Category Sports
I Couldn’t Help It
I laughed when I saw this one. I don’t really care about who Taylor Swift marries – her music does nothing for me. Nor do I care about the NFL. I will never be a “Swiftie.” I figure though that there is so much publicity I don’t need to explain what I am talking about. […]
Sleep Deprivation
I’m tired. I’m not getting enough sleep. Blame it on my Canadian pride. I’ve always been an early riser. I just can’t seem to sleep much beyond 5 a.m. When I was doing morning radio, my alarm was set for 3:30, and I usually woke up before it went off. Normally I compensate by going […]
A Day of Reflection
I have been mostly absent here the past couple of months. I have rarely been so busy – explanation coming soon. But I can’t let Good Friday pass without comment, so here’s what I wrote in 2019. How is it possible to believe, how can anyone believe without fear and trembling that all of God […]
Dear Wayne
Your wife has told the media you are brokenhearted at Canadians’ reaction to you these days. Funnily enough, that is how Canadians are feeling about you. Your continued silence says that you just don’t get it. I’ll try to explain. You were our hero. Whether we should put a hockey player on a pedestal is […]
Super Bowl
The big game is about to kick off – do you care? I must confess I don’t. Oh, I will watch the beginning at least. And I may cheer for Philadelphia since they have one player on their team, but whether they or Kansas City wins makes no difference to me. My guess is I’ll […]
Taking on the World
They are just kids, but are becoming household names, at least in Canada. The 2025 World Junior Championship, which began December 26, ends in Ottawa tonight. For the rest of the world, influenced by soccer, this is the U20 men’s hockey championship. We know differently. We use the terms we have always used and the […]
How To Win Fans
Times have changed. No longer can visiting musicians woo Canadians by praising the Prime Minister. That is so 2015. Maybe the Rolling Stones are just out of touch with Canadian society. No shame in that, given that they don’t live here. And I guess the fans don’t care who the band likes. But I’ll bet […]
The Dream Lives On
If you are a Canadian you’ve been there before, though possibly only in your dreams. The Stanley Cup finals. Game seven. One game to prove who is the best in the hockey universe. For most of us that is a memory from our childhood. When we played road hockey, as pretty much every Canadian kid […]
Super Bowl 2024
Unlike millions of people, I don’t care about the Super Bowl, the American football championship, which starts a few minutes after this will be posted. I don’t follow the league. I don’t care who is playing the half-time show. The ads, which are so hyped, are now all available online – there is no need […]
Game On!
I’m typing this while watching the Grey Cup, Canada’s football championship, on television. No Roman numerals needed for this one. In the US, the Super Bowl is a big deal. Arguably more for the size of the television audience and the commercials aired during the broadcast than for the game. I may not be an […]
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