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Archive for May, 2009

Canes v. Penguins picks

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Puck Daddy’s Stanley Cup Round 3 staff prognostications – Puck Daddy – NHL – Yahoo! Sports.
More Canes doubters…  I love it.  I think the Canes could ride this whole “The Canes can only win if the other team plays bad” mentality all the way to the Cup.
At least we know Puck Daddy and his prognosticators [...]

Musings on Hurricanes v. Bruins

Friday, May 15th, 2009

A few thoughts on the Hurricanes vs. Bruins playoff series.

My absolute favorite part, besides the win, is how everyone continues to discredit the ‘Canes.  To hear Julien and pretty much all writers other then ‘Canes beat reporters, you’d think the ‘Canes had the talent of a Pewee team and that the only reason Boston lost [...]

NC lawmakers pass smoking bans

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

NC, Wisconsin lawmakers pass smoking bans.
Finally!
It’s funny how these debates always come down to “smoker’s rights”.  As my wife says, “I can never understand why smoker’s rights trump non-smoker’s rights”.  And since when did smoking become a “right”?
The other debate is also a non-starter: businesses won’t be able to compete.  Go look at NY.  What [...]

Aaron Ward and Scott Walker, B’s and Canes

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

So, let’s see 6′ 2″ former Hurricane Aaron Ward clearly tries to punch 6′ 1″ Matt Cullen in the face (but mostly misses) and in comes 5′10″ Scott Walker to help.  Cullen goes down.  Walker drops his gloves.  Ward clearly is jabbering away and clearly sees that Walker has dropped his gloves.  Then, little 5′10″ [...]

[sarcasm] Google Docs and the Power of the Cloud

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

I just logged into my Google Docs account to fill out a report and was met with:

Lovely.  I guess I will tell my boss that I can’t get my report done in time because the cloud was unavailable.  Is that the modern day equivalent of “The dog ate my homework”?

Physical NBA Playoffs?

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Is it just me, or is ESPN trying to make the NBA tougher than it is? All you hear about on Sportscenter is how much physical play there is (which ESPN clearly likes to promote) and to prove their point they keep showing pics of a tiny little blood coming out of Battier’s eye [...]