Sunday Morning Musings, ECF Game 1 Edition

Good morning kiddies.

I hope that you're having a good Sunday so far.

Big lovin' to E-ve as she gets ready for another long day at the resto. I hope it goes smoothly. X's and O's.

High fives to Cassie Campbell for picking the Canadiens over the Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals. There haven't been many media types who have made that pick. Good choice Cassie, I'm with ya.

Just finished watching Ultimate Avengers 2... I'm a DC guy, but it was a good watch. I'd seen parts of it before but never the whole thing.

Thumbs up to Ricky Romero after he dominated the Texas Rangers yesterday afternoon. Ricky struck out 12 and threw his first complete game shut out. The 12 K's also put Ricky in a tie for the American League lead for strike outs this season.

Pork chops are in a little marinade for the afternoon before I cook them up for dinner. Not sure what's going to go with, but I'll figure it out.

Shout outs today to some of my awesome Twitter folk - @romeoblogs @technicolor_cat @trashyleesuh @joshua_

I think that's how we'll end it today friends.

Have a great day doing what ever it is you've got planned.
Go Habs Go!

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Saturday Morning Musings, Jays vs Rangers Edition

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, readers of all ages, Happy Saturday!

Big smiling love to my E-ve. She's got a long shift ahead of her today. I wish for excellent tippers with positive attitudes and good manners. X's and O's.

Just finished watching some Glee on demand. That's right, I said it. I love that show. I just watched the episode with Ice Ice Baby, Can't Touch This, Physical and Total Eclipse of the Heart. All of the numbers were well done and make me wanna sing.

The Blue Jays and Rangers go at this afternoon at the Rogers Centre. The Jays won a slugfest last night. Pounding out 15 hits, including 5 home runs, on their way to a 16-10 win. That's a lot of scoring.

And while the Jays and Rangers were trading blows last night the Flyers and Bruins were vying for the 2nd spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference Finals.

The Bruins were winning the series 3 games to none and looked like the easy favourite to move on. But the Flyers came back. And last night in game 7 the Bruins took a 3-0 lead and again looked like the easy favourite to move on. But the Flyers came back again to win 4-3 and win the series.
So, the Flyers will now host the Canadiens on Sunday night at 7 to open the ECF. The Flyers have a tough defensive corps and some physical forwards, but I still believe in my Habs.

Today has been a coffee and writing day so far. I have a feeling it will continue along those lines as the day goes on.

Called and left a message for Mommy Z this morning so maybe I'll talk to her today.

Less than 1 week til Jake and Romeo are here.

Podcast will return to work then.

Have a great day friends.

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Friday Morning Musings, TGIF Quick Fire Edition

Hey kids.

No time today, so we're going to be really quick.

1. I love my E-ve like crazy.  I miss her  when she's not around.  I text her a little too often.  And more than anything I want to make her happy.  She's awesome. 

2. Go Habs Go! Last night's win over the Penguins was huge.  The series is now tied 2-2 and there is a real chance that les Canadiens could win this round.

3. Go Jays Go!  The Blue Jays won their 5th game in a row last night with a 2-0 shutout of the White Sox (Boo those White Sox) and are now 10-3 on the road so far this year and 17-13 over all.

4. Shout out to Kelly Diels @ www.kellydiels.com her latest post has received a lot of comments and is a pretty deep look into what's in her head right now.  Not an easy thing to post.

5. Iron Man 2 is out today.  There are a lot of people that are excited to go and see it.  I'm one of them.  I hope that the chance presents itself.

6.  Soon Jake and Romeo will be here to visit.  Train tickets and hotel room are booked.  We need to make some plans and find somewhere to eat breakfast.  But we'll figure something out.

7.  I love country music. 

8.  Yesterday was a birthday for one of the brothers Z.  I hope he had a good one.

9.  2 days ago was a birthday for my fav aunt.

10.  I'm making plans for an awesome dinner tonight.  I hope it works as well as I have planned.

11.  It's time for me to split. 

12.  Betty White will be hosting Saturday Night Live this week.  It should be good.

13.  Sunday is Mother's Day.  Consider yourself reminded.

Have a great day and an awesome weekend everyone.

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Saturday Morning Musings, Float Your Fanny Edition

Good morning, good morning.



I've coming to you live from the back deck of Mommy Z's house way out in the country. If you Googled Float Your Fanny Down The Ganny you might have an idea where I'm at.



Big smiles and lovin' to E-ve who is back safely in Toronto. And thank you to her for coming to Daddy Z's Easter Dinner last night. She's awesome with my niece and nephew. And my dad and step-mom. Over all, she's pretty darn awesome.



I can hear the geese honking up by the pond. I hope the dog puts the run on them. They make one heck of a mess around here.



Today is Float Your Fanny day and family dinner number 2. Lots going on. And then tomorrow morning it's up crazy early to help Mommy Z get the sunrise church service set up on the beach.



The sun is shining and the weather is getting warmer. It feels like early summer right now. I saw some bass and goldfish swimming around the pond earlier. Made me want to get out a fishing rod.



Update: The dog is doing nothing about the geese.



Big win for the Habs last night. I didn't see the game, but everything that I've seen and read leads me to believe that Jaro Halak stole the show and the 2 points. The points put the Canadiens in 6th place with 4 games to play.



I love hanging out in the country.



Time to go and check the laundry kids. Have a great day. Go Habs Go.



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Tuesday Morning Musings, Go Habs Go Edition

Hello world.


Welcome to Tuesday. I hope you enjoy it. For a few minutes this morning I thought that it was Wednesday, but no such luck.

Tuesday means day 8, which means only 2 more to go before 2 whole days off.

Big lovin’ to E-ve as she gets a bunch of stuff done before she hops the bus tomorrow. It’s gonna be a great trip for her. I’m excited on her behalf and wish that I was going as well. I’ll probably text a bunch even though I know it will get her made fun of. I can’t help it.

It’s game day, and that means there will be a lot of Go Habs Go in my life today. I know that Rangers fans are hungry for wins and would love some good results down the stretch, but this is a game that the Canadiens have to win. And I will be cheering as hard as I can to make that happen.

I am jazzed for baseball season. I can’t help it. The sun is out, the temperatures are climbing and I want to play catch.

I love the feeling of my fingers on the keyboard.

Chuck was pretty good last night. There is a ton going on. I can’t believe it really. I have no idea where it’s going to go from here, but the writers have given themselves a chance to really put a good story out there. I hope that they don’t disappoint. I also saw the first tweet calling for NBC to order season 4. After last year’s Save Chuck campaign I am trying to imagine what fans could do this time.

I think that HIMYM was a re-run. I flipped to it for a second but I wasn’t really into it.

I spilled coffee on my left leg this morning. Not a great way to start the work day. But I’m fine and nobody saw it. If I didn’t write it here, it would have been a secret to my grave.

Both Yahoo.ca and Msn.ca have been disappointing sources for interesting or catchy news lately. Way too much celebrity gossip and love and sex stuff. Come on folks. Get it together.

Darts just came on the TV. So it’s time for me to wrap this up and change the channel.

As always, if this is the only day of the week that you stop by, see you next Tuesday.

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Wednesday Morning Musings, Home Cooking Experiment And Reggie Evans Edition

Bonjour mes amis.

Let’s get to it. Happy Wednesday.

Big ups to E-ve on a day off. I hope that it’s super relaxing and full of nothing.

Monday night we had a great hang out date night after I got home from work. The relaxing and chatting and such was fantastic. E-ve also contributed to the Home Cooking Experiment by whipping up some split pea w/ ham soup and cheesy English muffin garlic bread.

We’re hoping to have another tonight, but I’m not sure what’s on the menu as I forgot to get anything out of the freezer.

Last night’s Home Cooking Experiment saw me put together some taquitos and veggies just like the Super Bowl, but I also made some hashbrowns with cheese on top. It was a good combo with pickles and cheese on the side. I ate a lot of food, but I must have been hungry because I wasn’t guppied or anything after.

Tonight the Raptors and Canadiens are in action. The Habs look to bust up the Washington Capitals win streak which won’t be easy. And the Raptors look to win a game that shouldn’t be an issue against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Word is that Reggie Evans may hit the floor for the first time all season. That would be welcome.

I watched the Toronto disk from An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder last night. I hadn’t watched it in a long time and it was awesome. I laughed out loud a few times, especially at the Jesus jokes.

Let me set something straight here, I love Jesus. He’s gotten me through a lot in my life. But I’m a firm believer in needing to be able to laugh at things so that they don’t become too serious and start to edge towards angry.

The snow is falling in Toronto today. But it’s nothing compared to what some cities in the United States are getting. New York City made the announcement yesterday that they were closing the schools today. And Washington D.C. is getting pounded.

We are only 3 days away from the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Everyone is getting pretty excited. I’m just hoping that the venues work out and the Canadians are able to put on a good show.

More and more photos from the Home Cooking Experiment are making their way to the Wally Z’s Morning Musings page on Facebook. Check them out to see what I’ve been putting together.

I think that’s all for today folks. I hope that you all have a rocking good time with the rest of your day.

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Friday Morning Musings, Q&A And Cupcakes Edition

Good morning kids.



Happy Friday to you all. I'm currently in bed with a stomach that won't shut up. I don't know what's got it so worked up, but I hope it figures it out soon.



Q: You know who is amazing and fantastic and the awesome. And is also the straw that stirs my drink and the baker of Zucchini cupcakes that I am very interested to try against my inner veggie hater? A: E-ve.



Q: Who is enjoying the fact that he is working Friday and then has a real weekend off for the first time in forever? A: Jake.



Q: Who's blog is getting fun to read and has me posting links in Twitter every time there's something new? A: Romeo.



Q: Where did much desired super sniper Ilya Kovalchuk end up after last night's blockbuster trade? A: The New Jersey Devils.



Q: Who has a Q&A of thier own tomorrow night at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto? A: Kevin Smith (@ThatKevinSmith)



Q: Who's thinking about what kind of job he might be interested in? A: This guy.



So far I've thought about working at a book store, comic book shop, record store, office answering phones, at home writing and getting paid for it, serving and free-lance walking billboard services.



Q: When does the next Justice League animated feature come out? A: February 23rd, Justice League: Crisis on two Earths.



Q: What take home dinner am I still craving? A: Shawarma from the dudes down the street on King West.



Q: Where did I have an awesome dinner with E-ve yesterday? A: Spring Rolls on Dundas. I liked it a lot and even managed to eat my whole dinner with chop sticks. Except for my actual spring rolls which I ate with my hands.



Q: What am I thinking about stealing from Mommy Z's house on my next visit? A: Either the NES or SNES from my childhood.



Q: Who beat the Boston Bruins in a shoot-out last night? A: The Montreal Canadiens who are now 6th in the East.



Q: Who has time on their hands today and will probably post a bunch of links on Twitter today that make me smile or think or whatnot? A: Me @Wallyzblogger



Have a great day my friends. And enjoy the upcoming weekend.



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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tuesday Morning Musings, Back To The Mall Edition

Good day lovelies.

Here’s hoping that the 2nd to last day of the year has started well for you all.

Big ups to E-ve for winning games night with her friends. I hear that she did an awesome victory lap. In fact it was her that told me about the victory lap. I’ve very proud.

It is hella cold today. The wind chill is killing me. It’s a scarf and leather gloves kinda day my friends.

We’ve had some pushes and rushes here at the store over the last few days. Hopefully they will show up on my paycheck.

This is starting to look like a quick fire by accident.

Condolences to the Ottawa Police and the family of the slain officer. Early this morning a person attacked an officer while he was sitting in his car doing paperwork. He stabbed the officer to death. It was the first on duty murder of a Police Officer in Ottawa since 1983 I believe. But that’s still not long enough. Again, my thoughts and prayers are with his friends, family and colleagues.

Sad faces made their way through Montreal Canadiens fans last night as les boys couldn’t hold an early 2 goal lead and lost to the Ottawa Senators. I was not a happy guy.

I love my E-ve a bunch.

I also love Jake and Romeo.

And Julia and Heath.

All great people.

I’m getting a little hungry. Not sure what I’m looking to eat though… Turkey would be awesome.

I have some shopping to do tonight and tomorrow. Wish me luck and wisdom.

I should get going. It’s the middle of the afternoon.

I hope that you all have a great day. And if I’m not back again I hope you have a great New Year ’s Eve.

And, as per always, if you’re only here this one day of the week… We’ll see you next Tuesday.

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