesterday, but I beat my boss and Alex Ovechkin saved my bacon with his performance against the Maple Leafs last night.
My line-up for this week looks like this:
Forwards:
Kovalchuk, Ilya ATL
Heatley, Dany SJ
Thornton, Joe SJ
Gaborik, Marian NYR
Richards, Brad DAL
Byfuglien, Dustin CHI
Defensemen:
Robidas, Stephane DAL
Bergeron, Marc-Andre MTL
Tyutin, Fedor CBJ
Keith, Duncan CHI
Goaltenders:
Nabokov, Evgeni SJ
Smith, Mike TB
Cross your fingers for me friends.
Listening to music this morning in prep for some karaoke tonight. Am old friend is in town to see RENT and we’re gonna have a hang out and hello and turn on the microphone… I should start picking song ideas now.
I’ve got a little bit of a head ache. I hope that coffee helps. If not I may have to try something more drastic.
I’m all the way up to 4 friends on Facebook since I opened the page. Remember that you can find me there now. Smiles.
I’ve got a piece almost ready for the Longer Form Musings today. I’ve already touched on the subjust here today, so don’t be surprised when it posts and you see it. http://www.thelongformmusings.blogspot.com/
What is everyone else doing this weekend? Let me know. Share your awesome stories. Don’t be shy.
Gotta run, lots to do, well some to do, ok not a whole lot to do, but I’ll find something.
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Happy Saturday morning to you all.
Well wishes and positive thoughts to E-ve’s mom who had a rough go last night. I hope that a new day brings better things.
And big ups to E-ve for being an amazing and helpful daughter. And also for complimenting me heartily on the cake that I made for her. It made me smile big when she said all of the nice things that she did. She’s totally the awesome.
I’m a little sad today because the TV at work is broken and there is play-off football that I will be missing. Sad faces.
Just finished up the picks for my hockey pool. I feel pretty good about them. I didn’t have a great week ending yesterday, but I beat my boss and Alex Ovechkin saved my bacon with his performance against the Maple Leafs last night.
My line-up for this week looks like this:
Forwards:
Kovalchuk, Ilya ATL
Heatley, Dany SJ
Thornton, Joe SJ
Gaborik, Marian NYR
Richards, Brad DAL
Byfuglien, Dustin CHI
Defensemen:
Robidas, Stephane DAL
Bergeron, Marc-Andre MTL
Tyutin, Fedor CBJ
Keith, Duncan CHI
Goaltenders:
Nabokov, Evgeni SJ
Smith, Mike TB
Cross your fingers for me friends.
Listening to music this morning in prep for some karaoke tonight. Am old friend is in town to see RENT and we’re gonna have a hang out and hello and turn on the microphone… I should start picking song ideas now.
I’ve got a little bit of a head ache. I hope that coffee helps. If not I may have to try something more drastic.
I’m all the way up to 4 friends on Facebook since I opened the page. Remember that you can find me there now. Smiles.
I’ve got a piece almost ready for the Longer Form Musings today. I’ve already touched on the subjust here today, so don’t be surprised when it posts and you see it. http://www.thelongformmusings.blogspot.com/
What is everyone else doing this weekend? Let me know. Share your awesome stories. Don’t be shy.
Gotta run, lots to do, well some to do, ok not a whole lot to do, but I’ll find something.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday Morning Musings, Peanut Butter And Mythbusters Edition
Good morning friendlies.
Happy Friday to all of you. I hope it's a good lead in to your weekend.
Big ups to E-ve as she gets ready for work. And then comes over for presents and hang out time and hopefully tasty baking from last night. If you're in her section today be nice and tip well.
Cheers to Jake for being a good person and a better friend. Worry not brother, everyone is gonna be alright.
That includes Romeo who will be super awesome and very helpful if he heads to Haiti.
Mythbusters is on my TV right now. I love this show. They do all of the things that I wish I could have done in my backyard when I was a kid. And I bunch of things that I had no idea that I wanted to do, but I do now!
cp24 says that it's +2 on the thermometer right now. And that's awesome. E-ve and I are scheduled to rock a walk in the village today and that kind of temperature is quite welcome.
Someday, if/ when I'm rich, I'd like to have my own private island to live on at least part time. Not like the island from Lost, more like the island from Gilligan's Island.
Fire truck.
Big won for the Habs last night over the visiting Dallas Stars. Wins at home are important, wins against western conference teams are big too. And last night's was both. Brian Gionta had 2 goals and Carey Price was solid in the win.
Oh yeah, the Maple Leafs won as well.
Just finished my breakfast of crackers and peanut butter. While I don't eat peanut butter often I am very happy that I am not part of the nut allergy generation. I want cashews and almonds and beernuts and I want 'em when I crave 'em.
Wondering if Blockbuster will have any great value DVDs that I don't know I want and need.
I want to get in the Cash Cab.
I think that's about it for now kiddies. Have a great weekend and keep on smiling. Love one another and so on.
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Happy Friday to all of you. I hope it's a good lead in to your weekend.
Big ups to E-ve as she gets ready for work. And then comes over for presents and hang out time and hopefully tasty baking from last night. If you're in her section today be nice and tip well.
Cheers to Jake for being a good person and a better friend. Worry not brother, everyone is gonna be alright.
That includes Romeo who will be super awesome and very helpful if he heads to Haiti.
Mythbusters is on my TV right now. I love this show. They do all of the things that I wish I could have done in my backyard when I was a kid. And I bunch of things that I had no idea that I wanted to do, but I do now!
cp24 says that it's +2 on the thermometer right now. And that's awesome. E-ve and I are scheduled to rock a walk in the village today and that kind of temperature is quite welcome.
Someday, if/ when I'm rich, I'd like to have my own private island to live on at least part time. Not like the island from Lost, more like the island from Gilligan's Island.
Fire truck.
Big won for the Habs last night over the visiting Dallas Stars. Wins at home are important, wins against western conference teams are big too. And last night's was both. Brian Gionta had 2 goals and Carey Price was solid in the win.
Oh yeah, the Maple Leafs won as well.
Just finished my breakfast of crackers and peanut butter. While I don't eat peanut butter often I am very happy that I am not part of the nut allergy generation. I want cashews and almonds and beernuts and I want 'em when I crave 'em.
Wondering if Blockbuster will have any great value DVDs that I don't know I want and need.
I want to get in the Cash Cab.
I think that's about it for now kiddies. Have a great weekend and keep on smiling. Love one another and so on.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Thursday Morning Musings, 300th Post And Love And Prayers And Milk And Eggs Edition
Good morrow mes amis.
I hope that everyone's Thursday has started well.
First off, big, huge positive thoughts out to E-ve's mum this morning and thank yous to the staff that will be taking amazing care of her.
Secondly, big ups to E-ve for being the awesome. With me and her friends and her family she is pretty remarkable.
Thirdly, positive thoughts to the people in Haiti. They are in need of all that we can give, and that may soon include Romeo. He'll be taking our love and prayers with him. And there will be love waiting for him when he gets home.
Today marks another nice round number milestone here at the muse. It's the 300th post since I started this thing last January. The numbers pile up really quickly and this one almost passed me by when I wasn't looking. Thanks to everyone that has stopped in to check out any of the first 299 posts.
I've picked up all of the baking supplies and accessories that I need for E-ve's surprise. It almost looks like I'll be baking for a 6 year old. But I'll make it work.
The Wine Rack lady just got back to the store after a break and a sign on the gate that said be back in 5 minutes. I'm going to wait a minute to go in though. Don't want to look too anxious.
Thank you to Walmart for teaming up with the Canadian Red Cross and letting customers add donations to their purchases. The money is being sent to help the Haitian relief effort.
I think that I'm all done for today.
I hope your day is great wherever you are.
Thanks again.
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I hope that everyone's Thursday has started well.
First off, big, huge positive thoughts out to E-ve's mum this morning and thank yous to the staff that will be taking amazing care of her.
Secondly, big ups to E-ve for being the awesome. With me and her friends and her family she is pretty remarkable.
Thirdly, positive thoughts to the people in Haiti. They are in need of all that we can give, and that may soon include Romeo. He'll be taking our love and prayers with him. And there will be love waiting for him when he gets home.
Today marks another nice round number milestone here at the muse. It's the 300th post since I started this thing last January. The numbers pile up really quickly and this one almost passed me by when I wasn't looking. Thanks to everyone that has stopped in to check out any of the first 299 posts.
I've picked up all of the baking supplies and accessories that I need for E-ve's surprise. It almost looks like I'll be baking for a 6 year old. But I'll make it work.
The Wine Rack lady just got back to the store after a break and a sign on the gate that said be back in 5 minutes. I'm going to wait a minute to go in though. Don't want to look too anxious.
Thank you to Walmart for teaming up with the Canadian Red Cross and letting customers add donations to their purchases. The money is being sent to help the Haitian relief effort.
I think that I'm all done for today.
I hope your day is great wherever you are.
Thanks again.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wednesday Morning Musings, New Blog And An Idea Needed Edition
Bonjour friends.
Here’s hoping that Wednesday has started well and will continue along the same lines for all of you.
E-ve’s already at work rocking her section, so here’s hoping that she picking up some solid tips and smiles.
I started a new blog yesterday at www.thelongformmusings.blogspot.com the plan is to use it when I have things that I want to write about for more than just a few lines. There’s a start up piece there now about what I want to do this year and there’s already one other piece that is partly written. I’m excited that I’ve started this one to go along with the musings here. It’s like a sister blog. Good times.
Yesterday marked the end of a career for NHL goaltender Curtis Joseph. Dude had a long stay in the league with 19 seasons played and is 4th on the all-time wins list in the history of the game. But the question that is taking over the internet, TV and radio shows is whether or not he belongs in the Hall of Fame. I think the answer is yes. It’s true that he doesn’t have his name on the Stanley Cup, but dude won a lot of games in the regular season. He also won a lot of games in the play-offs with teams that weren’t supposed to get wins. The Oilers, Blues and Maple Leafs can all attest to that fact. In the end it’s not up to me, but I think that CuJo should be a member of the Hall.
Last night was a Chuck free night on TV, and without it I was disappointed. I watched NCIS, a few hockey highlights and then put on Star Trek before bed. The movie holds up on the 4th watch, and the special features and gag reel were pretty good too.
It’s not as cold today compared to the last few days… and they say that it’s going to get above 0 before the end of the week. I’m excited!
I opened my big mouth and told E-ve that I could do some baking. So now I’m bouncing ideas off of co-workers and trying to come up with something tasty and creative and awesome. Wish me luck.
I’ve had Taylor Swift’s “15” stuck in my head. It’s not a bad song or anything, but it’s starting to drive me a little bit crazy.
Big ups to everyone everywhere just because everyone deserves some love.
Have a great day everyone.
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Here’s hoping that Wednesday has started well and will continue along the same lines for all of you.
E-ve’s already at work rocking her section, so here’s hoping that she picking up some solid tips and smiles.
I started a new blog yesterday at www.thelongformmusings.blogspot.com the plan is to use it when I have things that I want to write about for more than just a few lines. There’s a start up piece there now about what I want to do this year and there’s already one other piece that is partly written. I’m excited that I’ve started this one to go along with the musings here. It’s like a sister blog. Good times.
Yesterday marked the end of a career for NHL goaltender Curtis Joseph. Dude had a long stay in the league with 19 seasons played and is 4th on the all-time wins list in the history of the game. But the question that is taking over the internet, TV and radio shows is whether or not he belongs in the Hall of Fame. I think the answer is yes. It’s true that he doesn’t have his name on the Stanley Cup, but dude won a lot of games in the regular season. He also won a lot of games in the play-offs with teams that weren’t supposed to get wins. The Oilers, Blues and Maple Leafs can all attest to that fact. In the end it’s not up to me, but I think that CuJo should be a member of the Hall.
Last night was a Chuck free night on TV, and without it I was disappointed. I watched NCIS, a few hockey highlights and then put on Star Trek before bed. The movie holds up on the 4th watch, and the special features and gag reel were pretty good too.
It’s not as cold today compared to the last few days… and they say that it’s going to get above 0 before the end of the week. I’m excited!
I opened my big mouth and told E-ve that I could do some baking. So now I’m bouncing ideas off of co-workers and trying to come up with something tasty and creative and awesome. Wish me luck.
I’ve had Taylor Swift’s “15” stuck in my head. It’s not a bad song or anything, but it’s starting to drive me a little bit crazy.
Big ups to everyone everywhere just because everyone deserves some love.
Have a great day everyone.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday Morning Musings, Marvel's Making Decisions Edition
I'm mobile again today as last night's prime time TV line-up is playing on the computer here at the store. I'm not complaining. It was a good night for TV.
Big ups to E-ve for being the awesome! And good luck at school with the registering for new classes. She's crazy smart you know, I'm worried about Trivial Pursuit.
Exciting news as Romeo's new blog is up and live at www.semi-dailyplanet.blogspot.com when I get to the computer it will be the newest link in the blogroll.
Last night I wrote a piece that will be the first note on the new facebook page. And it may also lead to something new at blogspot.com as well. We'll have to wait and see how that goes.
Last night I also bought the new Kevin Smith book. Shooting the Sh*t with Kevin Smith, the best of SModcast. It's a funny read if you're a Smith fan. In fact, I missed my stop on the subway last night on the way home from work.
I am disappointed with the Toronto Raptors right now. Last night they had a huge lead on the road in Indiana, and they effing blew it.
My only consolation prize was that Tyler Hansborough showed me that he can be a real NBA basketball player. He's a North Carolina legend and now a serviceable big man in the pro's.
It's a sunny and cold day in the city. Everyone is bundled up. E-ve is thinking warm thoughts.
I read today that the Spider-man franchise has decided to reboot. The original release date was to have been set for summer 2011 but Marvel has now pushed the date to 2012 and Director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire are both out. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do here. Marvel has a lot of irons in the fire in the next few years. Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, X-Men and The Avengers are all in their plans. Oh, and Iron Man 2 is coming out this year.
Time to wrap things up. I have some junk to do and I have to pee.
Have a great day my friends, and if you’re only here this one day a week, I’ll see you next Tuesday.
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Big ups to E-ve for being the awesome! And good luck at school with the registering for new classes. She's crazy smart you know, I'm worried about Trivial Pursuit.
Exciting news as Romeo's new blog is up and live at www.semi-dailyplanet.blogspot.com when I get to the computer it will be the newest link in the blogroll.
Last night I wrote a piece that will be the first note on the new facebook page. And it may also lead to something new at blogspot.com as well. We'll have to wait and see how that goes.
Last night I also bought the new Kevin Smith book. Shooting the Sh*t with Kevin Smith, the best of SModcast. It's a funny read if you're a Smith fan. In fact, I missed my stop on the subway last night on the way home from work.
I am disappointed with the Toronto Raptors right now. Last night they had a huge lead on the road in Indiana, and they effing blew it.
My only consolation prize was that Tyler Hansborough showed me that he can be a real NBA basketball player. He's a North Carolina legend and now a serviceable big man in the pro's.
It's a sunny and cold day in the city. Everyone is bundled up. E-ve is thinking warm thoughts.
I read today that the Spider-man franchise has decided to reboot. The original release date was to have been set for summer 2011 but Marvel has now pushed the date to 2012 and Director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire are both out. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do here. Marvel has a lot of irons in the fire in the next few years. Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, X-Men and The Avengers are all in their plans. Oh, and Iron Man 2 is coming out this year.
Time to wrap things up. I have some junk to do and I have to pee.
Have a great day my friends, and if you’re only here this one day a week, I’ll see you next Tuesday.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Monday Morning Musings, Pretty Snow And Brand Expansion Edition
Good morning all.
I'm mobile right now because the computers are in use.
Big ups to E-ve. I hope that sleep was better than I think. She is the awesome.
So, last night was 2 hours of Chuck. It was awesome too. I had been worried about changes now that Chuck has the Intersect 2.0 in his head. But I think they did it right. The romance, the story, the characters, the everything. I am excited to watch episode 3 tonight. And I have an itch to watch the first 2 hours again today. I'm a geek.
No longer mobile.
Last night also featured the highest scoring NFL play-off game in history. The Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals scored a combined 96 points in an overtime thriller. I didn’t even know who I was cheering for and I was caught up in the action and the back and forth style of play. I’m pretty sure that I could have played defense at points during the 4th quarter.
Yay to Romeo who is thinking about starting a new blog of his own. If he does we’ll be linking to it for sure.
And yay to my favourite Aunt and Romeo and Jake and E-ve and Heath who have all expressed desire to hang out for my birthday next month. You guys are the greatest.
It’s snowing lightly right now. It looks pretty even. And to top that, it’s not extremely cold. And I like that a lot.
I am starting to worry about all of the cold and snow storms that are taking random places hostage this winter. Hundreds of people in China have been forced from their homes because of snow storms that never come. Dozens were stranded over night in their cars on the highway in Germany because there was no way to travel the roads. And Miami is setting records with cold temperatures. I know it’s not Green Week, and I’m not scientist, but this is ridiculous. Dr. David Suzuki and Al Gore must be going nuts right now. Do you know how hard it must be for them not to go on every talk show and say I told you so.
Also, this whole Tim Hortons, donut for 49 cents thing is going to cause a lot of people to fail with their New Year’s Resolutions of losing weight.
We are rapidly approaching the 1 year anniversary of Wally Z’s New Morning Musings. And to celebrate I’ve launched a Wally Z page on Facebook. It can be found by searching for Wally Z’s Morning Musings. Tell your friends, start a trend, help expand my brand. And remember, if this works it will be because of you.
I think that’s it for now mes amis.
I hope that you have a groovy Monday.
That’s right, I said groovy.
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I'm mobile right now because the computers are in use.
Big ups to E-ve. I hope that sleep was better than I think. She is the awesome.
So, last night was 2 hours of Chuck. It was awesome too. I had been worried about changes now that Chuck has the Intersect 2.0 in his head. But I think they did it right. The romance, the story, the characters, the everything. I am excited to watch episode 3 tonight. And I have an itch to watch the first 2 hours again today. I'm a geek.
No longer mobile.
Last night also featured the highest scoring NFL play-off game in history. The Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals scored a combined 96 points in an overtime thriller. I didn’t even know who I was cheering for and I was caught up in the action and the back and forth style of play. I’m pretty sure that I could have played defense at points during the 4th quarter.
Yay to Romeo who is thinking about starting a new blog of his own. If he does we’ll be linking to it for sure.
And yay to my favourite Aunt and Romeo and Jake and E-ve and Heath who have all expressed desire to hang out for my birthday next month. You guys are the greatest.
It’s snowing lightly right now. It looks pretty even. And to top that, it’s not extremely cold. And I like that a lot.
I am starting to worry about all of the cold and snow storms that are taking random places hostage this winter. Hundreds of people in China have been forced from their homes because of snow storms that never come. Dozens were stranded over night in their cars on the highway in Germany because there was no way to travel the roads. And Miami is setting records with cold temperatures. I know it’s not Green Week, and I’m not scientist, but this is ridiculous. Dr. David Suzuki and Al Gore must be going nuts right now. Do you know how hard it must be for them not to go on every talk show and say I told you so.
Also, this whole Tim Hortons, donut for 49 cents thing is going to cause a lot of people to fail with their New Year’s Resolutions of losing weight.
We are rapidly approaching the 1 year anniversary of Wally Z’s New Morning Musings. And to celebrate I’ve launched a Wally Z page on Facebook. It can be found by searching for Wally Z’s Morning Musings. Tell your friends, start a trend, help expand my brand. And remember, if this works it will be because of you.
I think that’s it for now mes amis.
I hope that you have a groovy Monday.
That’s right, I said groovy.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sunday Morning Musings, Chuck Is Back Edition
Hi there surfers.
I hope that everyone has started Sunday off in fantastic fashion.
I’m at work, E-ve’s at work, I’m pretty sure that Jake is or was at work and Romeo usually works Sunday nights. Who said that Sunday was a day of rest?
The Montreal Canadiens ran into a hot goaltender last night, Martin Brodeur, and lost 2-1 in overtime to the New Jersey Devils. @ThatKevinSmith will be happy. But I’m not.
My pops has decided that he wants to have a joint birthday party on the day of my birthday for him, my step-sister and myself. Now I have to tell him that I have other plans made already because it’s my birthday. I’m not a young dude, but I’m not that old yet either. What I will tell you is that today marks the start of a 110 week countdown to a significant birthday. I’ll post on the twitter feed the milestone birthday I’m counting down to. www.twitter.com/Wallyzblogger
Best wishes for big tips go out to E-ve today. Sunday should be a day of generosity from people that want their lunch served to them.
I have songs from Glee stuck in my head. With the voices of the actors not the original singers.
Hey, guess what! Chuck is back in like 7 hours! This is the show that I have been waiting for since the finale of season 2. They do such a good job of drawing me in with funny and action and a little bit of drama. I’m hyped to see the actors the new storylines and the ass kickary. Chuck is going to be a well oiled machine. I’ll be honest though. I’m worried about the direction of the show now that he won’t need Sarah and Casey to save his ass all the time. They had better have something figured out. I don’t want to lose interest the way that I have with Heroes. They really dropped the ball on that one.
I need to get out of the all day every day face to face customer service line of work.
I have the bug to sing back again after going out for E-ve’s birthday. Maybe I’ll be able to talk her into going once in a while with me so that we can laugh and smile keep our vocal chords exercised. I also blame Glee and NBC’s The Sing-Off for bringing music to the forefront of prime time TV. How was I ever going to deny the urge? I think it’s a conspiracy.
The Raptors are getting ready to tip-off against the Boston Celtics this afternoon. It’s a game that will have the Celtics favoured, but the Raptors are on fire right now and have the chance to avenge the sole loss in their last 8 games. Good luck gentlemen.
I think that’s all for now. There’s a game to watch and other assorted tasks to take care of.
Happy Sunday to my loved ones.
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I hope that everyone has started Sunday off in fantastic fashion.
I’m at work, E-ve’s at work, I’m pretty sure that Jake is or was at work and Romeo usually works Sunday nights. Who said that Sunday was a day of rest?
The Montreal Canadiens ran into a hot goaltender last night, Martin Brodeur, and lost 2-1 in overtime to the New Jersey Devils. @ThatKevinSmith will be happy. But I’m not.
My pops has decided that he wants to have a joint birthday party on the day of my birthday for him, my step-sister and myself. Now I have to tell him that I have other plans made already because it’s my birthday. I’m not a young dude, but I’m not that old yet either. What I will tell you is that today marks the start of a 110 week countdown to a significant birthday. I’ll post on the twitter feed the milestone birthday I’m counting down to. www.twitter.com/Wallyzblogger
Best wishes for big tips go out to E-ve today. Sunday should be a day of generosity from people that want their lunch served to them.
I have songs from Glee stuck in my head. With the voices of the actors not the original singers.
Hey, guess what! Chuck is back in like 7 hours! This is the show that I have been waiting for since the finale of season 2. They do such a good job of drawing me in with funny and action and a little bit of drama. I’m hyped to see the actors the new storylines and the ass kickary. Chuck is going to be a well oiled machine. I’ll be honest though. I’m worried about the direction of the show now that he won’t need Sarah and Casey to save his ass all the time. They had better have something figured out. I don’t want to lose interest the way that I have with Heroes. They really dropped the ball on that one.
I need to get out of the all day every day face to face customer service line of work.
I have the bug to sing back again after going out for E-ve’s birthday. Maybe I’ll be able to talk her into going once in a while with me so that we can laugh and smile keep our vocal chords exercised. I also blame Glee and NBC’s The Sing-Off for bringing music to the forefront of prime time TV. How was I ever going to deny the urge? I think it’s a conspiracy.
The Raptors are getting ready to tip-off against the Boston Celtics this afternoon. It’s a game that will have the Celtics favoured, but the Raptors are on fire right now and have the chance to avenge the sole loss in their last 8 games. Good luck gentlemen.
I think that’s all for now. There’s a game to watch and other assorted tasks to take care of.
Happy Sunday to my loved ones.
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
Saturday Morning Musings, That's A Challenge Edition
Good morning webheads.
I hope that everyone is warm and happy on this Saturday morning.
Big love to E-ve who had a rough trip home last night due to TTC issues. It was cold, but she was pretty bundled. Hopefully she’s thawed out by now and is comfy and cozy.
Congrats to the Raptors on another win last night. It was a game that they should have had less trouble with, but road wins are hard to come by in the NBA so I’ll just be happy with the W.
E-ve told me that it’s okay to be excited and countdown to Chuck now. So I am. Right now, while I type this we are just under 33 hours away from Chuck season 3 premiering on NBC.
Yay!
I got to watch the 1st episode of Glee yesterday on Showcase Diva. Don’t judge me. It was the first time that I had seen the episode and I very much understand why it was enough to get the hype machine moving.
Think we might have a plan for Family Day this year. It's the next holiday on the calender and a good time to hang out with Mommy Z and the animals out in the country.
High fives to everyone braving the cold. It’s chilly out there. If you’re not bundled up don’t even think about spending time out there. You’d be crazy.
E-ve and I postponed our scheduled Scrabble match from last night due to high levels of sleepiness. It was a reprieve for her as I would kick her ass. Ya that’s right, I said it. It’s a challenge. This is a throw down, a show down. Hell no I won’t slow down. Hehe
Currently watching Something, Something Dark Side on the computer at work.
Watched more Zac Brown videos on Youtube this morning. I'm starting to really dig these guys and their southern sound.
I’ll be cheering for the Dallas Cowboys tonight in the NFL play-offs. Let’s go ‘Boys!
Alright ladies and gents, I think it’s time to get some work done and check my fantasy pool picks one more time before the deadline.
Have a great weekend folks.
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I hope that everyone is warm and happy on this Saturday morning.
Big love to E-ve who had a rough trip home last night due to TTC issues. It was cold, but she was pretty bundled. Hopefully she’s thawed out by now and is comfy and cozy.
Congrats to the Raptors on another win last night. It was a game that they should have had less trouble with, but road wins are hard to come by in the NBA so I’ll just be happy with the W.
E-ve told me that it’s okay to be excited and countdown to Chuck now. So I am. Right now, while I type this we are just under 33 hours away from Chuck season 3 premiering on NBC.
Yay!
I got to watch the 1st episode of Glee yesterday on Showcase Diva. Don’t judge me. It was the first time that I had seen the episode and I very much understand why it was enough to get the hype machine moving.
Think we might have a plan for Family Day this year. It's the next holiday on the calender and a good time to hang out with Mommy Z and the animals out in the country.
High fives to everyone braving the cold. It’s chilly out there. If you’re not bundled up don’t even think about spending time out there. You’d be crazy.
E-ve and I postponed our scheduled Scrabble match from last night due to high levels of sleepiness. It was a reprieve for her as I would kick her ass. Ya that’s right, I said it. It’s a challenge. This is a throw down, a show down. Hell no I won’t slow down. Hehe
Currently watching Something, Something Dark Side on the computer at work.
Watched more Zac Brown videos on Youtube this morning. I'm starting to really dig these guys and their southern sound.
I’ll be cheering for the Dallas Cowboys tonight in the NFL play-offs. Let’s go ‘Boys!
Alright ladies and gents, I think it’s time to get some work done and check my fantasy pool picks one more time before the deadline.
Have a great weekend folks.
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Friday Morning Musings, Found One! Edition
Good day to all of my friends, family, foes and fans.
I hope you're all having what's shaping up to be a great Friday.
Thursday was a pretty awesome day for today to compete with. E-ve had a pretty good birthday and I was happy to be part of it.
Her mum did a great job getting some M&M steaks for their dinner and then it was karaoke time. She did a great job singing Out Tonight from RENT and also Love Will Keep Us Together. Hearing her sing makes me smile. We also got to hang with a few of her friends from the restaurant. Everyone had big smiles, chips and salsa and laughs. Good times.
P.S. Thank you to the TTC street car and bus drivers for making a pretty sweet exception and getting her home quicker, warmer and safer than what could have been. Much appreciated.
We also got to share a few funny moments as some of the patrons would have fit perfectly at a bar we used to sing at in Ottawa.
I had a good time trying 2 songs that I had never sung before as well. The 1st was Use Somebody by the Kings of Leon. I felt pitchy to start but was happy with it overall. The 2nd was Chicken Fried by the Zac Brown Band. I had some trouble with the flow of some of it. But the chorus and I got along just fine and I dig that song. It's still in my head.
The cable is being dumb. Digital radio is all I have access to.
Tomorrow marks the start of the 2nd half of the CBC fantasy hockey season. It also means that if I get my stuff together and make good picks I might be able to make a run at the KIA they are giving away. Wish a dude luck.
I was very confused by the whole colour thing in all the girls statuses on FB yesterday. I did figure it out. And I am made to understand that it's in support of Breast Cancer awareness. As long as everyone knows what it's about I think it was probably wide reaching enough to spread some serious awareness.
Does anyone else remember when Heroes was worth waiting for every Monday night?
In other Monday night entertainment news: Chuck is "this close" to being back. There is a 2 episode shot for your viewing pleasure on Sunday night, followed by another episode on Monday night. IMDB is showing 12 episodes for this season which means a quarter of their season is coming up in the next 4 days.
I hope everyone is finding a way to stay warm on this chilly day.
I think that's all for now mes amis.
Have a great day. Happy Friday!
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I hope you're all having what's shaping up to be a great Friday.
Thursday was a pretty awesome day for today to compete with. E-ve had a pretty good birthday and I was happy to be part of it.
Her mum did a great job getting some M&M steaks for their dinner and then it was karaoke time. She did a great job singing Out Tonight from RENT and also Love Will Keep Us Together. Hearing her sing makes me smile. We also got to hang with a few of her friends from the restaurant. Everyone had big smiles, chips and salsa and laughs. Good times.
P.S. Thank you to the TTC street car and bus drivers for making a pretty sweet exception and getting her home quicker, warmer and safer than what could have been. Much appreciated.
We also got to share a few funny moments as some of the patrons would have fit perfectly at a bar we used to sing at in Ottawa.
I had a good time trying 2 songs that I had never sung before as well. The 1st was Use Somebody by the Kings of Leon. I felt pitchy to start but was happy with it overall. The 2nd was Chicken Fried by the Zac Brown Band. I had some trouble with the flow of some of it. But the chorus and I got along just fine and I dig that song. It's still in my head.
The cable is being dumb. Digital radio is all I have access to.
Tomorrow marks the start of the 2nd half of the CBC fantasy hockey season. It also means that if I get my stuff together and make good picks I might be able to make a run at the KIA they are giving away. Wish a dude luck.
I was very confused by the whole colour thing in all the girls statuses on FB yesterday. I did figure it out. And I am made to understand that it's in support of Breast Cancer awareness. As long as everyone knows what it's about I think it was probably wide reaching enough to spread some serious awareness.
Does anyone else remember when Heroes was worth waiting for every Monday night?
In other Monday night entertainment news: Chuck is "this close" to being back. There is a 2 episode shot for your viewing pleasure on Sunday night, followed by another episode on Monday night. IMDB is showing 12 episodes for this season which means a quarter of their season is coming up in the next 4 days.
I hope everyone is finding a way to stay warm on this chilly day.
I think that's all for now mes amis.
Have a great day. Happy Friday!
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Thursday Morning Musings, Happy E-ve's Birthday Edition
Good afternoon friendlies.
First and most importantly, it is E-ve's birthday. She's 1 year older than she was yesterday. But she looks pretty darn good.
Here's hoping that dinner with her mum and dad is great and karaoke with friends is a blast.
Mobile quick fire time.
I'm disappointed that Roberto Alomar did not get voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. He was the most exciting player that I ever got to watch.
Congratulations to former Montreal Expo, Andre Dawson who was voted into the HoF. Here's hoping his plaque shows an Expos cap forever in Cooperstown, NY.
And lastly on the baseball front, Randy Johnson retired this week. The Big Unit was amazing both physically and in performance. I saw him pitch one Sunday afternoon from the 2nd row and he wowed me.
The cold snap has ended for now. It's only about -4 today with very little wind chill.
Now that E-ve's birthday is here I have started the countdown to Chuck on Sunday, January 10/ 2010.
I'm almost out of Christmas chocolates. More needed shortly.
My shawarma was so spicy at lunch today that my eyes watered and my sinuses have cleared. Thank you my friends.
You might not believe me when I tell you this, but there are 2 reasons I'm almost excited for work Saturday. Not enough that I'll be happy to get out of bed... But we'll see how it goes.
I'm excited to report that Glee will be on Showcase Diva starting tomorrow.
I love the Batman.
Time to wrap it up I think.
We're inching closer to 300 posts. Exciting.
Have a good night friends, and a happy tomorrow.
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First and most importantly, it is E-ve's birthday. She's 1 year older than she was yesterday. But she looks pretty darn good.
Here's hoping that dinner with her mum and dad is great and karaoke with friends is a blast.
Mobile quick fire time.
I'm disappointed that Roberto Alomar did not get voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. He was the most exciting player that I ever got to watch.
Congratulations to former Montreal Expo, Andre Dawson who was voted into the HoF. Here's hoping his plaque shows an Expos cap forever in Cooperstown, NY.
And lastly on the baseball front, Randy Johnson retired this week. The Big Unit was amazing both physically and in performance. I saw him pitch one Sunday afternoon from the 2nd row and he wowed me.
The cold snap has ended for now. It's only about -4 today with very little wind chill.
Now that E-ve's birthday is here I have started the countdown to Chuck on Sunday, January 10/ 2010.
I'm almost out of Christmas chocolates. More needed shortly.
My shawarma was so spicy at lunch today that my eyes watered and my sinuses have cleared. Thank you my friends.
You might not believe me when I tell you this, but there are 2 reasons I'm almost excited for work Saturday. Not enough that I'll be happy to get out of bed... But we'll see how it goes.
I'm excited to report that Glee will be on Showcase Diva starting tomorrow.
I love the Batman.
Time to wrap it up I think.
We're inching closer to 300 posts. Exciting.
Have a good night friends, and a happy tomorrow.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Wednesday Morning Musings, 24 Hour Countdown And Thoughts Of An Android Edtion
Good day folks.
I hope that everyone is having a good start to their Wednesday.
We are now less than 24 hours away from E-ve’s birthday.
She’s got a great day planned tomorrow with family time and friend time all jam packed into 1 Thursday. It’s going to be a good one. I can feel it.
Sad faces were found all over Canada last night as our World Junior team was defeated by the American squad in overtime. It was the first time that the Canadian team lost the Gold Medal game since 2004 when the Americans won their first gold.
I’m thinking that I may be ready to ditch my Blackberry and go to an Android. Thoughts?
Yesterday I watched a lot of Youtube here at work and I was all over the country music. Sugarland really does blow me away. The songs, musicianship and the singing are all tremendous. I fully expect them to be at the top of the country music game for a long time to come.
Apparently my old buddy, and former coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Pat Burns has been telling stories about the Tiger Woods saga. Burns says that his buddies in the police department told him that Tiger lost 2 teeth and had a cut on his cheek from the swing of a golf club.
Side note: My fantasy hockey team has been brutal this week.
Congrats to Jake for finishing a stretch of 8 straight days at work.
Hoping that the Raptors can get another big win tonight. It would be 7 of 8 if they do. I’d be happy with that.
I lurve my E-ve.
Tons of things to do today and not enough time to do them.
Gotta jet for now.
Have a great day mes amis.
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I hope that everyone is having a good start to their Wednesday.
We are now less than 24 hours away from E-ve’s birthday.
She’s got a great day planned tomorrow with family time and friend time all jam packed into 1 Thursday. It’s going to be a good one. I can feel it.
Sad faces were found all over Canada last night as our World Junior team was defeated by the American squad in overtime. It was the first time that the Canadian team lost the Gold Medal game since 2004 when the Americans won their first gold.
I’m thinking that I may be ready to ditch my Blackberry and go to an Android. Thoughts?
Yesterday I watched a lot of Youtube here at work and I was all over the country music. Sugarland really does blow me away. The songs, musicianship and the singing are all tremendous. I fully expect them to be at the top of the country music game for a long time to come.
Apparently my old buddy, and former coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Pat Burns has been telling stories about the Tiger Woods saga. Burns says that his buddies in the police department told him that Tiger lost 2 teeth and had a cut on his cheek from the swing of a golf club.
Side note: My fantasy hockey team has been brutal this week.
Congrats to Jake for finishing a stretch of 8 straight days at work.
Hoping that the Raptors can get another big win tonight. It would be 7 of 8 if they do. I’d be happy with that.
I lurve my E-ve.
Tons of things to do today and not enough time to do them.
Gotta jet for now.
Have a great day mes amis.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Tuesday Morning Musings, 48 Hour Countdown and Batman VS J.C. Edition
Hola amigos.
Here’s hoping that you’re feeling well.
Happy to report that after a fantastic dinner of homemade baked beans and bread supplied by E-ve last night I slept pretty well and feel like I may be beating this cold thing.
Also, thumbs up to E-ve’s cooking. She doesn’t seem to give herself much credit for a lot of it, but she always does a pretty awesome job. I like it a lot.
And, we are now less than 48 hours away from E-ve’s birthday. It is fast approaching and I am quickly trying to finalize a plan in my head that will translate well to reality.
Team Canada goes for gold tonight against Team USA at the WJC in Saskatchewan. There will be a whole lot of people cheering on the under 19 year olds on the prairies.
It’s snowing again in Toronto. I think we’ve got a little bit of a pattern developing. I’m not sure how I’ll feel about it long term.
Here is my favourite Tweet sequence of the day from @ThatKevinSmith. The question was posed to him by @BMSTK and the answer is straight from the man himself.
“Batman VS Terminator VS Darth Vader VS Jesus VS a pack of Velociraptors. Who wins?” Batman takes out Arnie & Anakin with EMP blasts via Batmobile, & shatters grills of 2 raptors while root-canaling a third with boot-stomp. Since they’re beasts, his moral code doesn’t prevent him from snapping necks- leaving just the Christ. Batman pulls his uppercut to J.C.’s jaw. K.O. Jesus forgives Bats.
We are almost at the 300 post mark here at the Morning Muse… and that’s kinda cool to me.
Snuggie?
I am still having a hard time dealing with the fact that the University of North Carolina Tar Heels lost a basketball game to the College of Charleston Cougars. This is a loss where the Heels shot only 38 percent from the floor and were only 1 for 6 from 3-point range… unacceptable. Arg.
I think that’s about it for now folks. If anything pops into my head I’ll fire it up on the Twitter feed.
And, as per tradition, if you’re only here this one day of the week, we’ll see you next Tuesday.
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Here’s hoping that you’re feeling well.
Happy to report that after a fantastic dinner of homemade baked beans and bread supplied by E-ve last night I slept pretty well and feel like I may be beating this cold thing.
Also, thumbs up to E-ve’s cooking. She doesn’t seem to give herself much credit for a lot of it, but she always does a pretty awesome job. I like it a lot.
And, we are now less than 48 hours away from E-ve’s birthday. It is fast approaching and I am quickly trying to finalize a plan in my head that will translate well to reality.
Team Canada goes for gold tonight against Team USA at the WJC in Saskatchewan. There will be a whole lot of people cheering on the under 19 year olds on the prairies.
It’s snowing again in Toronto. I think we’ve got a little bit of a pattern developing. I’m not sure how I’ll feel about it long term.
Here is my favourite Tweet sequence of the day from @ThatKevinSmith. The question was posed to him by @BMSTK and the answer is straight from the man himself.
“Batman VS Terminator VS Darth Vader VS Jesus VS a pack of Velociraptors. Who wins?” Batman takes out Arnie & Anakin with EMP blasts via Batmobile, & shatters grills of 2 raptors while root-canaling a third with boot-stomp. Since they’re beasts, his moral code doesn’t prevent him from snapping necks- leaving just the Christ. Batman pulls his uppercut to J.C.’s jaw. K.O. Jesus forgives Bats.
We are almost at the 300 post mark here at the Morning Muse… and that’s kinda cool to me.
Snuggie?
I am still having a hard time dealing with the fact that the University of North Carolina Tar Heels lost a basketball game to the College of Charleston Cougars. This is a loss where the Heels shot only 38 percent from the floor and were only 1 for 6 from 3-point range… unacceptable. Arg.
I think that’s about it for now folks. If anything pops into my head I’ll fire it up on the Twitter feed.
And, as per tradition, if you’re only here this one day of the week, we’ll see you next Tuesday.
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Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday Morning Musings, Congrats To CB4 Edition
Good day to you all.
Here’s hoping that your work week has started well so far.
E-ve just fired me a message saying that lunch is crazy slow at the restaurant. So hear this my friends, if you’re hungry and didn’t bring your lunch to work it’s okay to scrape together a few dollars and eat out in January. Just remember to be friendly and tip well.
Big win for the Raptors last night at home against the San Antonio Spurs. I didn’t see that one coming at all. Congrats as well to Chris Bosh who became the all time leading regular season scorer in franchise history. Vince Carter no longer holds the title which is just fine with many Raptors fans. Now everyone is just hoping that this is one more thing that will help to convince CB4 to stay in Toronto after the season is over.
Also in the big win category is Team Canada. The World Junior Championships semi-finals were played yesterday and Canada got a little bit of a lucky break when they got the Swiss instead of Russia after an upset in the quarter-finals. Next up is Team USA in the finals on Tuesday. Canada is gunning for a 6th straight gold medal and the whole country is behind them.
I’m currently fighting off a sore throat, but I haven’t yet run into the cough and congestion that comes with a real cold. I’m hoping that tea and water and such can keep me away from what could come.
E-ve’s birthday is coming this week… so if you see her wish her a happy one even if it is a few days early.
And after we celebrate E-ve’s birthday we get to celebrate Chuck returning to TV. It’s about a thousand clicks down on the planning, excitement and importance meter, but it had to be said.
There is snow on the ground in Toronto after the first real wintery day yesterday. It’s cold again today and has been cold before, but yesterday really felt like winter with the combo of cold and snow.
I think that’s all for now mes amis. My mind kinda went blank for a few minutes.
Have a great day.
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Here’s hoping that your work week has started well so far.
E-ve just fired me a message saying that lunch is crazy slow at the restaurant. So hear this my friends, if you’re hungry and didn’t bring your lunch to work it’s okay to scrape together a few dollars and eat out in January. Just remember to be friendly and tip well.
Big win for the Raptors last night at home against the San Antonio Spurs. I didn’t see that one coming at all. Congrats as well to Chris Bosh who became the all time leading regular season scorer in franchise history. Vince Carter no longer holds the title which is just fine with many Raptors fans. Now everyone is just hoping that this is one more thing that will help to convince CB4 to stay in Toronto after the season is over.
Also in the big win category is Team Canada. The World Junior Championships semi-finals were played yesterday and Canada got a little bit of a lucky break when they got the Swiss instead of Russia after an upset in the quarter-finals. Next up is Team USA in the finals on Tuesday. Canada is gunning for a 6th straight gold medal and the whole country is behind them.
I’m currently fighting off a sore throat, but I haven’t yet run into the cough and congestion that comes with a real cold. I’m hoping that tea and water and such can keep me away from what could come.
E-ve’s birthday is coming this week… so if you see her wish her a happy one even if it is a few days early.
And after we celebrate E-ve’s birthday we get to celebrate Chuck returning to TV. It’s about a thousand clicks down on the planning, excitement and importance meter, but it had to be said.
There is snow on the ground in Toronto after the first real wintery day yesterday. It’s cold again today and has been cold before, but yesterday really felt like winter with the combo of cold and snow.
I think that’s all for now mes amis. My mind kinda went blank for a few minutes.
Have a great day.
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Sunday Morning Musings, Really Random Thoughts Edition
Good day y’all.
I hope that everyone has started their Sunday well.
There’s a trending topic on Twitter “#ToBeHonest I” so I chimed in, as I’m apt to do, with: #ToBeHonest I totally love my E-ve.
Best wishes go out to E-ve’s mom who is feeling under the weather today. Everyone hopes that a speedy recovery is in the cards.
That reminds me, the weather is gross right now. The wind is blowing hard from the north and the snow is almost horizontal as it’s coming down.
Also, after writing “speedy recovery” I have an urge to read a bunch of Green Arrow stuff.
And that made me think of Jake who just got Lego Rock Band which reminded me of a terrible and funny from when the commercials for the game first came on TV. At one point there is a rock song playing and the drummer loses an arm… and all I could think was how awesome it would be for the music to blend in to Pour Some Sugar On Me.
I feel a little bad for making the Irish girl at work listen to country music with me, but only a little.
Thumbs down to everyone that I picked for the hockey pool this week. I had the worst Saturday night of the entire season. 3 friggin’ points is all I picked up from a roster of 10 skaters and 2 goalies.
Thumbs are also down to the Toronto Raptors. I love those guys, but losing in Boston last night was bad. We had the chances, man power and momentum on our side and we blew it. Now we have to play the Spurs tonight, a good team, and hope for a miracle.
I think I have my Hallowe’en costume picked out for this year.
The rent is late and needs to be paid today. It’s in my pocket. I need to stop on the way home. Please remind me.
Big ups to E-ve for watching Superman/ Batman: Public Enemies with me last night. It’s the 3rd time I’ve watched it since Jake sent it for Xmas.
Also, if you know Romeo and you know the textsfromlastnight website, there’s one on there from the last 2 days that could very well have been sent from his phone, or could come from it someday in the future.
Here’s hoping that you all have a great day. Stay warm and safe.
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I hope that everyone has started their Sunday well.
There’s a trending topic on Twitter “#ToBeHonest I” so I chimed in, as I’m apt to do, with: #ToBeHonest I totally love my E-ve.
Best wishes go out to E-ve’s mom who is feeling under the weather today. Everyone hopes that a speedy recovery is in the cards.
That reminds me, the weather is gross right now. The wind is blowing hard from the north and the snow is almost horizontal as it’s coming down.
Also, after writing “speedy recovery” I have an urge to read a bunch of Green Arrow stuff.
And that made me think of Jake who just got Lego Rock Band which reminded me of a terrible and funny from when the commercials for the game first came on TV. At one point there is a rock song playing and the drummer loses an arm… and all I could think was how awesome it would be for the music to blend in to Pour Some Sugar On Me.
I feel a little bad for making the Irish girl at work listen to country music with me, but only a little.
Thumbs down to everyone that I picked for the hockey pool this week. I had the worst Saturday night of the entire season. 3 friggin’ points is all I picked up from a roster of 10 skaters and 2 goalies.
Thumbs are also down to the Toronto Raptors. I love those guys, but losing in Boston last night was bad. We had the chances, man power and momentum on our side and we blew it. Now we have to play the Spurs tonight, a good team, and hope for a miracle.
I think I have my Hallowe’en costume picked out for this year.
The rent is late and needs to be paid today. It’s in my pocket. I need to stop on the way home. Please remind me.
Big ups to E-ve for watching Superman/ Batman: Public Enemies with me last night. It’s the 3rd time I’ve watched it since Jake sent it for Xmas.
Also, if you know Romeo and you know the textsfromlastnight website, there’s one on there from the last 2 days that could very well have been sent from his phone, or could come from it someday in the future.
Here’s hoping that you all have a great day. Stay warm and safe.
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Saturday Morning Musings, First Muse Of The New Year Edition
Good morning mes amis.
I hope that the new year has started well for each and every one of you.
One quick thing before I really start. I saw a Facebook status that said something along the line of, Happy New Year to all of my friends, and everyone else can go F themselves. I think that’s absolutely terrible. I know this person and there are a lot of people that don’t especially care for her personality… so there are many people that aren’t her friend. I would personally like to wish all of those people a happy new year.
And now, my thank you’s need to be handed out.
Thank you to E-ve for a great NYE. Dinner was tasty and the company was lovely. Champagne was a great touch and our Christmas wine was a nice treat.
Also, thank you for my Christmas presents. I have been waiting years for Band of Brothers and now I have it. I have a feeling that there will soon be a marathon at my apartment.
This is the first muse of 2010 and as such it should be special. But really, I don’t know how to make it any more special than any of 2009’s posts were.
Thank you to everyone that has popped in to read during our first 280 something posts and I hope that you will all stick with us as we pass 300 and 400 and 500 during this year.
Thank you to everyone at the NHL that put together the 3rd annual Winter Classic at Fenway Park yesterday. The event was fun to watch from start to finish. I personally thought that singing Sweet Caroline during the 3rd period was a great touch. A lot of hockey fans didn’t seem to think so, but I believe that you have to embrace the tradition of the venue and city that you are using for special events.
The only true downside I saw was Daniel Powter singing the Canadian national anthem before the game. I did think that it was a nice touch for the NHL to have the anthem represented even though there wasn’t a Canadian team in the game, but Powter did a bad job. And the way he was moving around and such while he was singing made him look like a douche.
Confession: E-ve and I both napped through part of the game.
I’m hyped for the Raptors game tonight against the Boston Celtics because if we win it will mean a 6 game win streak. And our chances of winning are good because Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo won’t be playing in the game.
It is friggin’ cold in the city today. Like -27 with the wind chill factor. Bundle up if you’re out in the sunshine today.
I think that’s all for now my friends. I hope that you have a great day.
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I hope that the new year has started well for each and every one of you.
One quick thing before I really start. I saw a Facebook status that said something along the line of, Happy New Year to all of my friends, and everyone else can go F themselves. I think that’s absolutely terrible. I know this person and there are a lot of people that don’t especially care for her personality… so there are many people that aren’t her friend. I would personally like to wish all of those people a happy new year.
And now, my thank you’s need to be handed out.
Thank you to E-ve for a great NYE. Dinner was tasty and the company was lovely. Champagne was a great touch and our Christmas wine was a nice treat.
Also, thank you for my Christmas presents. I have been waiting years for Band of Brothers and now I have it. I have a feeling that there will soon be a marathon at my apartment.
This is the first muse of 2010 and as such it should be special. But really, I don’t know how to make it any more special than any of 2009’s posts were.
Thank you to everyone that has popped in to read during our first 280 something posts and I hope that you will all stick with us as we pass 300 and 400 and 500 during this year.
Thank you to everyone at the NHL that put together the 3rd annual Winter Classic at Fenway Park yesterday. The event was fun to watch from start to finish. I personally thought that singing Sweet Caroline during the 3rd period was a great touch. A lot of hockey fans didn’t seem to think so, but I believe that you have to embrace the tradition of the venue and city that you are using for special events.
The only true downside I saw was Daniel Powter singing the Canadian national anthem before the game. I did think that it was a nice touch for the NHL to have the anthem represented even though there wasn’t a Canadian team in the game, but Powter did a bad job. And the way he was moving around and such while he was singing made him look like a douche.
Confession: E-ve and I both napped through part of the game.
I’m hyped for the Raptors game tonight against the Boston Celtics because if we win it will mean a 6 game win streak. And our chances of winning are good because Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo won’t be playing in the game.
It is friggin’ cold in the city today. Like -27 with the wind chill factor. Bundle up if you’re out in the sunshine today.
I think that’s all for now my friends. I hope that you have a great day.
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