Some bad news... Last night we had a pretty violent lightning storm. I can't recall having experienced one that severe before. As I was laying on my couch playing Wii a large bolt hit probably a mile from my house. I glanced over at my wife, who was on her computer and said "Dear, you may want to unplug your computer in case something happens." No more than two minutes after I said this a HUGE bolt struck maybe 200 yards from our house. The whole house shook, my dog jumped 3 feet in the air (so did I, but don't tell anyone) and the power went out. Five seconds later it came back on. I immediately unplugged all of my electronics. Thankfully all of them were plugged into surge protectors. The storm past and I thought all was well. Until about an hour ago when I went over to my computer to sign on and check my email, the new blog etc. and I got that infamous blue screen... uh oh. I looked under my desk and saw that I had left my computer plugged in last night, unprotected. I wasn't concerned the night before thinking that as long as it was turned off I was ok, WRONG. So to make a long story not quite so long my hard drive is FRIED. This afternoon I will be travelling to Burlington to get a new one. Yes I live in the sticks so if I want to buy anything besides gas and groceries I have to drive an hour. So while I am pulling my digital life back together I will be using my wife's computer to stay updated. If you don't hear from me for a couple of days, you know why.
Oh yeah, it is a nightmare on Elmore Street because that is the name on the street that we live on!
p.s. Thank you to everyone that has read and commented on my new blog!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
53 Days and Counting!
Today I added a countdown timer to keep track of how many days I have left to prepare for training camp. A couple of weeks ago I signed with the Washington Capitals/Hershey Bears for the 08/09 season and I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for the season to start. Camp starts on the 19th of September and it can't seem to get here soon enough. Although I wish it were here tomorrow, having seven more weeks to prepare myself for the upcoming season is a good thing. The professional hockey season is the longest of the four major North American sports. I can personally attest that once you get into the dog days of the season, mid-January to mid-March, it feels like the longest. Having extra time to rest and prepare now goes a long way when you get into April, May and June.
I guess that one of the major reasons why I started this blog was to give myself an outlet for all the excited energy I have in anticipation of this season. Anyone that has been following the Washington organization the past year knows that they are one of the up and coming teams in the league with a lot of positive energy surrounding them. Their rebuilding efforts over the last couple of years are finally paying off now that they have the right pieces in place. Having played for Coach Boudreau for the 05/06 season I know that this years Caps will be a very competitive team that will love to play every night and that will be fun to watch. I am also looking forward to seeing several old friends and teammates who are still with the organization. Seeing all of the great players that have signed on with Wash/Hershey for next season I know that regardless of which team I play for they will be a contender for a Championship. Hershey's team last year had a lot of great, young players. The combination of a slew of injuries and a tough end of year schedule took too much of a toll on the Bears. After two straight trips to the finals, last year's first round loss must have been tough to swallow. The good news is that Hershey has filled in the gaps and all of those great, young players are returning. Combined with the recently signed players this years Bears will be a tough team to play against. In my opinion a championship team has talent, chemistry, leadership, discipline, and desire. Every year I feel that there are 4 or 5 teams with a legitmate shot to win it all. What seperates those teams is mostly will power and a little luck. I feel that Hershey will be one of those teams this year. I am preparing now so that I will be ready to contribute to my team's ultimate success next June. 53 Days and counting!
I guess that one of the major reasons why I started this blog was to give myself an outlet for all the excited energy I have in anticipation of this season. Anyone that has been following the Washington organization the past year knows that they are one of the up and coming teams in the league with a lot of positive energy surrounding them. Their rebuilding efforts over the last couple of years are finally paying off now that they have the right pieces in place. Having played for Coach Boudreau for the 05/06 season I know that this years Caps will be a very competitive team that will love to play every night and that will be fun to watch. I am also looking forward to seeing several old friends and teammates who are still with the organization. Seeing all of the great players that have signed on with Wash/Hershey for next season I know that regardless of which team I play for they will be a contender for a Championship. Hershey's team last year had a lot of great, young players. The combination of a slew of injuries and a tough end of year schedule took too much of a toll on the Bears. After two straight trips to the finals, last year's first round loss must have been tough to swallow. The good news is that Hershey has filled in the gaps and all of those great, young players are returning. Combined with the recently signed players this years Bears will be a tough team to play against. In my opinion a championship team has talent, chemistry, leadership, discipline, and desire. Every year I feel that there are 4 or 5 teams with a legitmate shot to win it all. What seperates those teams is mostly will power and a little luck. I feel that Hershey will be one of those teams this year. I am preparing now so that I will be ready to contribute to my team's ultimate success next June. 53 Days and counting!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
First Post!
Well, I finally broke down and decided to start my own blog. This is my first post and I don't really have much to say besides Hello! If anyone has any questions or comments about me or my blog I would love to hear them! I will be posting something with some substance in the near future. About what? you may ask, well I have no idea!
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