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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Wednesday Morning Musings, I'm Still Here Edition

Hey kids. 

I'm super sorry for being away.  I've had posts written and ready to go for the past 2 days in a row but my BB hasn't let me post.  What a jerk eh.

Big lovin' to E-ve.  I am crazy happy that her migraine is feeling better today.  Her being healthy and happy is the primary goal.  I hope that I'm doing a good job.

Also thanks to her for supporting my Habs.  Even if she isn't a fan after the play-offs end, I'll take it for now.

Speaking of the Habs, it's game 7 tonight.  The biggest game of the season thus far.  The Caps have been pushed to the edge by the team that they were supposed to handle easily.  We've got them exactly where we want them... on the ropes and making line-up changes. 

Go Habs Go!

Can't wait to see Jake and Romeo... the time is coming. 

The Losers has been a pretty good read so far.  I haven't dedicated the kind of time to it that it deserves from me... but I will.  I promise.

And speaking of losing... the Blue Jays are killing me right now.  Two games in a row have been lost by 1 run to the Red Sox.  I'm not sure which was worse, the 13-12 slugfest or the 2-1 game last night that was lost on a bases loaded walk.  Arg.

Glee was once again awesome last night.  I love the singing and story and Sue Sylvester and all of it.

And Chuck was awesome on Monday night.  We're back to new episodes and I love it!  Chuck and Sarah are a couple, Casey is back and Morgan is on Team Bartowski.  I'm a happy, happy boy. 

K, I'm doing about a thousand things today so it's time to go.

Have a great hump day.

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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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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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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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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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