This and That

Back to South Jersey again this weekend for more house cleaning and such. Spending so much time down there has made me realize how much I miss living there.

Pittsburgh curling club is looking into this as a way to build their club. Public land is usually a good thing and if they could get some of the funding even better.

DC is off to Sweden and Finland for vacation.

And we are off to the graveyard of favorites next weekend for a much deserved break.

Later,
JH

Busy, busy, busy

Loyal readers will know that my Dad passed away a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for all the support you guys, it really helped.

So, this makes for a very busy time with dealing with the house and all the myriad paperwork. Worst part is the IRS. I still don't have a good idea what needs to be done or what forms I need to file as the executor.

Anyway, all this means no trip to the great white North for Lake of the Woods. The fish will just have to wait a year to get caught.

But we are making a weekend trip to the "Spa", Saratoga Springs to you non-horsie types. A group of curlers are going and we will have a good time losing some money.

Later,
JH

Back on the air

Sorry for the break in posts, life gets in the way sometime.

The Phillies are still in first at the break. Just need the Mutts to start losing again.

On the curling front, our friend Georgina has a new team for the BC provincials. She added some youngsters so that should make for an interesting season.

Rumour has it that Colleen Jones is off to the seniors.

Hopefully off to Lake of the Woods in a few weeks. Should be some pictures posted if we make it there.

Later,
JH

bars with a few sheets of ice behind 'em

The title reflects part of a comment that was made to the post about the new ice damage rule.

Well, loyal reader Chris has found a picture of what this curling club may look like in the future.

Although I think maybe adding some padding to walls would help. Don't want the drunks bleeding all over the ice.

Later,
JH

Don't touch the ice

Seems the WCF might be getting serious about all the floppers out there when it comes to protecting the ice. According to this there will be a new rule in place this season. Now what is not talked about is how and who will determine if "damage" has occurred. As for the penalty, I can just see it now as they ask John Morris to leave the ice and he takes out an official with his broom.

Wonder if the same rule applies to curlers with "hot feet"? Better get those shoes fixed MF.

Later,
JH

Watch your beer

Did you see this? Now I have to bring a measuring cup when I go out to drink beer. The thing with the excessive foam happened to me when we went to the GNCC meeting and I thought the bartender just didn't know how to pull a draft.

If you drink Labatt blue this has been happening to you for quite a while. Look at the bottle closely next time and you will see it is 11.5 ounces. Those sneaky Canadians.

Later,
JH

Monday hodgepodge

Big Brown loses and basically doesn't finish the race. Oh well, only lost $14.

Annual meeting at Nutmeg goes well. Had it in the ice shed and even with 90 degrees outside it wasn't bad.

More curlers moving to CT as Trevor and Kitty from Ardsley will be heading our way soon.

Shorty has taken a bit of a turn for the worse. Prayers and good wishes to him and his family.

Later,
JH