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Cats - Canes at the PNC ended up 3-2 in favour of the good guys with three goals in about 3:30 in the second period. Panthers head coach Gerard Gallant gives his usual post-game presser and then after that bit of business is done is informed by the team that he and his assistant have been relieved of their duties and their current GM and former Canes assistant Tom Rowe is taking over behind the…

I've not heard this nomination floated yet but I'm thinking Jared Kushner's purge might be missing a golden opportunity…NJ Governor Chris Christie for Secretary of Transportation. ;) Not only would it show a bit of wit, the Right Honourable Jim Hacker MP showed us over 30 years ago that a national integrated transport policy is in the political interest of everyone but the poor bastard that has to propose and defend it against the rail/air/ground…

I am very thankful every day for the men and women of our Armed Forces who voluntarily stand on the wall to protect our country and Constitution against any who would do them harm even knowing that the price for freedom for us all may be their very life. This year, that message is even more poignant than usual. Normally, later in the day, the kids and I would be ringing a certain phone in…

Thank goodness for Peter Mansbridge of the CBC...a very refreshing voice of calm and reason on this frenetic night of elections. CBC being simulcast on CSPAN2... Update 15 Feb 2021 - After the past few tumultuous years, I think I might need to explain what my state of mind was when I wrote this pretty pithy Facebook post. I had voted that morning with Katie and Alex serving as my bodyguards before dropping them off…

Has Coach Peters ever won a coach's challenge? Every game I've seen this season has ended with the call on the ice standing! In the words of Inigo Montoya..."you keep using this coach's challenge...I don't think it works the way you think it works!" ;)