I am a passionate Montréal Canadiens fan. The Canadiens are also known as the Habs. “Habs” is short for “habitants” or “the people” — the name given to the original settlers of New France. The nickname is generally believed to be an accident — another owner believed that the “H” in the logo stood for … Continue reading »
By good rights, I should be posting this on Wednesday, but I anticipate a strange week this week, so I probably won’t get a chance then. So… I’m pleased to say that my (very gradual) weight loss continues. I haven’t had a particularly good week or so eating wise, and I’ve (not intentionally, but due … Continue reading »
Well, thus endeth the 2010-2011 NHL season. Hope, (as I said on FB), that I have enough class to congratulate the victors, even if the words tend to stick in my throat. Congratulations, Boston. Just don’t get too used to having that trophy. We’re going to need it back in Montréal next year — for … Continue reading »
(I will try to blog about something else occasionally! ) Well, here we are, week 2. The good news is the number went down again … not a ton, but more than just a little. The bad news (if there is any) is that I didn’t get to exercise much last week, due to a … Continue reading »
During the NHL playoffs, while the Habs were still in it, a restaurant owner in Montréal put up a poster rooting on the home team. The NHL struck back and fined him 1000$CA per day for the time it was up, resulting in an 89,000$CA fine. You can read more about it here: http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110516/mtl_basha_110516/20110516/%3Fhub%3DMontrealHome I … Continue reading »
Le Twitter, c’est moi. LOL, no, I haven’t developed delusions of grandeur — at least no worse than usual, thank you — it’s just that thanks to my new job and the #gohabsgo hashtag, I’ve kind of become the Twitter queen here at work and off the job, I use it far more than FB … Continue reading »
About a year or so ago, I decided I wanted to learn French. What I didn’t realize is it’s not really that simple. First off, what French did I want to learn? I could learn a generic, standard French (mostly French as it’s spoken in France). I decided not to, eventually, because I figure that … Continue reading »
I am really thrilled that my new job is turning out so well. In the past, I always wondered what it would be like to work for one of those Silicon Valley start-ups, or somewhere like Google, etc. Now I think I have an idea. The company I work for does Internet marketing. My job, … Continue reading »
Now that I’ve had some time to think, I really feel bad about posting what I did the other day. I’ve got several friends with REAL problems; children facing illnesses, legal issues before courts that blatantly ignore the facts and perpetuate injustice, other people trying to just get by and get jobs … and here … Continue reading »
Congratulations to Anamika Veeramani, the NE Ohio student who won the National Spelling Bee. She managed what the Browns, Cavs and Indians haven’t managed since I was 3 years old — she brought a National Championship to Cleveland. Let’s hope they don’t trade her to Denver for some kid who can’t read. (Thanks, Drew Carey) … Continue reading »
