Thought for the day: Beaulieu wins bout
(Nov. 15, 2014)
“I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing, and the shadow won.”
-- Muhammad Ali
We all know Muhammad meant Matt Fraser.
(Nov. 15, 2014)
“I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing, and the shadow won.”
-- Muhammad Ali
We all know Muhammad meant Matt Fraser.
Thought for the day: Great game for No. 22
(Nov. 14, 2014)
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and Weise."
-- Franklin Benjamin
(Nov. 14, 2014)
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and Weise."
-- Franklin Benjamin
Thought for the day: Bruins in town
(Nov. 13, 2014)
“All the world loves a clown.”
-- Cole Porter
Okay, Cole, one clown, maybe. But you put a bunch of them on a team, well, it's acid they're squirtin', not seltzer. Not a nice group of people to be around. Especially if they have sticks in their hands.
(Nov. 13, 2014)
“All the world loves a clown.”
-- Cole Porter
Okay, Cole, one clown, maybe. But you put a bunch of them on a team, well, it's acid they're squirtin', not seltzer. Not a nice group of people to be around. Especially if they have sticks in their hands.
Thought for the day: Fans react to Gonchar trade
(Nov. 12, 2014)
“I think old people should just be old and go away.”
-- Nicola Formichetti
(Nov. 12, 2014)
“I think old people should just be old and go away.”
-- Nicola Formichetti
Thought for the day: Remember this also
(Nov. 11, 2014)
“The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.”
-- John Foster Dulles
(Nov. 11, 2014)
“The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.”
-- John Foster Dulles
Thought for the day: Any last words, Rene?
(Nov. 10, 2014)
“I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error.”
-- Rene Descartes
(Nov. 10, 2014)
“I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error.”
-- Rene Descartes
Thought for the day: Two wins = joy unconfined
(Nov. 9, 2014)
“In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.”
-- W. H. Auden
It would be thumpin' today, wouldn't it, Wystan! Two wins in a row – and four goals against Minny!
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump ...
(Nov. 9, 2014)
“In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.”
-- W. H. Auden
It would be thumpin' today, wouldn't it, Wystan! Two wins in a row – and four goals against Minny!
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump ...
Thought for the day: Wisdom of Gordie Howe
(Nov. 8, 2014)
“All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.”
-- Gordie Howe
(Nov. 8, 2014)
“All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.”
-- Gordie Howe
Thought for the day: Ads on uniforms
(Nov. 7, 2014)
“Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.”
-- Will Rogers
(Nov. 7, 2014)
“Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.”
-- Will Rogers
Thought for the day: Oh what a relief it is
(Nov. 6, 2014)
“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”
-- Wilma Rudolph
Looks like the Habs are fast learners, Wilma. Three crushing defeats in a row – and now they're winners again. What's that about becoming champions some day?
(Nov. 6, 2014)
“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”
-- Wilma Rudolph
Looks like the Habs are fast learners, Wilma. Three crushing defeats in a row – and now they're winners again. What's that about becoming champions some day?
Thought for the day: How bad can it get?
(Nov. 5, 2014)
“We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.”
-- Cesar Chavez
(Nov. 5, 2014)
“We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.”
-- Cesar Chavez
Thought for the day: OMG, the team is playing lousy!
(Nov. 4, 2014)
“Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.”
-- Vannevar Bush
You're right, Vannevar. But we're talking hockey fans. Look, we're good at evaluation. (Boy, are we good at evaluation. There's nothing we can't evaluate!) But calm? Reason? What's the fun in that?
(Nov. 4, 2014)
“Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.”
-- Vannevar Bush
You're right, Vannevar. But we're talking hockey fans. Look, we're good at evaluation. (Boy, are we good at evaluation. There's nothing we can't evaluate!) But calm? Reason? What's the fun in that?
Thought for today: Shameful defeat at home
(Nov. 3, 2014)
“It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.”
-- Mahatma Gandhi
[You're right, MG. The Flames should feel terrible for what they did to the Habs. And their fans.
By the way, what's your thoughts on guys who dishonour themselves? And their sweater?]
(Nov. 3, 2014)
“It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.”
-- Mahatma Gandhi
[You're right, MG. The Flames should feel terrible for what they did to the Habs. And their fans.
By the way, what's your thoughts on guys who dishonour themselves? And their sweater?]
Thought for the day: Do the refs have it in for the Habs?
(Nov. 2, 2014)
“Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.”
-- Unknown
(Nov. 2, 2014)
“Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.”
-- Unknown
Thought for the day: Are Habs for real? Fans want to know
(Nov. 1, 2014)
“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.”
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
[Geez, Fred, could you be more of a downer! Yeah, the Habs aren't playing their best and their power play is putrid but as a team they're number one, so, c'mon, let's see a teensy-weensy smile. No? So be it. Hey, if the Canadiens play .750 hockey the rest of the way, then call me a masochist.]
(Nov. 1, 2014)
“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.”
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
[Geez, Fred, could you be more of a downer! Yeah, the Habs aren't playing their best and their power play is putrid but as a team they're number one, so, c'mon, let's see a teensy-weensy smile. No? So be it. Hey, if the Canadiens play .750 hockey the rest of the way, then call me a masochist.]
Thought for the day: Being sick for two days is no treat.
Thought for the day: Victory!
(Oct. 29, 2014)
“Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
-- Winston Churchill
[Victory “in spite of all error,” Winnie, okay? But you're right about it being long (shootout long), hard (team was outshot 38-19) and on the road.]
(Oct. 29, 2014)
“Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
-- Winston Churchill
[Victory “in spite of all error,” Winnie, okay? But you're right about it being long (shootout long), hard (team was outshot 38-19) and on the road.]
Thought for the day: Hab loss brings out critics
(Oct. 28, 2014)
“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.”
– Mary Engelbreit
[You tell 'em, Mary!]
(Oct. 28, 2014)
“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.”
– Mary Engelbreit
[You tell 'em, Mary!]
Oct. 27: Too busy to come up with something. How thoughtless of me. Sorry.
Thought for the day: Winning
(Oct. 26, 2014)
“Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all-time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”
– Vince Lombardi
[And the Habits are winning, with a fast start out of the gate. Good on them.
P.S. Vince, I don't want to hear any more of that loser talk, okay?]
(Oct. 26, 2014)
“Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all-time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”
– Vince Lombardi
[And the Habits are winning, with a fast start out of the gate. Good on them.
P.S. Vince, I don't want to hear any more of that loser talk, okay?]
Thought for the day: Michael McCarron
(Oct. 25, 2014)
“Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.”
– Thomas J. Watson
[Tom, you must be thinking of Herman Munster. Jolly Green Giant? Friendly Giant? Hell, Tom, do you even watch hockey? Ever heard of a Chara or a Lucic? Google them and you'll understand why the Habs drafted a guy like Mike McCarron. Definitely not to be courteous, considerate and generous. He can be sweet and lovable as much as he wants – away from the rink, but on the ice he needs to be so mean that, as my pappy used to say, “if you kicked him in the heart you'd break your toe.”]
(Oct. 25, 2014)
“Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.”
– Thomas J. Watson
[Tom, you must be thinking of Herman Munster. Jolly Green Giant? Friendly Giant? Hell, Tom, do you even watch hockey? Ever heard of a Chara or a Lucic? Google them and you'll understand why the Habs drafted a guy like Mike McCarron. Definitely not to be courteous, considerate and generous. He can be sweet and lovable as much as he wants – away from the rink, but on the ice he needs to be so mean that, as my pappy used to say, “if you kicked him in the heart you'd break your toe.”]
Thought for the day: Half-dozen Habs for Yakupov
(Oct. 24, 2014)
“Everyone needs a fantasy.”
– Andy Warhol
(Oct. 24, 2014)
“Everyone needs a fantasy.”
– Andy Warhol
Thought for the day: Terrorism
Democracy on the one side, demons on the other
(Oct. 23, 2014)
“Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.”
– Patrick J. Kennedy
“If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won.”
– Joichi Ito
Democracy on the one side, demons on the other
(Oct. 23, 2014)
“Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.”
– Patrick J. Kennedy
“If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won.”
– Joichi Ito
Thought for the day: Woohoo! Win in overtime!
(Oct. 22, 2014)
“The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet!”
– Robert Browning
[Bob, the guys asked me to talk about your joining in the goal celebrations. They don't have a problem with the hugging, the whooping, rubbing the head, even the pats on the bum they don't mind, but they're kinda getting creeped out with the eyes-shut-and-lips-meet stuff. Especially on national TV. I know, I know, when the team scores, especially in overtime, it's pretty exciting stuff but next time could you just blow a kiss?
Oh yeah, Liz said she isn't too happy about it either.]
(Oct. 22, 2014)
“The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet!”
– Robert Browning
[Bob, the guys asked me to talk about your joining in the goal celebrations. They don't have a problem with the hugging, the whooping, rubbing the head, even the pats on the bum they don't mind, but they're kinda getting creeped out with the eyes-shut-and-lips-meet stuff. Especially on national TV. I know, I know, when the team scores, especially in overtime, it's pretty exciting stuff but next time could you just blow a kiss?
Oh yeah, Liz said she isn't too happy about it either.]
Thought for the day: Bashing Bourque
(Oct. 21, 2014)
“At $2.5 million a season and a minus-6 without a goal, is Bourque living up to his contract? No way, say the fans, he puts the rene in renege.”
– JB
(Oct. 21, 2014)
“At $2.5 million a season and a minus-6 without a goal, is Bourque living up to his contract? No way, say the fans, he puts the rene in renege.”
– JB
Thought for the day: Oilers management
(Oct. 20, 2014)
“It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department.”
– Robert Shea
[Not that Lowe or MacTavish were ever special, but they were good enough to play on extraordinary teams. Too bad their Cup rings haven't endowed them with special powers, a la Green Lantern.]
(Oct. 20, 2014)
“It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department.”
– Robert Shea
[Not that Lowe or MacTavish were ever special, but they were good enough to play on extraordinary teams. Too bad their Cup rings haven't endowed them with special powers, a la Green Lantern.]
Thought for the day: Habs on roll, win five of six
(Oct. 19, 2014)
“Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort.”
– Charles J. Givens
[If I understand Charlie right, the Habs could lock up the Eastern Conference by the end of the month. Sweet!]
(Oct. 19, 2014)
“Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort.”
– Charles J. Givens
[If I understand Charlie right, the Habs could lock up the Eastern Conference by the end of the month. Sweet!]
Thought for the day: Memo to Milan
(Oct. 18, 2014)
“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.”
– Thomas A. Edison
[Has anyone checked, does Lucic have opposable thumbs?]
(Oct. 18, 2014)
“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.”
– Thomas A. Edison
[Has anyone checked, does Lucic have opposable thumbs?]
Thought for the day: Bruins lose, Lucic loses it
(Oct. 17, 2014)
“Happiness is a warm puppy.”
– Lucy
[And an overheated ape.]
(Oct. 17, 2014)
“Happiness is a warm puppy.”
– Lucy
[And an overheated ape.]
Thought for the day: Love thine Bruin. Not.
(Oct. 16, 2014)
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
-- Abraham Lincoln
[Sorry, Abe, I'd sooner whack him over the head and make him cry.]
(Oct. 16, 2014)
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
-- Abraham Lincoln
[Sorry, Abe, I'd sooner whack him over the head and make him cry.]
Thought for the day: Learning from mistakes
(Oct. 15, 2014)
“Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”
-- Mary Tyler Moore
[If what you're sayin', Mary, the guys should practise standing in front of the net on the power play that's 0-for-14, and be nourished by the pain, I'm wit' you.
BTW, do you go to any of the Wild games?]
(Oct. 15, 2014)
“Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”
-- Mary Tyler Moore
[If what you're sayin', Mary, the guys should practise standing in front of the net on the power play that's 0-for-14, and be nourished by the pain, I'm wit' you.
BTW, do you go to any of the Wild games?]
Thought for the day: Man advantage woes
(Oct. 14, 2014)
“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.”
-- Henry Kissinger
[A Habs' power play, on the other hand, arouses only anger.]
(Oct. 14, 2014)
“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.”
-- Henry Kissinger
[A Habs' power play, on the other hand, arouses only anger.]
Thought for the day: Habs' will to win
(Oct. 13, 2014)
"You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will."
-- Epictetus
[Still, the other team should have been called for holding.]
(Oct. 13, 2014)
"You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will."
-- Epictetus
[Still, the other team should have been called for holding.]
Thought for the day: Habs win third straight!
(Oct. 12, 2014)
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
[And having a defenceman with a New Deal elevate his game in the third.]
(Oct. 12, 2014)
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
[And having a defenceman with a New Deal elevate his game in the third.]
Thought
for the day: NHL hires Pronger
(Oct. 11, 2014)
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”
-- Albert Einstein
(Oct. 11, 2014)
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”
-- Albert Einstein
Thought
for the day: 2-0 and loving it!
(Oct. 10, 2014)
“We were excited to win, staying undefeated is just the icing.”
-- Steve Nash
[Or you can have your Cakes and icing, too.]
(Oct. 10, 2014)
“We were excited to win, staying undefeated is just the icing.”
-- Steve Nash
[Or you can have your Cakes and icing, too.]
Thought for the day: Winning season opener!
(Oct. 9, 2014)
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.”
-- John Keats
[John, buddy, it was nice they won, but it's a long season, and it was against the Leafs, and let's face it, Hab players made a few mistakes along the way, so I wouldn't exactly call it a "a thing of beauty."
And the win, on style alone, won't look any better six months from now, so can this talk about "its loveliness increases."
You're right about the game never passing into nothingness, though, not with two points on the board. Can't take those away.
(Oct. 9, 2014)
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.”
-- John Keats
[John, buddy, it was nice they won, but it's a long season, and it was against the Leafs, and let's face it, Hab players made a few mistakes along the way, so I wouldn't exactly call it a "a thing of beauty."
And the win, on style alone, won't look any better six months from now, so can this talk about "its loveliness increases."
You're right about the game never passing into nothingness, though, not with two points on the board. Can't take those away.
Thought for the day: Start of the season – yahoo!
(Oct. 8, 2014)
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”
-- William James
[Bill was a glass three-quarters full kind of guy.]
(Oct. 8, 2014)
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”
-- William James
[Bill was a glass three-quarters full kind of guy.]
Thought for the day: Good-bye to a back-up
(Oct. 7, 2014)
“Happy trails to you, until we meet again.”
-- Dale Evans
[That would be Nov. 11 at the Bell Centre]
(Oct. 7, 2014)
“Happy trails to you, until we meet again.”
-- Dale Evans
[That would be Nov. 11 at the Bell Centre]
Thought for the day: Marc Bergevin
(Oct. 6, 2014)
“Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked.”
[And trades get made.]
-- Steve Wozniak
(Oct. 6, 2014)
“Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked.”
[And trades get made.]
-- Steve Wozniak
Thought for the day: Handling defeat
(Oct. 5, 2014)
“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.”
-- Henry David Thoreau
[Quiet, you want us to be quiet? Geez, Henry, the team dropped two straight to the Ottawa Senators. The Senators! How can you keep quiet about that? The only compensation out of this miserable disappointment is that it was preseason. So we didn't lose ground in the standings. The season starts Wednesday. I hope we're ready enough.]
(Oct. 5, 2014)
“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.”
-- Henry David Thoreau
[Quiet, you want us to be quiet? Geez, Henry, the team dropped two straight to the Ottawa Senators. The Senators! How can you keep quiet about that? The only compensation out of this miserable disappointment is that it was preseason. So we didn't lose ground in the standings. The season starts Wednesday. I hope we're ready enough.]
Thought for the day: Fighting
(Oct. 4, 2014)
“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
[Okaaaaay. Patches, next time Neil wants to take you down, tell him 'Permission denied!']
(Oct. 4, 2014)
“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
[Okaaaaay. Patches, next time Neil wants to take you down, tell him 'Permission denied!']
Thought
for the day: MT, give the youngun' a chance
(Oct. 3, 2014)
“Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is.”
-- Will Rogers
(Oct. 3, 2014)
“Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is.”
-- Will Rogers
Thought for the day: Habs' youth movement
(Oct. 2, 2014)
“I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”
-- James M. Barrie
[One bird, two wings: Sven Andrighetto (RW), Christian Thomas (LW)]
(Oct. 2, 2014)
“I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”
-- James M. Barrie
[One bird, two wings: Sven Andrighetto (RW), Christian Thomas (LW)]
Thought for the day: Kansas City's amazing win
(Oct. 1, 2014)
“That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.”
-- Sid Waddell
(Oct. 1, 2014)
“That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.”
-- Sid Waddell
Thought for the day: Success
(Sept. 30, 2014)
"Success is 99 per cent failure.”
-- Soichiro Honda
[So that's who Garth Snow listens to. It's all beginning to make sense.]
(Sept. 30, 2014)
"Success is 99 per cent failure.”
-- Soichiro Honda
[So that's who Garth Snow listens to. It's all beginning to make sense.]
Thought for the day: A seed's been planted, folks
(Sept. 29, 2014)
“There is no better [teacher] than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.”
-- Malcolm X
(Sept. 29, 2014)
“There is no better [teacher] than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.”
-- Malcolm X
Thought for the day: On the bubble to make the team
(Sept. 28, 2014)
“Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.”
-- Henri Frederic Amiel
(Sept. 28, 2014)
“Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.”
-- Henri Frederic Amiel
Thought for the day: 3-0 in exhibition play
(Sept. 26, 2014)
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”
-- George Herbert
(Sept. 26, 2014)
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”
-- George Herbert
Thought for the day: Chucky emerging as a star
(Sept. 26, 2014)
“You cannot have genius without patience.”
-- Margaret Deland
(Sept. 26, 2014)
“You cannot have genius without patience.”
-- Margaret Deland
Thought for the day: Feel free to use, Michel
(Sept. 25, 2014)
“You are going to make choices and decisions that sometimes aren't going to always work in your favor and they are going to upset some other people.”
-- Jeff Gordon
(Sept. 25, 2014)
“You are going to make choices and decisions that sometimes aren't going to always work in your favor and they are going to upset some other people.”
-- Jeff Gordon
Thought for the day: Key to winning
(Sept. 24, 2014)
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
-- Napoleon Bonaparte
(Sept. 24, 2014)
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
-- Napoleon Bonaparte
Thought for the day: Fighting
(Sept. 23,2014)
“I teach kids that want to be tough that their fists are not the way.”
-- George Foreman
(Sept. 23,2014)
“I teach kids that want to be tough that their fists are not the way.”
-- George Foreman
Thought for the day: Growing old
(Sept. 21, 2014)
“The people I've respected most in the industry over the years -- Paul Newman, for instance -- I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor. Which is fine, but you have to pay attention to it.”
-- George Clooney
(Sept. 21, 2014)
“The people I've respected most in the industry over the years -- Paul Newman, for instance -- I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor. Which is fine, but you have to pay attention to it.”
-- George Clooney
Thought for the day: Advice for Kessel
(Sept. 20, 2014)
“You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.”
-- Ellen DeGeneres
And this just in from the Court Jester:
His passion's without pallor, the essel known as Kessel – a scorer who breeds horror among the crew who coach the blue.
A player who is poison, he turns the room into a tomb. Yeah, Kessel is an essel; ask his crew, who know it's true
(Sept. 20, 2014)
“You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.”
-- Ellen DeGeneres
And this just in from the Court Jester:
His passion's without pallor, the essel known as Kessel – a scorer who breeds horror among the crew who coach the blue.
A player who is poison, he turns the room into a tomb. Yeah, Kessel is an essel; ask his crew, who know it's true
Thought for the day: Training camp
(Sept. 19, 2014)
“A lifetime of training for just 10 seconds.”
-- Jesse Owens
[Ten seconds, that's it? Geez, Jesse, those are pretty short shifts]
(Sept. 19, 2014)
“A lifetime of training for just 10 seconds.”
-- Jesse Owens
[Ten seconds, that's it? Geez, Jesse, those are pretty short shifts]
Thought for the day: Desharnais' critics
(Sept. 18, 2014)
“Life is too short to be little.”
-- Benjamin Disraeli
(Sept. 18, 2014)
“Life is too short to be little.”
-- Benjamin Disraeli
Thought for the day: Those who curry favour
(Sept. 17, 2014)
“Sycophant, n. One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.”
-- Ambrose Bierce
(Sept. 17, 2014)
“Sycophant, n. One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.”
-- Ambrose Bierce
Thought for the day: Lines
(Sept. 16, 2014)
“A line is a dot that went for a walk.”
-- Paul Klee
(Sept. 16, 2014)
“A line is a dot that went for a walk.”
-- Paul Klee
Thought for the day: Sports
(Sept. 15, 2014)
“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence; in other words it's war minus the shooting.”
-- George Orwell
[But how was the beer at the Gahdens, George?]
(Sept. 15, 2014)
“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence; in other words it's war minus the shooting.”
-- George Orwell
[But how was the beer at the Gahdens, George?]
Thought for the day: Learning
(Sept. 14, 2014)
“Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.”
-- Winston Churchill
(Sept. 14, 2014)
“Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.”
-- Winston Churchill
Thought for the day: Tim Bozon
(Sept. 13, 2014)
“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.”
-- Joseph Addison
[I think Joe meant to say 'Bozon friend']
(Sept. 13, 2014)
“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.”
-- Joseph Addison
[I think Joe meant to say 'Bozon friend']
Thought for the day: Why not PK for captain?
(Sept. 12, 2014)
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
-- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(Sept. 12, 2014)
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
-- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Thought for the day: Koivu's motto while a Hab
(Sept. 11, 2014)
“Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.”
-- Teddy Roosevelt
(Sept. 11, 2014)
“Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.”
-- Teddy Roosevelt
Thought for the day: Statistics
(Sept. 10, 2014)
“Statistics are like prisoners under torture; with the proper tweaking you can get them to confess to anything.”
-- John Rothchild
(Sept. 10, 2014)
“Statistics are like prisoners under torture; with the proper tweaking you can get them to confess to anything.”
-- John Rothchild
Thought for the day: Rice and the NFL
(Sept. 9, 2014)
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
-- Mark Twain
(Sept. 9, 2014)
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
-- Mark Twain
Thought for the day: On PJ Stock
(Sept. 8, 2014)
“He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot.”
-- Groucho Marx
(Sept. 8, 2014)
“He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot.”
-- Groucho Marx
Thought for the day: Fans who dwell in gloom
(Sept. 7, 2014)
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”
-- Chinese proverb
(Sept. 7, 2014)
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”
-- Chinese proverb
Thought for the day: On why Brodeur wants to stick around
(Sept. 6, 2014)
“We do not cease to play because we grow old. We grow old because we cease to play.
-- George Bernard Shaw
(Sept. 6, 2014)
“We do not cease to play because we grow old. We grow old because we cease to play.
-- George Bernard Shaw
Thought for the day: On memories
(Sept. 5, 2014)
“God gave us memories so that we might enjoy roses in December.”
[And NHL championships won decades ago.]
-- J.M. Barrie
(Sept. 5, 2014)
“God gave us memories so that we might enjoy roses in December.”
[And NHL championships won decades ago.]
-- J.M. Barrie
Thought for the day: On can't-miss prospects
(Sept. 4, 2014)
“Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.”
-- Cyril Connolly
(Sept. 4, 2014)
“Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.”
-- Cyril Connolly
Thought for the day: On leadership
(Sept. 3, 2014)
“I am more afraid of an army of hundred sheep led by a lion than I am of an army of hundred lions led by a sheep.”
-- Tallyrand
(Sept. 3, 2014)
“I am more afraid of an army of hundred sheep led by a lion than I am of an army of hundred lions led by a sheep.”
-- Tallyrand
Thought for the day: A fan's point of view
(Sept. 2, 2014)
“Happiness: An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.”
-- Ambrose Bierce
(Sept. 2, 2014)
“Happiness: An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.”
-- Ambrose Bierce
Thought for the day: On watching hockey games
(Sept. 1, 2014)
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
-- Bertrand Russell
(Sept. 1, 2014)
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
-- Bertrand Russell
Thought for the day: This one's for Don
(Aug. 31, 2014)
“It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say, and then don't say it.”
-- Sam Levenson
(Aug. 31, 2014)
“It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say, and then don't say it.”
-- Sam Levenson
Thought for the day: On men and women
(Aug. 30, 2014)
“The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the life of an infant or catching a fly ball, a woman will automatically choose to save the infant, without even considering if there's a man on base.”
-- Dave Barry
(Aug. 30, 2014)
“The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the life of an infant or catching a fly ball, a woman will automatically choose to save the infant, without even considering if there's a man on base.”
-- Dave Barry
Thought for the Day: On character
(Aug. 29, 2014)
“Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.”
[Including the refs.]
-- J.C. Watts
(Aug. 29, 2014)
“Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.”
[Including the refs.]
-- J.C. Watts
Thought for the day: On analytics
(Aug. 28, 2014)
“A child of five would understand this. Send somebody to fetch a child of five.”
-- Groucho Marx
(Aug. 28, 2014)
“A child of five would understand this. Send somebody to fetch a child of five.”
-- Groucho Marx
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Thoughts for the Day: On being tough to cow the opposition
(Aug. 27, 2014)
"If you can't beat 'em in the alley, you can't beat 'em on the ice."
-- Conn Smythe
"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten."
-- George Carlin
"Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?"
-- Billy Connolly
It is with the humblest of apologies that I ask for the forgiveness of those who visit this site on a semi-regular basis only to find to their disgust that no new material has been posted since last they dropped in.
It is unconscionable and inexcusable. I am not fit to be a Weebly!
To get back into your good graces I intend to offer up the insights of others on a daily basis so that you might profit by their wisdom (and I can pretty much mail it in).
Fortunately, there is no shortage of memorable quotes to draw upon, and, surprisingly, a good many have to do with hockey.
Thoughts for the Day: On being tough to cow the opposition
(Aug. 27, 2014)
"If you can't beat 'em in the alley, you can't beat 'em on the ice."
-- Conn Smythe
"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten."
-- George Carlin
"Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?"
-- Billy Connolly