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My beloved Boston Bruins defeated the hated Montreal Canadiens 4-1 to sweep their first-round playoff series 4-0.

Onward to the Cup, boys!

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Angel Stadium

From my hotel room I can see Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [clears throat...].

I Suppose I Could Google This...

... but do the Democrats always have their convention before the Republicans? Or is it like baseball where the league that wins the All-Star game gets home field advantage (with the party in power being the "winner" of the last "All-Star game"?). Just wonderin"...

Let's Hate Them Again, For the First Time

When you get right down to it, I suppose the Cold War really did suck. It made for some damn fine hockey games, though. Just sayin...

From the Department of Stupid Questions

Prolegomenon to a wingnut theory of higher education:

Why bother attending college if you can't play the sport you love?
--Phylis Schafly, wingnut

[Via Sadly, No!]

I Had No Idea

If you're as old as me you'll have no trouble recognizing the image on the left. I remember watching the 1968 Olympics with my mother (my father was in Cyprus with UN peacekeeping forces that year). Being only 10 at the time I couldn't really understand the significance of those gloved, raised fists. That would come later. And I certainly never, not then or later, gave a thought to the white guy standing on the podium with the two black Americans, Tommie Smith and John Carlos. Until now.

Brendan has an excellent post up about Australian Peter Norman. Check it out. You might learn something. Something important. I did.

Never a Dull Moment...

I saw this poster...



... and, for some strange reason, thought of this song:

Nena-99 Red Balloons

The mind is a strange and wondrous thing...