There’s a debate running through the more erudite sub-nets of online discussion about the morality and desirability of “curing” Down Syndrome. I’ve been pointed at two pieces by fellow Tigers and both struck a chord with me. Lisa Belkin is the New York Times Motherlode parenting blogger and she raises the basic question [...]
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USA Hockey Magazine’s Half-Coverage
An Open Letter to the Editorial Staff of USA Hockey Magazine:
I’m a bit surprised that the “Ivy on Ice” article in the November issue of USA Hockey magazine only talks about the men’s game. Co-education has existed in the Ivies for almost four decades, and the women’s game has a younger but equally important history:
The [...]
The Kids Are Alright (I Think…I Hope)
It’s been progressively harder to get ready for Devils hockey each year. Training camp became a mystery to be revealed by proper beat writers, rather than open to the public as it was at South Mountain Arena. While other teams play exhibition games daily, the Devils haven’t played in a week. [...]
Summer 09 CD Frenzy
Every summer, I try to make a pilgrammage to the Princeton Record Exchange. My affiliation with Barry and his floor-to-ceiling crates of vinyl goes back to the spring of 1980, when I was a wide-eyed high school senior who happened into this used record store that just opened on Nassau Street. [...]
MoCCA and Jewish Comics
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m finding little to write about in the hockey world (and won’t have much to say until the draft and free agency roll around). At the same time, I’m moving more and more of my non-work related blogging, rambling and insanity here. Hence the new categories. I’d [...]
Defining Old
This weekend marked my 25th Reunion at Princeton University. Princeton Reunions are a beer-drenched spectacle that occur every year, rain or shine, and shine a spotlight on the 25th Reunion class. We got to lead the annual P-rade of alumni through campus; we had reserved seats in the reviewing stands to [...]
Eight Days, Eight Nights in Outline Form
The more I blog and mention “the book,” the more questions I get about it. So here’s a summary of the book, in outline form, based on current course and speed. This is completely serious, including my sidebar comments about content and tone. Your mileage may vary, the actual contents may appear smaller [...]
Twist Of The Tails
What a week for Princeton Hockey: The Tigers’ Zane Kalemba was named ECAC Player of the Year, won the Ken Dryden award for most outstanding goaltender, and then was named one of the 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award (along with David McIntyre from Colgate, the rights to whom the Devils picked up in [...]
Zajac the Younger
Bubba and I caught the Princeton-Union ECAC quarterfinal game last night at Baker Rink. It’s always a wonderful trip; the ice equivalent to a Wrigley Field or Fenway Park pilgrimage. Built in 1922, Baker Rink has been refurbished and re-introduced more times than David Cone. It has, and always will, hold a special [...]
More Hockey Books
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 [...]
