The last several months have not been an easy time for people, like me, whose livelihood depends on the sport of professional hockey. The costs of the NHL lockout, which began Sept. 15 when the league and its players could not reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, have been both measurable (financial) […]
Read more "Game On"I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. Maybe it’s because I don’t make too big a deal of New Year’s overall. If we can have a nice relatively quiet evening among friends — as we managed to this year — on New Year’s Eve, I’m thrilled. But back to the resolutions — I guess I […]
Read more "New Year’s Resolutions"In many ways, this blog began on January 2, 2012. It was an extraordinary day for my family, and I wanted to share the story. I had kicked around the idea of starting a blog for several years, but wasn’t sure of my niche. I had previously written a few pieces about our family’s autism […]
Read more "A Blog Is Born in Philadelphia"A unique set of circumstances during this holiday break has left me with what may be my longest period out of the office since I graduated from college. It is the result of the holidays falling on Tuesdays, combined with NHL work stoppage, that has made this extended break possible. But the same set of […]
Read more "Time Well Spent"When Ryan retreats to his room and begins banging away at the computer keyboard, we never know quite what to expect. Often the result are exquisitely typed, perfectly aligned, mathematically correct NHL standings files for seasons that exist only in Ryan’s mind. The problem with those is that once in a while they don’t align […]
Read more "‘Tis the Season for Sharing"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 