Friedrich Nietzsche lent society an oft repeated piece of philosophy that has been worn out over the years during locker room pep talks and drunken VFW meetings but which bears repeating as I sit here licking my wounds from the past weekend.  &l

What visit to a strange and foreign land would be complete without a little capitulation to my inner demons?  Any of you who know me well are likely familiar with my need to visit famous gravesites and crime scenes.  Truth be told, I can&rs

Game 2 dawned with an emotionally diminished Nutria team.  Instead of the heady jabber of a team with great expectations, the locker room was quite subdued with the thought of how badly we would be beaten by the oncoming marauders from Burnaby,

$227.75.  $227.75 Canadian.  That’s how much the Vancouver Canucks took from me last night.  $70 for a ticket just to get into G.M. Place Arena so I could continue to enjoy spending my money.  $32 bought four smallish Molson

Today was a lesson in hockey, it seems, as brought to us by our early afternoon opponents, the Manning Oldtimers.  I suppose the first indicator of the pain we would endure might have been when I lined up across from an opposing player to start

This life as a hockey star is something I could become accustomed to quite easily.  Our digs are at a high-rise hotel called the Rosedale Suites, which is reminiscent of the posh condos that are popping up all over Las Vegas and south Florida.&n

Thus far, it’s been uneventful with the exception of a harrowing moment or two at the border entry as I tried to remember how many tasty wine coolers I was bringing into Canada.  Import rules for adult beverages into Canada are strict, wit

Hey, kids.  This week’s installment is brought to you from the vast expanse of the great white North.  Okay.  Maybe I’m exaggerating a bit.    I’ll actually be corresponding to you from beautiful Vancouver,