Good Morning,
Or rather more appropriately, ...Merry Christmas.
Its a calm morning and a little gray, but the sound of the city as i opened my window this morning, was PEACE.
what an exhilerating sound it was. it resinated so deeply in me at that moment, i actually shed a tear.

i also pondered this : if everyone, all humans could set this day aside for a time of reflection and peace, why then
can we not do this every day?! would it be so hard to wrap ourselves in individual peace?

we have become slaves to our own greed of want. but if we can stop before we react and say to ourselves... "do i just want it,
or do i really need it", maybe then that forgotten sense of peace will come back to us again.

May The PEACE Of The Season Be With You Always!

The Downfall Of The True Spirit Of Christmas....

WELL THIS IS THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.....and what it is to truly represent.

i just read an article about the EATON'S CENTRE and the SALVATION ARMY not being able to ring their bell to make people aware that CHRISTMAS....IS THE TIME TO GIVE TO THOSE WHO NEED THE MOST!

a few years ago, the EATON'S CENTRE asked the SALVATION ARMY not to ring the bells in the mall any more...because......(oh wait for it now???) IT ANNOYED THE VENDORS!!!

what the hell is that about???? the poor unfortunate vendors who make more money than gods at this time of the year....my heart bleeds for them. NOT.

KNOW WHAT I SAY....put up with it you selfish bastards....if you have forgot, it is the season for giving unto others that do not have. YOUR GIFT SHOULD BE TO PUT UP WITH THE BELLS!!!! i think that's the least you could do. the best you could do is donate a portion of one day's profits to the kettle nearest your store.

KNOW WHAT I SAY....its got to be 10x better listening to the kettle bell that the cheap, watered-down, elevator, milked over, brain-numbing music they pipe through the malls. SOMEONE NEEDS TO COMPLAIN TO THE EATON'S CENTRE ABOUT THAT....ya let's do that!!!! lets have the crap music banned. EMAIL the EATON'S CENTRE and tell them that the music is TRULY ANNOYING and it is disrupting your shopping enjoyment!!!!!
if EATON'S wants to take THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS AWAY....get rid of the crap music too.....

SHAME ON YOU EATON'S CENTRE for caving to the whining of vendors.

THE SALVATION ARMY IS THE ONLY CHARITY THAT I WOULD DONATE TO!!!! IN FACT, I DONATE TIME TO THEM.
i am of no religion, in fact, if you can't brand me, then call me an atheist.
being an atheist doesn't mean that i have forgotten that WE ARE ALL HUMANS OF THIS EARTH" and we have to help one another. if the SALVATION ARMY is doing this without complaint of race, creed or colour then they get my cash.

RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING....THERE...TAKE THAT vendors of the EATON'S CENTRE.

RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING RING.... THERE....TAKE THAT you louses at the EATON'S CENTRE for not encouraging the gift of giving.

IN FACT......i am personally putting a life-time ban on the EATON'S CENTRE and their vendors for this nonsense...YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN SEE A DIME OF MY MONEY.

Quote Of The Day.......

"are there not enough prisons? are there not enough workhouses?"

Charles Dickens....a quote from the book 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL'
(maybe the Eaton Centre spokesman Brian O'Hoski needs to read this classic)

Hockey Teams, Nightmares And Dreams...

Good Morning All,

there was an interesting article right on the front page of MSN CANADA this morning that got my attention.

its about a hockey coach and team that made a BRAVE DECISION to walk off the ice. not because of fighting, not because of riotous fans,....nope this team walked off the ice because THE RACIALLY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE USED BY A PLAYER FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM WAS TRULY DAMAGING AND UN SPORTSMAN-LIKE.

KNOW WHAT I SAY......WAY TO GO COACH!!!!

the coach, GARY WALSH walked off the ice with his players in the 3rd period.

so now some background to this story.
during a minor hockey game in Peterborough in November, 2 players were penalized and sent to the box. they yelled back and forth at each other. the opposing player called the other (McCullum) not a nice name. in fact i will tell you the word "NIGGER". NOT JUST ONCE....but a few times.
the ref sat the two players out for the rest of the period.

in the dressing room Walsh asked his player, 'Did it happen again?' he replied yes.
apparently this is not the first time this player has heard this.

After discussing it with the team, Walsh herded his players back out for the 3rd period. when the opposing player got to the ice, Walsh and his team walked off.

according to the rules of Hockey Canada, the sport's national governing body, no team is allowed to leave the ice before then end of a game. only the ref can call the game.
"As a team we decided, in order to support the morals that we have, that we wouldn't play under those circumstances and we walked off," Walsh said.

at the cost of being suspended from coaching, Walsh did the right thing.

THERE IS NO NEED TO SPEAK LIKE THAT TO ANY PLAYER, THERE IS NO NEED FOR HOCKEY CANADA TO ENCOURAGE OR ACCEPT SUCH BEHAVIOR....AND THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED TO SUSPEND A COACH FOR STANDING UP TO SUCH BEHAVIOR.

through all of this fiasco....the opposing team coach suspended himself for 3 games as a show of solidarity.
the player who spoke the offensive language was also suspended for 3 games by the Peterborough Minor Hockey Association.

AND COACH WALSH....unfortunately he has been suspended indefinitely pending a review by the Ontario Minor Hockey Association.

what really bothers me is that this has been a real problem in minor hockey. i can't believe coaches and refs and players alike allow this to happen without having Hockey Canada look into it.
maybe as a deterrent, fines should be in place....NOT FOR THE TEAM, but for the individual player that decides to open his dirty little mouth to speak.
you say, "come on, how can you fine a 16 year old???"

I SAY.....HOW CAN YOU NOT? do you think a few game suspensions is going to make this go away??? NOPE IT WON'T...
i am sure that the OMHA can come up with something....

oh and as a side note to this blog....I DID NOT SEE THE NAME OF THE PLAYER THAT SAID THE "N" WORD???? is it ok to protect him???
i don't think so either. i think his name should have been capitalized in the article. A LITTLE PUBLIC SHAME MAY HELP HIS SPEECH PROBLEM.

WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN PEOPLE???

Quote Of The Day......

"It was the right thing to do, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat."

COACH OF THE YEAR....GARY WALSH...Peterborough NAPA Auto Part Team.