Monthly Archives: April 2009
Poetic Playoff Prophecy Vol. II: Round Two, Fight!
Well, the first round somehow went mostly as predicted by my seat-of-the-pants verse. We went 7/8 on overall predictions with the Flyers over the Penguins in seven games being the one we totally whiffed on. No matter. In my own … Continue reading
New faces, old hate
Mr. Getzlaf, good to see you again. Mr. Niedermayer, it’s been too long. Mr. Pronger … don’t ever touch me. You’re an asshole. It’s Ducks vs. Wings again, and I couldn’t be more excited, but things are a little different … Continue reading
Filed under Blatant Homerism, Hockey!, NHL Playoffs, Red Wings, Sports, The Franzen
A blow for the good guys
It is not hard to rip on the future of newspapers. If it is easy to kick someone while they’re down, it is even easier to punch them in the face while they lie on their deathbed. When it comes … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Newspapers, R.I.P. Journalism, Random Stuff
You can’t save something by chopping it into pieces
Soon we will return to juvenile rants about why the Detroit Red Wings are God’s gift to hockey. And whooo boy, they sure look the part these days. It is, after all, springtime, and this is what we do every … Continue reading
Filed under Endtimes, Geekdom, Life Lessons, Media, Newspapers, R.I.P. Journalism, Rants
Frodo Baggins explains why the Sharks are losing
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Yeah … this … Continue reading
Filed under Blatant Homerism, Books, Geekdom, Hockey!, Life Lessons, NHL Playoffs, Red Wings, Sports, Stupid And Amusing
Pound ‘em deep BJs!
Apparently I’m not the only person having a lot of fun with the Blue Jays ridiculous start. Dude writing the headlines at TSN tonight is evidently enjoying the BJs’ offensive ejaculations, too: Seriously, I love filthy headlines and the Blue … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Baseball ... really?!, Media, OMGWTFBLUEJAYS, Random Stuff, Sports
NHL Poetry: First-round playoff edition
We’re in the playoffs, primed for a cup or a monumental choke job – there’s really not a lot of middle ground for the Wings anymore – and it’s time to make some predictions, through everyone’s favourite forms of lazy-man poetry, the haiku and limerick. When we get to the second round, I promise, I’ll do sonnets. Continue reading
Get off the fence, Victoria (aka hipster travel writing)
I love nature. Hell, I’m a farm boy at heart, no matter how antsy I might get after going more than 36 hours without being able to check my email. I could wax poetic for several paragraphs about the power … Continue reading
Filed under Blatant Homerism, Hipster Travel Writing, Life Lessons, Random Stuff, Rants
