Another off-season, another whole new look for the Blackhawks. Leading up to and following the draft, the team unloaded Troy Brouwer, Brian Campbell, and Tomas Kopecky — all of whom were members of the Stanley Cup Championship team. That leaves just 9 guys — “the core” — left from that magical 2009-2010 season. It’s saddening [...]
Archive for June, 2011
I seriously need some new jeans. The ones I have do not flatter my figure at all, so I never even feel like wearing them. I’ve heard some good things about apple bottom jeans, but I wonder if I could pull this style off at my age. I know skinny jeans are in, though, so [...]
I am doing a lot of work from home these days, and I’m seriously considering renting office space for the purpose. I am kind of getting tired of sitting at home all the time, and think it would be fun to get dressed on a daily basis (yes, I spend a LOT of time in [...]
Ever wondered what scientists in Japan are working on? Well, some guy named Ikeda has spent his time making artificial meat out of human excrement or “sewage mud.” How utterly disgusting. Where would anyone even get this idea, and WHY WOULD ANYONE TEST IT???
Congrats to 22-year-old Rory McIlroy for winning his first major event this weekend. He dominated the U.S. Open from beginning to end, and finished at 16-under for an easy 8-stroke win over Jason Day. I’m not much of a golf fan, but it’s always exciting to see young athletes come up and demolish the field [...]
I was cleaning out my TiVo today when I came across a bunch of Mr. Sunshine episodes that I never bothered watching. This initially sounded like a promising show starring Matthew Perry and Allison Janney, but it tanked in the ratings and was canceled after just nine of 13 episodes aired. So now I want [...]
Wow, just last week, I was lamenting the fact that neither the NBA championship nor the Stanley Cup Finals were going my way. At that point, the Heat led the Mavs 2-1 and Vancouver was up 2-0 on Boston. What a difference a week makes! Coming fast on the heels of the Mavs’ championship, the [...]