Hockey Day in Canada

Yes, it's an idea thought up by a network to lure more TV viewers first and foremost, but Canadians are embracing it all across the country!

Shinny games all across the city and Yorkie playing in a 3-on-3 game on the Canal, but it's a little too cold for me...I'll take the warmth!

Next door neighbours are moving out today...definitely glad I'm not in that position...moving on a -20-something day would be just brutal...

Haven't heard one person yet give the Habs a chance to win this game...everything points to an easy win for the Sens, but I'm not so sure...

Talked with Pat Hickey from the Montreal Gazette yesterday...still floored after he told us that Carey Price has won 18 of his last 60 games

It's clear that Montreal is better off keeping Halak over Price, but so much easier said than done...Price was supposed to be the saviour...







Costly Breakfast

A great start to the day is ruined by finishing the last bit of my Reese's Puffs Cereal...NOOOOOOO! I only got 8 bowls out of that tiny box!

Favourite cereal of all-time is still ProStars...Not sure how it stacks up with cereals today, but ProStars had a ridiculous amount of sugar

I know that Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky were big 90s superstars, but really, how many U.S. kids really cared about Gretzky?

Speaking of Wayne, are the Oilers ever going to turn it around? Calgary has to eventually turn it around, right? Some tough times in Alberta

Just reading online about the Top 5 Most-Delayed airports in the world...should I be surprised that 3 out of the 5 happen 2 reside in India?

Back to sports videos for today, but got good responses from the Terry Tate videos...a nice little taste for crazy Super Bowl commercials...







Terry Tate is the best!

The focus today is on one of the best sports ad campaigns ever done was Reebok's series of vignettes involving Terry Tate: Office Linebacker

The story is that Terry Tate is hired by Felcher and Sons to help clean up the behaviour of employees in the office through football hits...

Fun fact: In 2003, Terry Tate was entered as a candidate in the '03 California recall election, under the name - "Lester Terry Tate Speight"

Went to Raw Talent Night at Yuk Yuk's....one thing I learned about stand-up....if you're struggling, just reach for the masturbation joke...

I'm still really uncomfortable after seeing one guy freeze over and over again on stage...another example of how stand up is not easy at all

A couple of my buddies have asked if I would ever consider stand-up...NO WAY! I know my limitations and I'll leave that to the professionals







Celebrating Robbie Burns Day

Not sure who Robbie Burns is, and I don't really feel like looking his history up, but I'm all for drinking cheap pitchers on a Monday night

I understand that Carrie Underwood is a great musician, but is there so little going on here that it is front page material for both papers?

After record rainfall yesterday, it's starting to get cold again...NOOOO! I was liking the idea of having spring in the middle of January...

Not sure why this made me laugh so hard this morning....From Bill Simmons on twitter: Australian Open vs. PGA Championship, what sucks more?

The Web creates some really weird social trends...the latest of calling/e-mailing religious shows with TV/movie references is right up there

Re-watched Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercials last night...so good! I'll post a bunch of them tomorrow in case you never seen them...







So warm today!

Gotta love the snow melting away 'cause it's so warm in late January (unless you're a skier)....I could get really spoiled if this keeps up!

Only problem is that the rain turned most (if not all) drivers into total idiots....it's just rain! Turn on your wiper blades and move on...

Love all the Favre haters coming out of their holes today to pile on a guy for making a bad throw at the worst possible time...that's karma!

At France's NRJ awards, The Black Eyed Peas were named the winners for an award they didn't actually win...how do you make that mistake?!?!?

The Jersey Shore cast is looking for 100K per episode from MTV...understand the pecking order, reality losers! You can be easily replaced...

Read today that Blockbuster is losing tons of cash...can't say I'm surprised after spending 7 bucks to rent a DVD on Saturday....ridiculous!







The Cowboy Look is Back!

Looks like this guy is going to be the only brown cowboy in the audience again tonight at the Crazy Horse...fedora = out, cowboy hat = in...

I'll never hit Texas cowboy status though...each dude at the bar in Dallas and Houston wore a flannel shirt, jeans with 50% wearing spurs...

The Hitler spoofs online need to stop! The first was funny, but video number #1502 with Hitler speaking and "funny" subtitles is played out!

Hayden Panettiere went from blonde to red-head....NOOOOOOO! Wait, she went from being single to seeing a Klitschko brother...double NOOOOOO!

Most chosen password by online users is: 123456 ...if you have this password, you should never complain about being stolen from or hacked...

A Texas mom planned her family meals 4 an entire year to cut costs...subsequently, her kids don't know the meaning of the word "spontaneous"







Hawks v. Sens Tonight

Actually making the trek out to Scotiabank for the Hawks game tonight...can't believe that this game wouldn't have been a sellout months ago

It's actually a nice change 2 have live Australian Open coverage on around midnight instead of a random episode of SnowTrax or Motoring 2010

Maria Sharapova is getting some flak for her outfit at the Australian Open...I'm assuming most men will watch her play tennis in anything...

I still can't believe that the final prize of the Bachelor is simply landing the "man of your dreams"...there better be some cash exchanged!

Newsroom question: What is the correct term for people from Massachusetts? I googled it and the term "masshole" kept appearing on the screen

Tweet from one of my boys Neil and fellow Bills fan: Chan Freaking Gailey?!?!?? Are you kidding me??? I'm done with the Bills. I QUIT!!!!!!!







Why can't all Mondays be like this?

It's 1 o'clock and I've already been done work for the past couple of hours...and now I'm settling in to watch the Sens....this is so weird!

Kudos to the 11-year-old girl singing the national anthems before the game...what a gifted and powerful voice for such a tiny little body...

Terrible timing for Mike Brodeur to get the flu...just as he's getting some momentum and making a name for himself...he's forced to sit out!

Just hilarious to see Lee's face...almost 24 hours later and you would have thought he lost a family pet or something...he loves his Cowboys

Did Brett Favre really celebrate with his teammates after the game by singing Pants on the Ground? That really needs to go away immediately!

I think Dwayne Johnson really has 2 stop making terrible movies and just go back to being "The Rock"...he was more interesting as a wrestler







Hope Rosalie doesn't say of these things to me...

Love to read random things online and being a lazy Sunday, I happened to catch myself reading "Top 5 Things to Never Say to Your Boyfriend!"

5) "I'm fine" or "Never mind"...Pretty bad 'cause men know you're not fine and never mind means that if we don't talk, it's just gonna stew!

4) "Do You Think She's Pretty?"....Depends on the girl you're with....Rosalie is so confident that she wouldn't be affected about what I say

3) "When we're married and have kids"...Especially bad if the girl pulls that out way early into the relationship...Stage 5 clinger, anyone?

2) "Helen's pregnant...Shhh"...I'm not bothered by this at all...If anything, I would be worried about my lack of interest making her mad...

1) "My ex did the exact same thing!"...Definitely worthy of first place...All I want to know is that I'm better than him in every single way







I hate American Idol!

Can't get away from people who are big fans of American Idol...my roommate watches it, Jason York watches it and a bunch of you are watching

Some people like the show purely for bad auditions...some people wait until they get to the Top 10 before watching...I can't watch any of it

As said earlier this week, a bad audition sounds worse to me than nails on a chalkboard and really, don't need to watch good singers either!

Haven't they found enough American Idols already? I like entertainment news as much as anyone, but I couldn't tell you the last 5 winners...

I'm just so happy Rosalie can't stand watching the show either...I tested to see if she wanted to watch...gave me the thumbs down...awesome!

Decided to type in "American Idol Loser" into a search on youtube to see what would happen...I came up with these 4 losers...hope you enjoy!







Radio is funny sometimes!

Lee and I were joking around after the show today because we both see that the last segment of the show is now just becoming a comedy bit...

Have to pass along thanks from Rosalie for offering up combninations for dinner...you guys just don't realize how bad my kitchen skills are!

Buddy texts me after talk with Carleton Mens B-Ball coach, Dave Smart..."You beat 2 teams by 50 and 46 and still working on things? Scary"

I'm still trying to convince myself that Indy beat the Ravens, but I can't see Baltimore losing...tanking the last 2 games will cost Indy...

Good talking with Tom Dempsey this morning...gave us a lot of good insight about the goaltender position and the ups/downs that goalies face

Pascal Leclaire and the Sens better start to have more ups than downs and soon...the next 2 weeks are pivotal for the Sens playoff chances!







BBQing in January....love it!

The boys and I did the BBQ thing for Sunday afternoon's football games...nothing like cooking up a bunch of steaks when it's minus whatever!

A heartbreaking way for Aaron Rodgers to lose...played well in regulation, but overthrew on 1st down and held the ball too long on 3rd in OT

Memo 2 the Pats and their fans: This is only the beginning of a descent back to mediocrity or worse...you just don't have the talent anymore

Did someone forget to tell the Bengals that Saturday was playoff day and not another day for players to rest up for the playoffs? Just ugly!

Hard pill to swallow for Philly fans and residents...losing to the Cowboys three times in one year is bad...so much potential down the drain

Come on! Lee is wearing his Cowboys jersey in-studio today...I should be ripping him, but Dallas was so good...I can't think of anything bad







An hour 'til kickoff!

Love this time of the year...this is where the Super Sports Pack really pays off...two NFL playoff games, bunch of NHL and College B-Ball...

For Jets/Bengals, big key for both will involve the run game...Jets need it to settle down Mark Sanchez...Bengals need to set up pass attack

For Eagles/Cowboys, the big storyline is: Can the Cowboys, specifically Wade Phillips and Tony Romo, actually perform big in a January game?

If Seattle wants Pete Carroll and vice versa, why make Vikes D-Coordinator, Leslie Frazier, the token minority interview and waste his time?

Pretty obvious why Pete Carroll is leaving USC...looks like it could be on the brink of collpase with all the allegations of NCAA violations

Reading a piece on 10 Things a Good Boyfriend Won't Ask You to Do: Only ranked #4 is: Make a Sandwich...thought for sure that would be #1...







Wheel of Fortune Kick

The choices for Wheel of Fortune contestants never ceases to amaze me....I'm assuming you can't have an IQ over 100 if you want on that show

Got the idea to post all Wheel of Fortune videos today after Lee pointed out the first video to me after the show this morning....hilarious!

Speaking of Lee, he sure loves wrestling...he then said that he's looking forward 2 something else debuting on Tuesday...what could that be?

I find it so funny that no one gives the Sens a chance...heck, no one gives them a chance to keep it close tonight....I think they surprise!

Naked jogger nabbed near White House: Run lasted less than 60 seconds before the man was apprehended...he could have waited until the summer

Tweet of the Day from Jim Gaffigan...hilarious: That ExtenZe Nascar has an unfair advantage. The other drivers must get destracted laughing!







Only an Hour Away!

Gotta love these nights when you have plenty of hockey to choose from on the tube...Canada v. US in the juniors and a huge sked of NHL games

From Yahoo: Chinese debating the eventual height of a child of 7'6 NBA star Yao Ming and his 6'2 wife...how 'bout 6'9? Right down the middle

Our building subscribes 2 several newspapers to "keep us informed", but really, how many of you actually subscribe to a newspaper still? :-)

Candidate for loser of the year: A criminal who thought he was safe fleeing to Canada was caught thanks to playing World of Warcraft...nice!

Jon Stewart as to why we didn't take the underwear bomber's banker father seriously..."I also ignore messages from Nigerian bankers..." LOL

Team 1200 listeners know a lot more about Reality TV and wanna talk about their reality TV viewing more than I would have ever thought...LOL







You looking at me, camera guy?

Not much change in '10...Vince pimping the Slap Chop 20 times a day and I still enjoy watching it 20 times a day...you're gonna love my nuts

Checked out yahoo.com and top headline: "O'Donnell Opens Up About Relationship" and talks about who Rosie O'Donnell is dating...who cares?!?

Jorge Cruz won the ESPNZone 3rd annual Ultimate Couch Potato Competition after sitting 48 hours straight in a recliner and watching sports!

I know Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans is fast, but he would be embarassed in a foot race against Usain Bolt...stick to the NFL, Chris

Just watching Bruins/Rangers game tonight...the game is not that interesting since I have more thoughts about the intermission interviews...

Could those interviews be any more stiff? The players just hate them and the questions are so basic....I've had to do them before...not fun!







What a big sports day!

How did that wicked wind from last night just creep up all of a sudden? That was a real downer when it came 2 going out on Saturday night...

So many choices this afternoon...World Junior Semi-Finals, Final Week of NFL, Sens-Flyers at Scotiabank...the PVR is working overtime today!

Still can't believe the Swiss are taking on Canada this afternoon...One guy loving the matchup is Team 1200 producer/Swiss native Chris Wyss

The Swiss must have the right mindset...beating Russia was as good as they're gonna do, but they can't go into today's game feeling that way

Another example of athletes not being the smartest....Blue Jay Edwin Encarnacion burns his face on New Year's Eve thanks to a firecracker...

Lot of talk about teams not deserving to make the NFL playoffs...no matter how you do it, if you have a good enough record, you deserve it...







Hooray for 2010!

From Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute) on Twitter: What's the January cut-off date for wishing someone a happy new year? I'm going with Jan 10.

One of my resolutions for 2010 is to take more time to watch movies either at home or on big screen...so far though, I'm failing terribly...

One thing I know I'm going to love about 2010...the media lovefest for Tim Tebow is coming to a griding halt...thank the good lord for that!

I'd hate to be a Broncos fan today knowing that Brandon Marshall and Tony Scheffler are out for Sunday because of attitude concerns...crazy!

A guy happy for 2010 is Hezi Dayan...spent 64 hours straight alone in an icebox without food/water just before 2010...take that David Blaine

Hail a cab with Rosalie on New Year's...cabbie doesn't know how to get there and neither do we...he gets mad at us....he's supposed to know!

Holy Cow! Fight Night Round 4 is way harder than the ones before it...I've only won one fight since buying the game on Thursday night...sad!