Sponge hockey – the drought continues
Yesterday evening, my first sponge hockey team lost its 4th game in a row. And, for the fifth game in a row (or something) I didn’t manage to score even though I had a great chance. At one point in the...
View ArticleThe Stanley Cup finals return to Canada
For the third year in a row (excluding the lockout season) the NHL playoffs are returning to Canada. First it was the Calgary Flames, who took Tampa Bay to seven games, then it was the Edmonton...
View ArticlePoker strategy
As I mentioned in my previous post, at my first attempt at playing No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em in Las Vegas, I managed to double my money. It was only my fourth time playing poker for money in my life,...
View ArticleGearing up for a new sponge hockey season
So, winter is nearing and it’s that time of year again – sponge hockey season! At the end of last year, my team captain basically told me to shape up or ship out. Either I do some off-season training...
View ArticleAre you following Michael Phelps?
When I lived in Canada, I didn’t hear much about Michael Phelps. Now that I’m down here in the United States, I’m hearing a lot about him. This guy is a machine, he is the Tiger Woods of swimming....
View ArticleOlympic hockey
A couple of weeks ago, I posted that I was gearing up for watching hockey in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. I must confess that I haven’t been following the Olympics that closely. Every day I do go to...
View ArticleA new life goal
One of my hobbies, something that I do regularly, is take various friends out for coffee. I rotate through a group of six or so and either do breakfast (for the ones at work) or evening coffee or...
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