Archive for June, 2006

Go Oilers GO!

Jun 19 2006

Oilers win game 6I don’t really watch hockey. The regular season can come and go and I wouldn’t have watched a single game. But when the playoffs roll around, I perk up a bit and start paying attention. I watch more closely as the Canadian teams advance. This year, the Oilers have made it particularly interesting with their miracle comeback. After blowing a 3-goal lead in the first game against Carolina, I pretty much had them written off. Now, they’ve come back from a 3-games-to-1 deficit and we are headed into game 7 tonight!It’ll be a nail-biter.

Go Oilers GO!!

 
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Posted by Steve at 3:57 pm, Jun 19, 2006

 

What goes: run, open, flip, brush, close, run, and gets wet in the process?

Jun 14 2006

Me… running back and forth to the BBQ last evening in a thunderstorm.

By the time I sat at my table enjoying my pork steak and hot wings (with fries) the sun was shining and the birds were chirping.

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Posted by Steve at 8:55 am, Jun 14, 2006

 

Rain, Rain Go Away

Jun 08 2006

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Enough already!

It stopped raining this week only long enough to get the jungle mowed in the yard. I’m usually not one to complain about the weather, but I’m thinking about building an ark.

 
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Posted by Steve at 8:32 am, Jun 8, 2006

 

What’s black and blue and floats in the harbour?

Jun 05 2006

Recently, I’ve been witness to a debate on Steel White Table over the use of the term “Newfie”. I posted about the use of this term on a couple of occasions (here and here). As indicated there , I had always been ok with the use of the word as long as someone wasn’t using it in a malicious way. I’ve only come across a few rude people in my life who used it in this way, and I’ve come across a few more (all Quebecers) who use the term to mean “a stupid person”. One such person never even knew that the term had anything to do with Newfoundland. I’m secure enough to ignore them or embarrass them right back, depending on my mood.

I came across another blog recently that, for some reason, changed my perspective on the term. No new arguments or anything… maybe just a little more history and maybe he just wrote it so well. But now, I’m converted. His post is worth reading. Check it out here.

I won’t be so tolerant of Newfie jokes going forward. But I’ll leave you with one now:

What’s black and blue and floats in the harbour? A mainlander who told too many Newfie jokes.

 
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Posted by Steve at 12:42 pm, Jun 5, 2006

 

What are YOU doing this weekend?

Jun 02 2006

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Doesn’t look too promising for outdoor activities, does it? I was hoping to assemble the screen porch on the front of my house. I’ll try to get an early start and get it done before the rain starts… I might start this evening if I don’t get a phone call to play pool. Don’t tell my wife, or she’ll make sure the call doesn’t happen!

(Just kidding Sweetie.)

 
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Posted by Steve at 8:43 am, Jun 2, 2006

 
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