Category Archives: Rants
A short post about leadership
Lead, transitive verb: (1): to direct the operations, activity, or performance of <lead an orchestra> (2): to have charge of <lead a campaign> (3): to suggest to (a witness) the answer desired by asking leading questions b (1): to go … Continue reading
Filed under Hockey!, Life Lessons, NHL Playoffs, Rants, Red Wings, Sports
Pick on the Red Wings, not Detroit
I wrote a post the other day that drew a little bit of attention to our little corner of the internet. Who would have thought that unleashing amusing insults about another hockey team and finding great YouTube clips of players … Continue reading
Filed under Blatant Homerism, Hockey!, Life Lessons, NHL Playoffs, Rants, Red Wings, Sports
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
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
Well, I’m back
It’s been a while. And that’s on me. For a multitude of reasons. The games that are supposed to be dirty had either peaked, gotten so filthy that it wasn’t fun anymore or were … well, just too depressing for … Continue reading
Filed under Bad Coaching, Life Lessons, Media, Rants, Sports
Mmmmmm … tears
Like so many other Canadians, and citizens in countries around the world, I offer my profound thanks to the American electorate for making the right decision. After the past eight years, a lot of us doubted you could arise from … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Obamamania, Politics, Rants, Stupid And Amusing
The October Surprise?
There’s surely going to be a final act in this damned play, so let’s get on with it already. I understand too much about the nasty rules of life’s overarching narrative to believe that the third presidential debate is over, … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 Election, Bad Coaching, Media, Politics, Random Stuff, Rants, Stupid And Amusing
Locked. In.
You can see it in their eyes. It’s the best part about watching sports. Or watching politics. Sometimes — and it is rare enough that it should be treasured — a person who makes their living in the public eye … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 Election, Blatant Homerism, Life Lessons, Obamamania, Politics, Rants, Sports
Barack Obama is finished
You know what? If Barack Obama honestly believes this, then he’s finished. Done. Cooked. Hopeless. Expired. And in some of his strongest language yet, Obama suggested that, in its new ad, the McCain-Palin ticket was simply trying to “make stuff … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 Election, Endtimes, Links, Obamamania, Politics, Random Stuff, Rants, Stupid And Amusing
Lipstick Pitbull, meet Hillary Clinton.
Hey, McCain campaign. You guys wanna talk sexism? I’m pretty sure that’s a discussion Hillary Clinton is itching to have with you. Her and a few other notable female politicians. The conventions are over, and now this election is about … Continue reading
