I am appealing to the Interwebs for help in solving what has become a family mystery. Unlike most Jewish family stories, this doesn’t involve food, potential injury or Florida; this is about a bobblehead doll. The very first bobblehead doll, in particular.
During 1960 and 1961, a series of 15 bobble heads were made [...]
I am appealing to the ‘net for help in solving what has become a family mystery. Cross-posted to my sports blog as well, because I’m looking for any reasonable clues. And yes, I got the idea from Clay Shirkey’s Here Comes Everybody. Not as exciting as a misappropriated cell phone, but perhaps of [...]
Billy Martin, the late manager of various 1970s Yankees teams, whose career arc had more loops, detours, and sideways movement than the emotional rollercoaster it described, once said: “When you’re running horseshit, you’re horseshit.” Those are true Billy clubs of words, captured with the eloquence I’d expect out of baseball’s disco era. Like [...]
It’s late, the Devils just pulled out a game that they had won, then lost, then won again because Patrik Elias can reshape physics, Brian Gionta’s passes and all bounds of sensibility to score goals. Hockey isn’t well suited to TV, because so much of the play develops away from the puck; it’s [...]
Been playing with a variety of ways to get my public Twitter timeline integrated here, as much of my tweeting seems to involve time before and after hockey (or eating or work, or eating at work). After playing with the default Twitter plugin for Wordpress (which requires the PHP curl library, which I [...]
I’ve had a soft spot in my Tri-State area hardened hockey heart for Mike Cammalleri since last season. Playing for the Kings, he seemed out of place, out of (contract) time and out of luck. The guy can skate, shoot and create plays; he is (flame suit on) the Jewish Scott Gomez at [...]
Call me quelle stupide but the Devils just embarassed l’habitant du but: Price wasn’t the guardian of the net tonight, he was a regular resident inside the twine. If I still lived in Boston, I’d already be relishing the morning headlines forming puns on the Canadiens nom du plume: Hab A Nice Break. [...]
After keeping lists of books in notebooks, Mac sticky notes, Evernote and in physical form on a bookshelf, I decided it was time to update my reading record. Part Two of my hockey book list is now on the sidebar, featuring the best of Jack Falla, books on Zambonis, Hobeys, and midwestern youth [...]
Six game road trip, big change in perspective. Lots can happen in a hockey work week:
1. Riding atop the Atlantic Division is such a sweet thing. I’m looking at the Hockey News’ 08-09 conference predictions with the entire division minus the Islanders ahead of the Devils. Predictions are made to [...]
I am breaking a few self-enforced “work rules” this morning, and I feel no shame or guilt about it. I have the television in my office turned on to watch the inaugural proceedings, sound turned down, but a distraction anyway. I should be preparing for an upcoming conference call, but I’m blogging because [...]
