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1607 days ago
Whew, Thursday was busy as it was our fiscal year end which meant a stressful and long day at the office. Although I wasn't out until 7:30 pm, this was a welcome change from previous years where year end meant being in the office until 2am. Friday morning I had an early 6:30 am flight to Vancouver as I came to by hometown for my friend, Steve's, wedding. Did a little shopping on Friday, saw the movie, March of the Penguins, which is an interesting documentary which effectively captures the cycle of life as well as the amazing hardships emporor penguins endure in order to survive as a species. Well worth seeing. After the movie, Linda and I had dinner at Feenie's. Linda had the calamari salad and shepherds pie while I had the duck confit and short ribs. Although the food was good, it wasn't outstanding - kind of disappointing actually given Rob Feenie's reputation and the raves that his other restaurant, Lumiere, draws. Feenie's is a more relaxed, ...1611 days ago
Today is fiscal year end so it will be a late night at work pumping through orders. Then it's off to the airport first thing Friday morning for my friend Steve's wedding in Vancouver. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to update the blog as I fly back from Vancouver Monday then leave for a week long business trip to Minneapolis the next day. For your entertainment, here is an article from Fox Sports listing the weirdest sports injuries ever. The weirdest sports injuries ever Story Tools: Print Email Elliott Kalb / Special to FOXSports.com Posted: 1 day ago Athletes get hurt in a variety of ways. Some get hurt on the playing field. Some get hurt in taxis. Some get hurt in their sleep. The dumbest injuries are often contract violations: skiing accidents, motorcycle accidents, hunting accidents. And then there's Clint Barmes , the ...
1613 days ago
Since a significant number of my postings involve food, I've rebranded this space as What Not To Eat.
1613 days ago
Here are details on Dave Dickenson's awesome 16 play drive that scored the winning touchdown on Saturday, courtesy of the Vancouver Sun. He also burned over five minutes off of the clock. Dave Dickenson proved why he's the Lions' starting quarterback with the winning drive on Saturday. Trailing 20-19 with 6:39 to play, the Lions went on an 89-yard drive to victory. Here's how they did it: First and 10 on B.C. 21: Incomplete pass. Second and 10: 11-yard pass from Dave Dickenson to Ryan Thelwell. First and 10 on B.C. 32: Incomplete pass. Second and 10: 11-yard pass from Dickenson to Geroy Simon. First and 10 on B.C. 43: Five-yard run by Antonio Warren. Second and 5 on B.C. 48: Four-yard pass from Dickenson to Thelwell. Third and 1 on B.C. 52: Two-yard run by Dickenson. First and 10 on B.C. 54: Four-yard pass from Dickenson to Jason Clermont. Second and 6 on Toronto 52: Offside penalty on Argonauts' Eric England. Second ...1614 days ago
Amazing game last night and a super drive engineered by Dickenson to score the winning touchdown. It was also very nice to see a huge crowd at the Sky... err.. Rogers Centre for a CFL game. Keep on rolling Lions!
