A friend suggested that it was time for me to go alI Evil Dee on the lockout situation. There was talk of me giving a cross check to the heads of the NHL & NHLPA. Perhaps follow it up with a pursuing of the altercation and then finishing it up by going all Bertuzzi on them. Nobody loves to vent and get snarky more than me so you would think I'd be all over this opportunity, right? Sadly, I am past that point now. It's sad because apathy has set in for me. The game I love and cherish has been permanently damaged. For what purpose? Basically, for what amounts to the spare change wedged under the seats in the empty arenas. And for the right to say "we won this time." This is where the players and owners are so very, very wrong. There are no sides to the CBA argument now. There are no good guys or bad guys any more in all of this. The game has been irreparably damaged, possibly even beaten into its grave. Seems to me the NHL/NHLPA have gone all Bertuzzi on the game so there's really no need for me to waste my time or energy.
Apathy is the evil enemy of the game of hockey at the NHL level. Yet, apathy is exactly what the NHL/NHLPA have actively courted with their posturing and threatening. And where has it gotten them? Nowhere. For the fans and those employees, now out of work thanks to millionaires and billionaires fighting over spare change, it's a Blue Christmas.
Peace On Earth, FFS!Just because I'm not hosting this infamous annual holiday bash any more doesn't mean I'm not thinking about all of my MN friends and family through the holidays. I miss you all and wish only the very best for you and your loved ones as we wrap up another year. We've been through a lot this year and we've come out of it stronger in our faith and beliefs, with the relationships that matter the most still in tact. God Bless and Be Well. Here's a little something to bring back some great memories -
The Spread
The Year of the Missing Shoes
For this Christmas I've been busy at work, getting the holiday spirit sucked out of me by the retail experience. God help humanity as a whole during the holiday shopping season. I've been trying to retain some of my love for the season by listening to my Tis The Season play list on the iPod. I'm a sucker for Tchaikovsky this time of year so the Nutcracker Suite is on there, like a bunch of times, by various orchestras. Rich asked me which rendition is my favorite and I would have to say it's Volker Hartung conducting the Cologne New Philharmonic.
Nan asked me what my favorite Christmas song of all time is -
Kathy asked me what connects me most to MN at this time of year now that I'm here in Georgia. That would have to be Lori Line and her Silver cd. It's not that I don't like what she's done since then, I just absolutely love this cd and it definitely represents Christmas from my MN roots.
This however, says Christmas in MN like nothing else - Ya Sure, You Betcha!
To all of my dog loving friends out there - from Dog Shaming:
