Saturday 1/9/10

OK here is the story behind these pictures of me and the great STARS hockey phenom Mike Modano!!!!. The Stars Foundation (Stars charity) has a puck draw each year in which a player (current player) will sign a puck and it will be placed in a wrapped package. The packages are "sold" for a $30.00 donation and come with a signed puck and 2 tickets to a future STARS game. Most pucks are signed in silver (have a couple of those) and if the puck is signed in gold then the purchaser gets to meet the player one-on-one and may bring one guest. I received the gold signed puck and this was the day to meet the player. Cathy has lots of Mike stuff including his rookie card from the Minnesota Northstars so we went to meet the player. We met him as he came off the ice after a practice Saturday 1/9/10. Very cordial and signed lots of stuff -pucks, 2 jerseys, numerous pictures, etc.etc.etc. Mike had writers cramp after we finished. I did mention to him that he seemed to be getting meaner in his old age (39 I think) as he is making more hits and being more physical in his play. His response was that as we get older we get a litter grumpier and I concurred!! I did ask him to give me a punch in the chin for a $1.00 from the MI frozen brain but the camera did not work and he was getting antsy after all the writing and the team was leaving for the airport for the trip to Columbus OH for a game on Sunday. Mike is a lot taller than I expected expecially in his skates as I had only seen him sitting down signing stuff in the past and on the ice from a distance.

All in all it was a great Saturday and then off to a NAHL (Tornado) game in the pm.

How about this for very sporadic posts

I was watching TV on day with "The Dust Bunny" and she was interested the the picture hanging on the wall. It is a Calder artist proof of "Evolution" starting the the 2 cell organism in the lower left and then clockwise around to the fish etc. Naturally DB was interested in the fish but liked the sun in the middle. She quickly tired of looking at "art" and then took a quick nap to awaken and "ask" where is the food!!!

More Ft Worth Ride

Here are some pictures from FT Worth TX. The Longhorns in the previous post had just been "driven" down the street with coyboys (that make up of the "herders was a couple of African Americans, a couple of Hispanic and a couple of "white" and one woman bring up the rear). I noticed the make up of the "crew" and no one else was trained in EEO. The train is how we rode to FT Worth and the picture of us eating is why we ride. The characters had to have their picture taken with other characters that rode bicycles

Ft Worth Ride

Thought some of you might want to see what cattle really look like. These with the cowboys were found on our Ft. Worth ride in June. More about that later. Just grazing along the bike/hike trail. And as you can guess there were some road bombs to be missed as we rode. The horns are really scary on these "pets".

Stanley Cup

For of those of you who do not know the some of the traditions behind the cup - The one in the previous post has to do with each member of the team getting to take the cup "home" with them for a specified period of time (I think 3-5 days). The members then take the cup to schools, their previous hockey teams etc. etc. etc. In this case, Mario got to take it home first - probably OK, since he owns the STANLEY CUP WINNERS for 2009. Yes the cup does float as pictures show. Now some of you wanted to know how I got these pictures. I'll give you some sources and you can make up your own story or pick the true one from the list. (Do not think it should be too hard as when in doubt always pick ?)

A. Being a Stars season ticket holder since 1995, I do know some of the Stars "Brass" and my name was "drawn" as one to go see the cup in Pittsburgh.

B. My first several seasons I shared my tickets with my boss's husband and they were from Pittsburgh. After a couple of years the kids came along and now we just go the Pittsburgh games. They being from Pittsburgh had connections and we went to the party!!!

C. Cathy who goes to most of the games (her husband does not like hockey that much - but will go on weekends) and sits with me, works for a company based in Pittsburgh and they trade stories, very similiar to the MI cousin and I. She was invited to the party and the pictures were sent to Cathy and Cathy thought my blog would be a good place to put some of them and see what kind of stories would get started.

D. and someone accused me of getting these pictures off the internet - now I would not do anything like this.



Now for some really big news - It is raining in Big R and not bike riding today - breakfast only but did get in 50mi yesterday before it got to 100+ When we finished it was a cool 99.



Hope this shed some light on the Cup Pictures.

Darn it

I left and look what the Dust Bunny posted. I have to start turning off the computer. It has been hot here in Big R but not hot enuff to keep us from riding. The temp this last week has been 104. This week it is cooling off to highs in the 98-99 range. Been riding 54mi on Saturday and 30+ on Sundays and taking the rest of the week to re-hydrate. Still working as much as in the past, Fridays off and the Hockey season is not getting ready to start next year. My brain must have been over-heated as I have tickets to the Texas Tornado (NAHL 16-20 year olds); the Allen Americans (CHL) and the Dallas STARS (NHL) to help me keep cool this winter. The usualy theaters and DSO to round out the interests. Work has been slacking off and not enuff to do but we are getting more business this next month. Hopefully I will not have to look for another job - but then maybe I could retire and watch Jerry Springer and Maury.

Well to give the MI frozen brain some hope I have a signed Steve Duchesne puck. I think he played for the Dead Ones in the early 2000's.


I'll try and not leave the cmputer on and keep the silly cat off the computer and I'll post more. but I'm still ahead of one "blogger" who hasn't posted since 2/08


Later or as the new kids say L8R

I've Been Alone

The Ac/Food provided has been gone and look what I've found on the camera. He returned in a real good mood and I can see why. Take a look at these pictures from Pittsburg PA.

Naturally it started with the parade and ended up at Mario's house for the party. Lots of fun. Hope the frozen brain in MI can get to a party like this one someday