Thanks for the memories Bob!

Meat Lover? Maybe not anymore.

As much as I love red meat - and I'm not exaggerating when I say "love" either - the following video makes me at least ponder the idea of becoming a vegetarian. Or at least exploring my options as far as finding meat that isn't produced in the factory farms depicted in the video.

Check it out.

2009 IIHF World Junior Championships

Bronze Package

2 seats in the upper bowl @ $750 each.

Includes all 17 games being played at Scotiabank Place

Paid a deposit of $100 per seat for a total of $200 (already billed for it).

$1,500  2 x bronze package (upper bowl SBP, 17 games)

$35     $25 package and $10 order fees

$1,535  Total

-$200   less deposit

$1,335  balance

$445    1/3 of balance due Jul-07

$445    1/3 of balance due Nov-07

$445    1/3 of balance due Jul-08

Games

No.                    

1       26/12/2008      Round Robin Game       

2       26/12/2008      Round Robin Game        Team Canada

5       27/12/2008      Round Robin Game       

7       28/12/2008      Round Robin Game       

8       28/12/2008      Round Robin Game        Team Canada

11      29/12/2008      Round Robin Game        Team Canada

13      30/12/2008      Round Robin Game       

14      30/12/2008      Round Robin Game       

17      31/12/2008      Round Robin Game       

18      31/12/2008      Round Robin Game        Team Canada

22      02/01/2009      Quarter Final #1       

23      02/01/2009      Quarter Final #2

25      03/01/2009      Semi-final #1

26      03/01/2009      Semi-final #2

29      04/01/2009      Relegation Game

30      05/01/2009      Bronze Medal Game

31      05/01/2009      Gold Medal Game

Breakdown

We need to decide how to split the tickets. 

So far I’ve come up with the following:

1 x round robin – Team Canada

1 x round robin – non Team Canada

1 x semi-final or quarter-final

This leaves 2 round robin games (non Team Canada), 1 relegation game, bronze medal game and gold medal game.

*Note:  We’d get both tickets to each of the above games.

If we’d rather have both tickets so we can take other people to the game, we could just have a draft and pick games until they are all gone. 

Or we could go to games together and individually pick seats to each game until they are all gone.

What I need from you

An email from you to confirm that you are “in”.  $50 ASAP.  Cash, paypal or email transfer is fine.

Please post comments on this and include your suggestions on how to split the games.

This Day in Hockey History

November 7, 2006

Jon Ciarlo scores his first goal.

Location:

Bell Centennial Arena, CRA pickup hockey

Assisted by:

Jeff Small

Standing at the far side of the net, Johnny “Heatley” Ciarlo took a cross ice pass from Jeff and chipped it into the top corner of the net.  It was the first shift of his second game.

Ortiz vs Shamrock: 3

The best fight of the night was when Jason “The Athlete” McDonald – how gay is that nickname? – submitted Ed Herman.  In Ed’s own words, “I tapped out like a bitch”.

The Ortiz – Shamrock fight was another quick first round TKO for Ortiz.  The fight quickly moved to the floor and Ortiz just kept punching him in the ribs and then started working the elbows.  Shamrock had no complaints when Big John stopped the fight.

The whole thing was pretty sad actually.  Here’s a guy who’s a UFC legend and he’s getting booed before the fight even started.  Goodbye Ken “Formerly the World’s Baddest Man” Shamrock. You should have left after the first fight.

One fight I am looking forward to, is the Ortiz – Lidell title match in December.  Now there’s a rematch worth watching!

Before I go, I would like to suggest a few equally boring nicknames for Jason McDonald.

·       Jason “The Fighter” McDonald
·       Jason “The In Shape Guy” McDonald
·       Jason “The Canadian” McDonald
·       Jason “The Human” McDonald
·       Jason “I’m Breathing” McDonald

UFC 63 review

After watching UFC 63, one thing is clear. BJ Penn is most definitely a better fighter than Matt Hughes. The ONLY thing that saved Matt was his cardio. If BJ improved his cardio I don't think Hughes would stand a chance.

And I know that George St Pierre was just trying to promote their inevitable title match, but he was right on the money. Good win, but not impressive.

One last comment... why does the UFC have to show each boxer sparring in the shower before they fight? Is a fine mist spraying all over some dude supposed to look cool? But to make up for that gayness, at least they manage to zoom in on every beautiful woman in the crowd at some point during the night.

City of Ottawa emaps

If you live in Ottawa you should checkout the emap service that's available on the city website.

You can search for an address and then zoom in on it. Just remember to enable "Air Photos 2005" in the map options and you'll see a detailed picture of your property. Make sure "Property Parcels" is selected and you'll see your lot boundaries as well.

Thanks for the tip Derek.