Monday, July 24, 2006

Monday Miscellany

Starting things off by getting the bad news out of the way first...Mark Cuban and Dan Marino's Penguins bid did not go through. Boooooooo...

http://mb3.scout.com/fcarolinacanesfrm1.showMessage?topicID=7089.topic

I think JeffBear in the above link said it best for moi...

"I'm hoping the Pens figure out a way to stay in the Steel City. I don't like team movement despite the fact that I have personally benefitted from same."

Such stuff has already sparked talk of who from the West should take the Pens' place in the East...

http://mb3.scout.com/fcarolinacanesfrm1.showMessage?topicID=7090.topic

Speaking of our black, white, and golden friends...

http://mb3.scout.com/fcarolinacanesfrm1.showMessage?topicID=7093.topic

...the Wrecking Ball has gone back to them. Just like Doug Weight returning to the Blues (who, pathetically enough, feel they need a fake blog to drum up support), I am not surprised at Recchi becoming a Penguin again. MUCH BETTER that Rex goes back to my second fave team than the Flyboys, who were rumored to have been glancing at #8/18.

Kicking off the Canes news...in addition to his Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy, Cam Ward now also has a ball and chain as of this past Saturday.

http://mb3.scout.com/fcarolinacanesfrm1.showMessage?topicID=7088.topic

Surprisingly, Lord Stanley nor Conn Smythe were not guests at Wardo's wedding. But according to the groom, he did not want all of the attention taken away from his bride. *insert a crowd going "Awwwwwww!" here*

A month and four days ago...nothing happened. Oh wait,
this did. I've seen that, and I raise it with a...


...which gives me ample opportunity to present the latest addition to my LiveJournal Ronnie Francis icon collection, inspired by this. Thank you, Fark.com, for inspiring me to finally make an "amused" icon to contrast my "We Are Not Amused" one.

And last, but certainly not least, if you can completely read the translations presented in this post, which is (supposed to be) about Niclas Wallin's current times and possibly future...

http://mb3.scout.com/fcarolinacanesfrm1.showMessage?topicID=7083.topic

...you will win a Mitsubuishi Pie(!!).

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