The post season is here
It’s Stanley Cup playoff time, and since my beloved Stars are already on vacation I have to pick other teams to support (temporarily). So here’s who I’m rooting for: Not-Vancouver Not-Pittsburgh Not-Detroit, and Absolutely-Not-San Jose. I’d just as soon see the NY Rangers not progress very far, though Brad Richards has been much too gracious […]
Pass me that hanky
The last few days have been a little odd. For no reason I can see, I’ve been really emotional. Teary, weepy, start-sniffling-without-warning emotional. I’m not sure what the reason is. This emotional roller coaster has seemed downright hormonal but, frankly, it’s been a few years since I had to worry about that. There must be […]
Great googly moogly!
My friend Joe keeps saying that I need to go to work for the Dallas Stars. I keep telling him that they already have a lot of knowledgeable people doing a lot of different things, and I’m really not sure there’s really a place in the organization for me. I mean, there’s nothing I know more […]
Really, the jokes alone will be worth it
Yu Darvish. Texas Rangers. $60 million. Sixty. million. dollars. If they have to make that up through our ticket purchases, at $9 a pop (we really only go on promotional half-price-ticket nights), it’s going to be a long, long haul. But, really, the jokes about his name—all the many, many little puns and word plays—will […]
I love that Mark Fistric! (Yeah, it’s a hockey post.)
Mike Heika, with the Dallas Morning News, blogged today: Mark Fistric will be a villain tonight. That’s just how they do it here in Nashville. The Predators like to call the town Smashville, Jordin Tootoo is one of the most popular players here, and the fans are generally very aggressive toward the opposition with chants and jeers. When […]
Good grief!
I didn’t realize how long it had been since I posted anything. I look at my blog every single day, checking to see if the people I follow (look left) have made new entries, but somehow it doesn’t really register just how long it’s been since I’ve posted. I even kind of made a secret […]
Randomness, or Holiday Brain
Actually, the Unclutterer blog (look at that reading list to the left right) calls it vacation brain, but I think ‘Holiday Brain’ gives more of a hint as to all the preparation involved. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when the childless couple starts making their rounds. Never having had babies means that we […]
Coach Glen Gulutzan’s team chemistry building methods
As I mentioned on October 16th, the Dallas Stars have a bunch of new players this season. Mike Heika, of the Dallas Morning News, blogged today about head coach Glen Gulutzan’s efforts to build chemistry between the players, including the seven new guys. To bring that group together quickly requires some “chemistry building games.” Donkeyball […]
Bad Timing & Two Ways to Help Your Team
Bad timing 1: The very back/bottom of my hair is much too long, and has been for a while. I looked at my calendar two weeks ago and saw that my next haircut wasn’t ’til November 1st, so I thought I’d call and schedule a quick touch-up. I didn’t do that. I did, however, think to […]
Reasons to like Stars hockey
The first day of NHL free agency this past July, the Dallas Stars signed six new players. Last week, they acquired another through trade (there were salary cap issues). I love hockey because it’s a very fast-paced, high-energy game. And, well, also because of this. These are those seven new players: Sheldon Souray Jake Dowell […]
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