July 2007

It is the second go around for this great event.

Saturday August 18th 9:30am

I am proud to participate and look forward to seeing all the folks coming out to support this great cause which is so near and dear to my heart. So far I am walking all by lonesome so anyone who wants to keep me company I would certainly appreciate it.

Here are some quick snaps from the weekend with Brian Burke and the Stanley Cup

Pipers lead the Way

I always enjoy reading Peanuts cartoons and in some ways I can relate to Charlie Brown and his quest for the Red Haired Girl. While Snoopy will always remain my favorites I especially like the strips with Rerun, Lucy and Linus’ little brother. Rerun is more skeptical and is never afraid to ask why or to try new things. His goals in life are pretty simple, survive the bike rides on the back of his mother’s bike and get a dog. Since his parents will not let him get a dog he tries to buy Snoopy from Charlie Brown and when that does not work he “borrows” Snoopy although Snoopy does not want to have anything to do with Rerun of course until Rerun has cookies. The strips with Rerun and Snoopy are classics.

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Today my old buddy Stanley came to Chilliwack for a visit. Brian Burke, General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks and Co- Owner of the Chilliwack Bruins brought the Stanley Cup to Chilliwack. The arrival was planned for 11:30am with pictures to follow from noon to 3pm. I decided to go down and check out Stanley and maybe get a picture, when I arrived at Cottonwood Mall at 10:30am there was already a line with approximately a hundred people. I figured I would join the queue and if the wait became too long I could always pass. The time passed quickly and all of a sudden a buzz could be heard down the mall and being lead in by a pair of bagpipers and a small military guard came Lord Stanley’s Cup proudly carried by Brian Burke.

Having waited almost an hour I decided to wait and get a picture with my old buddy Stanley and Brian Burke. The line moved quite quickly and at one point Brian Burke took a little baby and put him in the bowl which drew some oohs and ahhs from the crowd. While waiting in line I spoke with one of the organizers and he told me they were expecting 300-400 people but it looks like more than 1500 people had shown up. Once my turn came up I received a nice handshake and shared a few words with Brian Burke, had a picture taken and I was off into the crowd.

Once outside I saw how enormous the lineup was and I was glad I decided to come a little early. I was talking to someone and they mentioned how special it was for the Cup to come to Chilliwack and they wondered why it was not brought into Vancouver. I said maybe it was a way for Brian Burke to rub it in to the Vancouver Canucks.

Personally I think it was a nice gesture on Brian Burke’s part to bring the Cup for a visit. Thanks Brian

What is better than an ice cold beer on a hot day, how about complimentary beer. I am on quite a few different mailing lists and on occasion I have received invitations to some promo event or other and normally I think about going and then decide at the last minute to not attend. Last week I received an invite to Milestones Bar and Grill to learn how to pour a proper glass of Stella Artois. Deciding that this might be fun I asked a friend to join me for dinner, I was not sure what the “event” would entail but figured the company and food would make it worthwhile even if the event was a bust.

I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived at the restaurant and was informed the beer was complimentary and that the hosts were two extremely attractive young ladies who taught me the proper way to pour a Stella Artois. Free beer, great food and good company, what else can a person ask for….Mmmm Beer.

I would look good in this…..

I went to see Transformers last week and while I enjoyed the action and special effects I was a little disappointed with the attempt at a viable story. Shia LaBeouf was a pleasant surprise and he brought a lot of humanity to the character and I particularly enjoyed his interactions with Bumblebee. While Megan Fox is extremely hot she adds nothing to the movie and along with Rachael Taylor are the standard eye candy that one comes to expect in all Hollywood movies.

Something I did notice was the massive product placement which was prevalent throughout the movie. This got me to thinking so I checked some of Michael Bay’s other movies and although not as in your face as in Transformers it is obvious in The Rock as well as The Island. Not a bad idea I guess as it adds to the bottom line for the movie. Still I believe it does take away from the story when jokes and dialogue are added into a movie to showcase the products. Pretty soon the commercials we see at the beginning of the movie will be interspersed throughout the movie either as part of the movie or worse as actual commercials.

Oh I do like the new Camaro. I could see myself driving one especially a convertible. We shall see.

Ok so maybe I am little bored but I do have some fun with these. See if you know what movies these are from and drop me a comment with your answers. Try not to look them up that takes the fun out of it….

• It’s some kind of grunge thing.
• Here’s to alcohol, the cause of - and solution to - all life’s problems.
• Excellent. Stephen is my name. I’m the most wanted man on my island, except I’m not on my island, of coarse. Mores the pity.
• You know, from day one, this has always been on your terms. I’ve gone along. Been the dutiful son. But maybe this time, we can just cut out the Obi-Wan Kenobi crap and you can save me the trouble.
• Alright, alright. Mickey’s a mouse. Donald’s a duck. Pluto’s a dog. What’s Goofy?
• Remember those posters that said, Today is the first day of the rest of your life? Well, that’s true of every day except one. The day that you die.
• On any other day, that might seem strange.
• Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?
• Honest men are slaves to their conscience, and there’s no predicting ‘em. But you can always trust a dishonest man to stay that way…
• Wise men say forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.
• I’m drowning here and you’re describing the water.

Things are still progressing at what seems like slow motion in my life. I have been working hard on trying to get physical and keep the strength in my left leg and so far I have been successful. I am still having some problems but I am not experiencing the same level of lack of control I was seeing about a month ago. I try to walk and do some weight training everyday with some mixed results. I need to keep focused and ensure I have some physical activity everyday.

Still no good news on the employment front….nothing else to say.

I have been buoyed by the positive comments from my cyber friends and always appreciate the kind words and the occasional “kick in the butt”.