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  1. Just finished Chuck Pahlaniuk's "Invisible Monsters," and began Tom Robbins' "Another Roadside Attraction." Never read a Pahlaniuk book before. It was pretty much what I expected: delightfully cynical, occasionally disturbing, definitely F'd up, and — in my head — entirely narrated by Edward Norton. I've read a bunch of Tom Robbins, he's probably my favourite living author. I've hoped he'll put out another book or to before he vanishes, but it's been 16 years since his last* so I think he's done. *Novel.
  2. Additionally, the Canucks are one of just three teams left in the league with a 100% PK percentage (with Anaheim and Arizona).
  3. I love that Quinn was just talking about how he thinks he can help get some extra offense out of Tanev. Very next game, boom — tip-in goal from Tanev, via Hughes on a rush. Think of beauty, it was.
  4. Never thought I'd get to see Bert wear that jersey in person. This whole game experience was incredible. Too many great moments to count.
  5. I'll take the underdog status. As this season progresses I see this team only getting better as they learn each others on-ice tendencies.
  6. Managed to get tix to this game. Never been to a game with such a cool moment to watch. So excited to be there for the christening of out Captain Bo!!
  7. This is why I stopped getting behind any kind of "movement" publicly. When it comes to mass organizations of people getting behind something, it is — every time — corrupted somewhere. Whether it's someone using their money to hide their personal agenda/interests, or the natural mob mentality degradation of intelligence, or the movement is in itself fundamentally flawed: whatever the central focus of the effort is loses it's meaning when it's outgrown it's use. And when it's outgrown it's use, that's when it falls apart or starts doing damage to the things it sought to support. I'm all for unity over division, but without the realization that in unity even smart people can be still easily misdirected (even when the cause is just — Equality rights, environmental changes, etc) there will always be certain intrinsic dangers. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, right? Pay attention to problems and solutions. Do not follow people or movements and expect them to lead the best way forward, because it will invariably let you down somewhere along the way. MAKE CANADA CRITICAL AGAIN!
  8. The Ron Swanson approach. Sentences should be tripled for acts committed while in public office.
  9. Found one on Prime called "The Vanishing" earlier this week, with good ol' Gary Butts. Takes place on a small lighthouse island in Scotland, three 'Keepers' (original title of the movie) have their six-week shift at the lighthouse, they discover a body and a chest full of... loot... and some paranoia and violence ensues. Was pretty intense, and generally I liked it. Probably a 7/10 from me.
  10. No more recall waivers with the current CBA. That's pretty much it: if a player clears, a team can trade for him and stash him in the AHL without having to worry about them getting plucked away if they send him down (if they do it within the 30-day/10 NHL game time-frame of the waiver clearing) or when they eventually call him up.
  11. Vancouver currently, formerly Fort St. John, Kelowna, Canoe (/Salmon Arm), Sicamous, Winnipeg. Missing the small town feel.
  12. Pretty decent rundown of the situation, yes? How does one say "quagmire" in Arabic? I think you're right though, @aGENT. Greens/NDP will start with that but ultimately accept other concessions. I've never had a huge opinion one way or the other on TM, but now that I'm understanding some of the bigger problems involved I'm definitely shifting towards team "build it," — But it has to be part of a bigger solution. I remember doing some research on the oil history in Canada when I was in highschool and even then thought it was ridiculous that we weren't self reliant on our own supply before exporting the rest. Hey! Let's run a bakery and then buy grocery store bread for home. https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/kelly-mcparland-canada-simply-cant-have-an-adult-conversation-about-oil-and-climate
  13. I'm still pretty new to baseball but this just seems to make sense to me. I get that home runs are exciting, but so is strategic small ball, and if it's gonna be all homers all the time it's gonna get boring after a while. If my fat@$$ potato of a cat can hit home runs in the MLB, then it kinda loses its luster, right?
  14. He better start putting more work in to round out his game if he wants to make much more than that after this deal. Jets are my second team; I get he brings the goals but I want success and he's tarnished his standing with the team a bit this summer. If in the future it comes down to a choice between Connor and Laine, move Laine (and don't wait until the last bloody minute and trade in desperation) and try to get a big name D back in return. With Trouba's departure and Byfuglien being an aging enigma, they're going to need a bona fide #1 sooner or later.
  15. Had the pleasure of being stuck sitting behind a bunch of kids last night vaping into their jackets, as if nobody noticed the clouds leaking out of them. Kept doing it even after a parent in our row (who was there with the approx. 5-7 year old son) asked them to stop. Security was... ineffective. Buffalo chicken tenders were good tho.
  16. Still got spots in a Yahoo league if anyone out there wants in on some fantasy action but are too lazy to keep tooooo up with it. B)

    1. I.Am.Ironman
    2. Master 112

      Master 112

      i want some fantasy action

    3. Ralph.

      Ralph.

      @I.Am.Ironman Heck naw, not organised enough for that.:lol:

  17. Attending my first game of the "season" tonight — Let's make it a gooder. Pettersson with four more points?
  18. I was wondering how long is was gonna take you guys to bring the squackets into this.
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