Entries Tagged as 'Random Stuff'

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Pound 'em deep BJs!

Apparently I’m not the only person having a lot of fun with the Blue Jays ridiculous start. Dude writing the headlines at TSN tonight is evidently enjoying the BJs’ offensive ejaculations, too:

Seriously, I love filthy headlines and the Blue Jays are awesome right now.
There’s something a heck of a lot of fun about rooting for [...]

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Get off the fence, Victoria (aka hipster travel writing)

I love nature. Hell, I’m a farm boy at heart, no matter how antsy I might get after going more than 36 hours without being able to check my email. I could wax poetic for several paragraphs about the power of clear skies and green spaces and the sheer, absolute wonder that some of the [...]

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Hidden Gems

Aside from (sigh) Arkansas, Americans did some pretty decent shit on prop votes last night.
“Tonight’s results represent a sea change,” said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, which backed the Massachusetts and Michigan ballot proposals. “Voters have spectacularly rejected eight years of the most intense government war on marijuana since the days [...]

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

The October Surprise?

There’s surely going to be a final act in this damned play, so let’s get on with it already.
I understand too much about the nasty rules of life’s overarching narrative to believe that the third presidential debate is over, Barack Obama has a large enough lead to coast home and that Senator John McCain — [...]

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Why Aaron Downey is awesome

(I just wanted to share the video)
Aaron Downey is a hockey player — a tough guy from the prairies who has carved out a career for himself in the NHL by being more than willing to fight anyone.
Sometimes it works out well for him.
Sometimes it really doesn’t.
But that’s not why I love Aaron Downey — [...]

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Hockey poetry season preview: Southeast division

In our ceaseless quest to forcibly inject literature and poetry into the realm of professional sports, we are returning to the poignant haiku and the always-amusing limerick as a means of eloquently and succinctly previewing the coming season for every NHL team.
After all, if you can’t sum up a team’s potential in 17 syllables or [...]