Unfortunately, as amusing as it is for me, I’d imagine the Ontario family it happened to is outright pissed. A funeral scheduled for this weekend had to be postponed, because the mother it was for was going to be a little late. And I thought my great uncle was the only one who’d actually end up being late to his own funeral. My aunt *did* warn him of that, too… and he was. Gotta love Canada Post.
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When you think of losing someone, you generally don’t think of it happening in the mail.
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The Leafs still don’t have an officially losing record.
In spite of the fact it went to a shootout on the 4th, and again just yesterday, both of which didn’t net them the extra point. I’m starting to worry about Toronto’s shootout skills yet again, but… at least we still managed to come away with 4 points in 3 games. The difference is, and I will continue to blame it for the next week, that damn goal post being in the way. Tucker and Wellwood could have both ended it if that post hadn’t moved, dammit! Ah well. There’s always Monday.
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You’d think it was Christmas.
Between the baking, shopping, and just generally lazing around that’s been done today, and the fact in just under 2.5 hours there will be hockey on at least one TV set, you’d certainly get that impression. But, no, this is just our premature thanksgiving dinner, done tonight rather than Monday when it traditionally would be done because tonight’s the only night wherein people will actually be home. We’ve almost been going non-stop since early-ish this morning–when we do something like this, we generally like to overdo it. Translation: there will be food left over to feed a family twice our size for a week. There’s usually plenty to do, and we often don’t have to worry about everyone not finding something with which to keep themselves busy. That I have time to sit here and write this surprises me, really. It’s a little out of the ordinary, how we’re doing it this year, but oh well. All that means is come Monday, it’ll be just another day for us, and we’ll be ready for the grind that is going to be the next week. I have a feeling I’m going to be quite thankful when Friday gets back around to us…
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Oh my.
When they say a political campaign should catch the attention of the voters, I’m… quite sure they didn’t think someone would actually take it at skin value. But, I was told once the spanish do have a tendency to take things very… uh, literally. Hey, the public and even the opposition isn’t objecting to it, so… whatever works. I wish people around here were that creative sometimes. Of course, that said, some people around here would be shot if they were that creative. For those people, I’m just thankful I can’t see.
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This should not amuse me as much as it does.
In fact, I should probably be a little frightened. Two of the seven currently recorded searches for this month that lead people here are merijuana, and medical merijuana. I blame it all on this entry. But at least it’s not, you know, death to america or something. Apparently the government watches for that in people’s blogs now. Oh, uh, oops.
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Do the Leafs need another center?
Someone obviously thinks we do. It’s being circulated that they’ve come to some kind of an agreement with Boyd Devereaux, who used to play for the Coyotes and before that the Red Wings. Well, I guess we’ll find out eventually if we need yet another body plugging the hole at center. Like, say, if someone ends up victimised by another Dany Heatley. In the meantime, though… uh, well, at least the minor league team’s got an experienced man. I suppose.
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Holy shittacos they actually won! Convincingly!
Unless, of course, you wouldn’t consider 6 nothing to be a convincing win. Funnily enough, though, I don’t find as much satisfaction in that win as I thought I would. I find perhaps a little bit more satisfaction in what the Senators coach said after the game.
“We play Saturday night,” Senators coach Bryan Murray said. “That’s about all you can say.”
Awesome. Absolutely awesome. Now *that* is how you make up for losing your own home opener.
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Could mister Harper be a Leafs fan?
He won’t say. But, there be speculation afoot, and his being all smiles when they scored last night is certainly fueling that fire. Can’t say it’d surprise me, seeing as he *is* Toronto born, but… the irony of it is just too amusing. I wonder if this will spark the all too familiar Senators crowd’s irritation level a little…
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Just 3 more hours..
This damn dog of my brother’s is supposed to be leaving at 2. Provided, of course, I don’t kill him before then. God it can’t come fast enough…
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It’s a conspiracy.
Why else would circumstances present themselves just right for my brother to be in town just long enough for his damn dog to piss on my floor? Freakin’ 3 months old and still just going where he stands. Murphy must be specificly out to piss me off today. Retribution, perhaps, for landing a job interview?