The Washington Paradox

Something struck me as I read the various blogs and newspaper articles asking why the Washington Capitals will be booking tee times rather than preparing to play the Flyers. You're probably going to tell me that you've heard it all before when I tell you the revelation that struck me, but the proof was no more evident than in Game Seven of the Washington-Montreal series. If there is any reason why...

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Newly Trained Mounted Officers

After ten grueling weeks of training, six United States Park Police Officers and Sergeants have completed Mounted Patrol School.This training is considered to be some of the most physically challenging police training available with many sore muscles resulting!!The following can rub horse liniment on their weary bodies and sigh with a great sense of accomplishment.Sergeant Shain MellottSergeant Patrick...

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Serious Bus Crash West Potomac Park

Two buses collided in West Potomac Park on Friday April 30 leaving two injuredThis crash happened on Ohio Drive at about 11:00 am and involved a head on collision.One bus appears to have crossed onto the wrong side of Ohio Drive and struck what appears to be a stopped bus. The driver of the stopped bus was able to get out of his bus and was treated by District of Columbia Fire Department personnel....

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Shorter

Maybe this stuff reads better in the original German.And th...

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2010 Boy Scouts Uncirculated Silver Dollars Sold Out

Less than a week after the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars were placed on waiting list status, the coins are now officially sold out at the United States Mint.On Friday, April 23, 2010, the US Mint informed buyers that orders had been received to meet the "maximum limit" for the uncirculated version of the coins. Customers could still place orders to go on a waiting list. Orders...

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The Show-Your-Papers State

I liked this graphic posted by John Cole to illustrate a story about the new Arizona law making brown people guilty until they prove themselves innocent:And the idea that "innocent" people never have anything to fear from police is just naive. As Matt Welch observes When you have thousands upon thousands of criminal laws, chances are non-trivial that you're breaking one of them as we speak, or at...

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Endorsement for Another Hockey Dad

Another day, another endorsement! BOTUS and I tagged teamed it, as usual. BOTUS sent out the initial announcement tweet, then I followed up with the post. Madame has decided to endorse another hockey dad,Tom Emmer. This one is a gubernatorial candidate from Minnesota, you know that state from which Madame Speaker Bachmann and the Minnesota Mullet Pawlenty hail. The Dude's platform is " Honoring the Constitution, Expanding Liberty and Fostering Economic Freedom". Sounds good to ...

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Antler Banter: See You In September

Well, Moose fans, the season is over. The Hamilton Bulldogs retired the Moose in overtime in Game Six of their series, and won the series by a 4-2 margin. Honestly, I'm a little disappointed because I would have liked to have seen the Moose advance to at least the second round of the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs, but it wasn't to be. That's the trouble with professional sports: there has to be a winner...

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Call me disappointed

Darn, Simon and Garfunkle have cancelled, hopefully will reschedule. In the meantime, this will have to keep me hap...

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How great would this be?

A Stanley Cup between the Comeback Canadiensand the Crazy Canucks...

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Best Of Round One

What a crazy first round in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs! There were a grand total of zero sweeps, despite some series featuring one team who out-classed their opponents in every aspect of the game through the regular season. There were a few upsets, including a very painful exit for the Buffalo Sabres who were thought to be one of the favorites this season. The San Jose Sharks survived the first...

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America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Sets

The United States Mint has posted the product pages for the upcoming 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set and 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. These products won't be released for some time, but I wanted to write a quick post to provide an early look.Each set contains the proof versions of the five 2010 quarters struck at the San Francisco Mint. For the regular set, the...

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Pearson To Lindsay

The trophy being held in Alexander Ovechkin's left hand is one of the more prestigious trophies that is given out on an annual basis at the NHL Awards. The Lester B. Pearson Trophy is given annually to "the most outstanding player from the regular season as voted by members of the National Hockey League Player's Association". It is the NHLPA's equivalent to the NHL's Hart Trophy in that it normally...

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Another One Bites the Dust!

Tonight was a rare occasion when Sarah and I didn't work together to put a Facebook post up on her page. However, there was some exciting news from Madame's lawyer, Thomas Van Fine (hey, for a human, he's a nice looking man). Another ethics complaint has been dismissed. He also called out those who are having a cow because Madame has made a lot of money and think that she resigned for the sole purpose of making money, which isn't the case. She stepped down because she wasn't able to do her job with...

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2010 Gold Buffalo Bullion Coins

The United States Mint recently announced that they will begin accepting orders for the 2010 American Gold Buffalo bullion coins from authorized purchasers on April 29, 2010. Last year, the the 2009-dated Gold Buffalo bullion coins were not available until October 15, 2009.The US Mint's announcement is related to the bullion version of the American Gold Buffalo. These one ounce, 24-karat gold coins...

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AN AMERICAN RESPONDS TO OBAMA'S SPEECH IN CAIRO:

To watch video, please turn off sound on the "Ave Maria" music widget on right side of page.I received the following in my email last night from a friend. I don't know who the original author is, but it sounded so good I couldn't pass it ...

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Not Much Needs To Be Said

Detroit and Phoenix will clash in Arizona for the right to advance to play the San Jose Sharks.Can Detroit draw upon their vast playoff experience and knock off the youthful Phoenix Coyotes? Can Phoenix use their home-ice advantage and never-say-die attitude to deliver a knockout blow to the defending Western Conference Champions?Washington and Montreal will clash in the capital of the United States...

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An Update from a Slacking LOTUS

I've gotten lazy, haven't I? BOTUS and I have posted a few things lately, and I've slacked about reporting. Shame on me. Let's see. Well, on Friday we posted our support for Franklin Graham when the Opologizer administration dis-invited him from speaking at the National Day of Prayer. Hmm, I wonder if Obama "opologized" to Graham when he met with him this past weekend.BOTUS has been busy with her...

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What kind of country are we?

The kind that deports a diabetic pregnant 42-year-old woman and separates her from her family.Yes, that kind.I think I'm getting Oppositional Defiant Disorder.And speaking of the Opposition, where are they on this deportati...

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2010 Boy Scouts Uncirculated Silver Dollars on Waiting List Status

On Friday evening, the uncirculated version of the 2010 Boy Scouts of American Centennial Silver Dollar entered waiting list status. This means that the number of orders received by the US Mint has met the maximum limit, but orders can still be placed on a "first-come, first-serve" basis for any coins available due to order cancellation.It is a little surprising to see one version of the coin already...

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Sunday Wrap-Up

It's time to wrap-up the week before we start anew on Monday, so we'll bounce around the hockey world as we look at stories from inside hockey. Of course, there are playoffs happening all over the place, so there will be updates to a bunch of leagues as to who is still in, and who is now on the golf course. There have also been some pretty big stories from the hockey world that need to be touched...

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Be careful who your friends are

I heard an interview with a US teabagger on yesterday's radio talk show, they were talking about the Canadian gun registry and so Roy Green talked to someone in the US who's all bent out of shape about Obama.Green asked this fellow what he was concerned about. Of course he couldn't exactly say. He couldn't list one single thing or action or speech or proposal or anything at all that the Obama administration has done to control guns -- because they haven't done anything. (Actually, of course, it...

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VULGAR AND DISRESPECTFUL COMMENTS:

To view the following video, please click off the sound on the "Ave Maria" music widget on the right side of the page.Lately, I have been receiving some very vulgar, grass and disrespectful comments on my youtube site, and I know that they are coming from the left. As a result, I have posted the following respon...

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On The Russian Brink

Before next weekend, the KHL will award the Gagarin Cup to one of the two teams currently in the final, and a champion will be crowned in the Kontinental Hockey League. HC MVD and Ak Bars Kazan are competing for the highest honour in Russia's top league. Kazan is the defending champion, while MVD is building themselves into a solid program. Let's take a look at how the final is going, and who has...

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Papers! Now!

One of the things about Arizona is that lots of Canadians like to spend the winter there, particularly retirees from Saskatchewan and Alberta. I wonder whether police will start demanding to see their pape...

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Mrs. Grundy

So Conservative MP Steven Fletcher thinks poor people shouldn't be able to have a drink in the privacy of their new home.That must be because he thinks homeless people are drunks. Or morons.And I'll bet he also wants a "four on the floor" rule when they have company, t...

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The Spoils

I figured there was no time like the present to post the fabulous prizes that the 62 HBIC Playoff Pool entrants are vying for in this season's contest. There are some impressive prizes that I've collected and obtained from various sources, including some that are worth more than the standard $20-30 CDN value. With more people entering this season, I felt it was important that I ramp up the prizes...

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The First 2010 Roosevelt Dimes

The first 2010 Roosevelt Dimes have apparently started showing up in the channels of circulation. At least two eBay sellers have individual 2010-P Roosevelt Dimes listed for sale at auction.As of the last available production figures from the United States Mint, only 19 million of the 2010 Roosevelt Dimes have been produced, with the entire amount coming from the Philadelphia Mint facility. There...

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