Tuesday Morning Musings, Day 2, Game 2 Edition

Good morning folks.

I hope that everyone is having a grand Tuesday thus far.

Big lovings to E-ve on her much deserved day off. I haven't heard from her yet which means she's probably sleeping in as I would have recommended!

Also, feel better soon wished out to E-ve's dad. I hope you'll pass these along with me.

It's day 2 at the new working and things are going smoothly so far. Hoping for some results sooner rather than later, but the hard work will lead to that. I just have to remember to be charming.

It's also ECF game 2 night as the Habs look to bounce back against the Flyers. Believe you me, I will be cheering hard tonight.

Thumbs up to the TTC who have delivered me to work 2 days in a row on time. I know that's how it's supposed to go, but it's not always a given.

The countdown is on for Jake and Romeo's invasion of Toronto. Yay!

Chuck was pretty darn good last night. As far as finales go I'm satisfied. There will be lots of action next season if things pick up where they left off.

House also came through with a pretty good show. I didn't know what I was expecting and I wasn't let down with the finished product.

I think that's all for today. I should eat some peanut butter sammich.

Go Habs Go!

And, as always, if you're only here this one day a week, see you next Tuesday.

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Monday Morning Musings, 1st Lunch Edition

Howdy kids!

Welcome to Monday. I hope that it has found you well.

Writing from my lunch break on my first day at the new job. Go team!

Big hugs and love to E-ve while she works a lunch shift today. Here's hoping for awesome people for her.

We're going to pretend that the Habs lost 1-0 nothing in a tightly contested first game of their series with the Flyers last night.

High fives to Jake and Romeo who will be here to visit soon. I'm excited to see them. It's been far too long since my bday.

A big welcome to any new readers. If you're a first timer or I've never shouted you out before, let me know here or on Twitter @wallyzblogger.

I'm giving a big hand to the Blue Jays who won again yesterday, sweeping the Rangers. That's what I like to see. Now the Twins are in town and our pitching is going to have to stay tough, but I have faith in our nine.

It's a gorgeous day weather wise and I'm writing this while sitting outside on a bench in the shade. How cool is that?

Word is that Julia and her fam are finally going to move in to their new place for reals. So it looks like E-ve and I are going to have to schedule a visit soon.

Chuck is on tonight. And Mr. Bartowski is back! I'm jacked for that, don't doubt it.

I think we'll end on that happy note.

Have a great day mes amis.

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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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Saturday Morning Musings, Just 1 Freakin' Point Edition

Good morning kiddies.



Big, huge, over-sized, over-the-top lovin' to my E-ve. She's the awesome.



Tonight the Habs play the Leafs and here's the deal, if the Habs win or even get to overtime they clinch a play-off spot. If not, and I pray this doesn't come to pass, everything depends on the Flyers and NY Rangers tomorrow. Mon Dieu, Habs fans have never hated the Leafs more than they do today.



Side note: I still love my Leafs fan friends. Just not your team.



Thank you to everyone for crossing your fingers for me yesterday. It totally worked and I now have a new job.



Second best news of the day yesterday is that Romeo has an edited podcast ready to go! I'm excited to hear it. And excited to come up with something new this Sunday.



Go Jays Go. The Blue Jays are now 3-1 on the young season after a 9th inning comeback in Baltimore yesterday. Vernon Wells didn't hit a home run though... So he's back to a 162 pace.



Now that my PS2 has come back to life I can't decide what to play. NBA so I can actually see the Raptors win? PGA because of the Masters? NHL with the play-offs coming? Or MLB cause that's what's in there now?



Still working on my Batman guest post for Romeo. Hope to be emailing him a draft later today.



I think that's all for now my friends. I'll be around all day, so check the Twitter feed.



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Friday Morning Musings, Spacek On Booth, Messy But Legal Edition

Howdy kids.



I'm a sleepy boy but I'm gonna get something pounded out here.



Big lovin' to E-ve. We had a great date and hang-out on Wednesday that melted into Thursday. Dinner worked well, beer was a tasty treat, we made fun of each other just enough to make sure it was funny and even snuck a nap in there. Great times had by all.



Tally whoa!



Also, huge thank you to E-ve for supplying me with cold meds yesterday morning. They worked great and I was silly not to get more when I was out.



She even rocked some Veronica Mars with me, much to my delight.



Side note: high fives to @residentmoron for having great taste in TV shows and loving Veronica Mars as well.



Big time win for the Habs last night against the Panthers. It was much needed as the games remaining tick down and the race for the play-offs heats up.



Scary moment in the game as Jaro Spacek hit Florida's David Booth hard as he crossed the blue line. Booth had his head down and met Spacek's shoulder in a violent, physical, big league body check. However, whereas most hits in the NHL end with the player getting up and skating away, this one didn't. David Booth lay on the ice before being helped to the dressing room. The probable reason is that Booth suffered a severe concussion earlier this season after a late, blind side head shot delivered by Mike Richards of the Flyers. In fact, that hit was one of the main reasons that the new blind side/ back pressure, head shot rule has been rushed into the NHL rule book. Once anyone has suffered a concussion it becomes much easier for them to suffer subsequent concussions and that may have been the case with David Booth last night. He was taken to a Montreal hospital for tests and surveillance but was said to be coherent and responsive. All of my best wishes go out to David Booth and his family as he recovers from last night's hit.



And a note to anyone on a witch hunt for someone to punish under the new rule, Jaro Spacek will not be the first to be suspended. He did not break that rule. It was a good, strong, clean hockey check that had an unfortunate outcome. That is all.



Happy Friday to all of you by the way. How could I forget.



And happy Friday especially to Heath and I as we have tickets to see the Raptors play (get slaughtered by) the Nuggets. We're hoping for either a big Raptors win, which is much needed, or a 50 point night from Carmelo Anthony.



I've done a whole pile of writing in the last few days. It's felt good. I'm enjoying it. And there's some good stuff coming from it I think.



If you caught my link to Romeo's blog the other day you saw his idea for a podcast with Jake and I. It's an interesting idea that I'm sure comes from the laughs Romeo gets from Kevin Smith's SModcast and if it comes to pass I promise to warn you about language and subject matter.



I can feel my stomach grumbling which means I should either get some cereal or a granola bar I suppose.



For those of you in Toronto be prepared for lots of news moving forward with regards to the TTC's decision to put up safety barriers at subway stations. There were a reported 18 suicide attempts on subway platforms last year and the support for the barriers has been overwhelming, but funding still needs to be found.



I think that's all for today friends. I hope that today is good, tonight is great and the weekend in better.



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Tuesday Morning Musings, Part 1 And The Quest For 6 Edition

Good day to you my fine furry friends! And to you who aren't so furry as well.



Big ups to my E-ve. I've started part 1 of her Valentine's Day package. I'm not sure how many parts there will be, but I'm liking the idea for this one.



I'm excited to have tomorrow off instead of working. It's against normal routine. And then Thursday I'm at a different store for a short shift before going home and having Friday off as well.



The Raptors go for their 6th straight win tonight in Indiana. I've already started getting messages from friends that are full of excitement for the team. I hope that they don't disappoint.



Tonight is also the first time that the new look Maple Leafs will take the ice. Fans in Toronto hope that they fare better than the new look Flames did last night against the Flyers.



We're watching a pretty terrible Hulk animated movie. I hope it's over soon.



Here's hoping that day 2 at the new place is going well for Jake.



And I'm hoping that Romeo is starting to become mobile again. And wish him luck on the quitting smoking campaign.



I can feel my stomach starting to rumble. I'm not sure if I want to eat or just get more coffee though.



I wrote a birthday wish list last night and posted it on the Long Form Musings. Have a look if you like.



The Oscar nominations were handed out this morning. I haven't checked the list yet but I'm sure there will be some internet buzz if you look hard enough.



Thanks to everyone that is awesome.



And as per usual, if you're only here this one day a week, see you next Tuesday.



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