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Setting the Market: Brian Burke and the NHL Trade Deadline 2009

Nb: I am cross-posting this article to both my own site and Pension Plan Puppets; I spent a lot of time working on this, and it occurred to me that if Jammies or Sexypants accidentally pushed the wrong “deletify” button over there at PPP, I might lose the whole thing. So here ’tis:

Here’s the […]

Nice Column. Um, How About Vaccuuming, Dude?

A New Day Dawning in Leafland?

Sleep was deep, my breakfast was good, and the pot of tea hit the spot. I have completed and posted the piece I promised on Brian Burke and the NHL trade deadline. It sets out the reasonable expectations that Maple Leaf fans everywhere should have of our angry […]

Blog Interrupted: Explanatory Explanation Dept.

Yes, yes, I know. I’ve been neglecting you for a few days. Aside from the occasional tale of nocturnal chaos, it’s been pretty slim pickin’s around here.

As usual, it’s been busy , but I’m not going to rely on that old excuse for my postFAILage. I’ve been doing quite a bit of writing over […]

Rocket Bye Baby

Artist's Depiction: Juniorvanian Sleep Lab

We had a little bit of excitement around the ol’ homestead last evening. Well, more properly, “early this morning.”

Please understand that I can relate much of what follows, of necessity, not by way of a clearly-remembered first hand account, but rather by way of a careful post facto […]

Jesse Goes West.

The family jersey jinx is now complete: yesterday, Jesse Lumsden’s days as a Ticat officially came to an end (he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos as a free agent). Two summers ago, Spouse and I made a commitment to the team and ordered two official jerseys; I ordered myself up one of Lumsden’s 28s.

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Home Again, Home Again

A Spirit Air Plane Touches Down – Not Ours.

Spouse and I have successfully returned to the tiny Kingdom of Juniorvania from our vacation in the sunny south . The Popper and Prince Henry were pampered indeed over the last few days; on this occasion, rather than bunking in at the five-star pet hotel […]

On the Ground in FLA

Quickly: I can advise that we have safely and soundly alighted in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. Our flight was uneventful, though we had some considerable difficulty locating the “Park” portion of the “Park ‘n Fly” near Pearson International in Toronto yesterday.

It is warm and – as the weathermen say – “mostly sunny” in […]

On Hiatus?

Spouse and I are jetting off this morning to sunny Florida to visit with her parents.

Not sure if I will have a chance to post much over the next couple of days. Tawk amongst yourselves…

R.I.P. Walter

All that’s left is a blurry photograph. Our Siamese Fighting Fish has gone on to meet his maker; he’s shuffled off this mortal coil; he’s pining for the fjords. Walter, you were a good sort, though not very sociable. We will miss you.

Alas, poor Walter. I knew him well, Horatio.

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Home Is Where the 40-Watt Bulb Is

When I was growing up, living in my parents’ house, life unfolded in a pattern and with some predictable regularity. In the evening, when dinner was over, Dad would settle down to read the paper, while my brothers, my Mom and I conducted whatever complicated negotiations were required to arrange the evening’s television viewing schedule. […]