Well…as I promised, here is the Red Wings update that I neglected to do Sunday or yesterday…and, I think it was the score that has kept me away…I mean, when you lose 5-1 in a hockey game, you got your butt handed to you. The strange thing is that I think they played better than in their win on Thursday…much more energy but the pucks were just going in for Tampa…I’ve seen games like this all the time since I have been a hockey fan but why didn’t it go the other way? Not sure about that but tonight we have another one and I have to find the gear again and get ready this aft….but, the game is going to be on nbcsn so we don’t get Ken and Mickey and that is a bit of a letdown….but, I am going to break my cocktail rule for tonight and have a couple so that will help….and, we have Abdelkater back tonight so that may help, too…we’ll see….I still have hope we can go up 2-1 tonight…..
Okay…I was wrong…just checked and the Wings are on FSD along with nbcsn….yay!
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but way too gloomy for me…another day of rain all day kept me cooped up here but I did get a couple of errands run so that was something….slept okay and had some dreams that made no sense so I won’t report them now….and I just realized that I didn’t do my Wings update after the Saturday debacle so I will do that this aft…not sure why I’m sore today but I think it has to do with the weather change…it’s only supposed to be 32 tomorrow and that will challenge the shorts rule but I may be able to take it….I do want to get back on the bike today but with the wind blowing 20 already, I’m not sure I want that kind of torture….not much to do today…I am going to clean a little around here and maybe put the new wipers on the car but that’s about it….more later….
Well…was just reading “The Detroit Free Press” on my phone and this bit of shocking but happy news came across the screen…the Inkster cop who beat a man bloody and who had been sued many, many times for brutality is being charged with two felonies relating to the latest of his long list of beatings. Yep, finally, one of these cops is going to be held accountable for this crap; for beating an unarmed man and planting drugs on him to try to justify the beating…but, the prosecutor has just dropped the last charge of possession of drugs of the beaten man so justice appears to have been served. But, this can’t be the last time one of these thugs is held accountable…and it appears that with all of the added scrutiny and the videos that are surfacing, baby steps are beginning that may just lead to reform….I know this may just be wishful thinking but baby steps are better than no steps…it’s about time….
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t get much done but the bike ride….and that was brutal with the wind blowing out of the East at about 20…still sore from that this morning and it looks like no ride for the next few days since it is going to be cold and rainy….slept okay but didn’t eat enough…again….and I’m feeling that already….kind of worn out today and the coffee isn’t helping…might just have to endure this one and take it easy today…I do have some errands to run so that will be enough for the day…more later,,,,
Well…have been following a little story out of Maryland that has me shaking my head every time I think about it…in case you haven’t heard, there are some parents there that are trying to allow their children to be children and walk around their neighborhood by themselves….the latest incident happened when these parents let their kids, 10 and 6, walk by themselves to a park that is near their house….and that’s where the nightmare started…some idiot called 911 (for kids playing in a park?) and the cops came and took the kids away…and the normal crap started to happen…CPS got involved and the normal playing that I did when I was a kid became criminalized for these two…and the cops didn’t even call the parents for almost 3 hours…freaking them right out…and now the parents are in the system for allowing their kids to be kids. I have had enough of the normal activities that we all did as kids being criminalized…if this kind of nonsense would have happened when I was a kid…my parents would have been in jail for letting me play in my neighborhood and allowing me to cross the street by myself when I was 4. this crap has got to stop…parents need to be allowed to be parents…and kids need to be allowed to be kids and go outside by themselves to play…I let mine do that unsupervised and they all survived it…geez…
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and it was pretty much a wasted one with all of the sports on…but, the outcomes were not what I hoped for so it was a little disappointing…slept okay, finally, but woke up a little slow this morning and I think I may have another bug…or the worst allergies I have ever had with all of the coughing…but, I can breathe this morning so that is a plus…had another night last night of congestion that was not fun….I did get the pork chops done on the grill but ran out of gas at the end so I’ll have to run out this week and get the tank filled….not sure if I’m going to get out on the bike today with the temp only being about 45 right now and the wind blowing 15 out of the East….hate having the bad wind on the out leg since it takes all of my energy to just move and then leaves the legs flat the rest of the ride….and, the F1 race is on at 10:30 so I’d have to get out in the next few mins….not much to do today…just races and they are good to nap to….more later…
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool so that was cool…and the ride out and back was fun with the top down and no fleece necessary and today looks about the same…I did have to go out and run an errand last night and put the top down again…it’s pretty cool driving at night with the top down….slept okay last night but the tooth pain came back…which is weird since it doesn’t hurt this morning…well…it huts a little but I think that’s from grinding them all night….other than pool, I didn’t get anything done yesterday and today looks the same with all of the sports on…Man U plays Chelsea at noon and then there are races and the Wings play at 3 so I am resigning myself to another wasted day…going to grill some pork chops this aft, too, so that will be nice with it being 70….but, it gets cold again for the rest of the week and I guess I just have to endure that…..more later…
Well….the playoffs have started and amazingly, the Wings won the first game last night. They never should have with how they played most of the night and how they were outshot 44-14…but they did win and I think they stole that one. It was really a little painful to watch but somehow, they found a way…and, as I said yesterday, Hank and Pav were going to have to step up…and Pav did with two goals and even some secondary scoring by Glendening that you would never expect…cancelling out Tampa’s shorty with a shorty of our own. As good as it was to get a win, the next game tomorrow is still going to be painful to watch if they keep playing as the have been…
Well…running a little late today after the long night watching the Wings win and having one too many cocktails….slept okay last night for the first time in a long time but still feel a little crappy this morning…had a bout of coughing last night that just wouldn’t stop and it has continued this morning…not as bad but I am really tired of the coughing…this time I’m sure it is the allergies since things are budding outside…should probably take something for it before it gets worse…I did get a bunch of stuff done around here yesterday including a batch of ham soup that came out really good even without the veggie broth…and it helped clean out the freezer so that was cool….I got the kitchen cleaned, too, which I have been trying to do forever and I am not sure why I didn’t do it sooner….just inertia I guess….not much to do today…sitting here waiting for the guys to come and do the furnace service for the spring and then out for pool later but that is about it….more later….
Well…it has been a busy morning just getting the soup ready to simmer but I promised to do a Red Wings post as I always do before the playoffs start so here goes. I am excited for the playoffs to start but I have the most reservations that I can remember about my team….they have not played well over the past 6 weeks and I’m not sure this group can just turn it on like the veterans used to…and, as Pav and Z get older, there are only flashes of their old brilliance that used to be seen throughout the playoffs…not that I think they can’t be great again, but they need to show it…and show it now or we’re in for another first round exit that just is not good enough. There is a lot of uncertainty that can be seen into the playoffs here, too…with Babcock still not signed for next year and I get the real feeling that he will have had enough if they don’t get out of the first round this year….10 years is a long time to coach one team but where would he go that would be better…Toronto? They are a couple of years away from being competitive and with firing everyone there but Shanny, it would be a long rebuilding process that I’m not sure he would take on. So, what does that mean for this year? I think we all need to enjoy the ride no matter how long it is, support our guys, and hope for someone to step up and perform way over their head….it’s been done before….maybe again….I’ll be there for all of them with a cocktail and the gear on…Let’s Go Red Wings!!