Remembering The Greatest

Some people (my mom) say Bobby Orr was the greatest.
Others choose Gretzky or The Rocket.
But the best I ever saw was #9.

The way his jersey flowed when he'd skate up the ice.
The electricity when he'd have the puck on his stick.
The way he'd make the game look so effortless.

Saturday the Dallas Stars honored the greatest player to wear their uniform.

Favorite Things Friday - May 3

Favourite Reads
I'm The Master Of Self-Loathing from Jim Woods
Write It Backwards from Seth Godin
11 Characteristics Of Meaningful Work from Switch & Shift

Favourite Hangover Parody


Favourite Spoken Word Piece


Favourite One-For-One Campaign


Favourite Ad For A Product I Still Won't Buy


Favourite Stanley Cup Playoffs Opener

Favorite Things Friday - Sept 28

Good Reading

No Drama Policy (from Donald Miller)

Walking The Leadership Tightrope & The Secrets Of Imperfection (from Dan Rockwell)

Teaching Your Kid To Argue (from Jay Heinrichs)

Phil Vischer from Story 2012 (notes by Justin Wise)

Favourite Slam Poem

Favourite Bad Lip Reading


Favourite NHL Lockout Rant


Favourite Surprise Ending


Favourite Real Life Re-Creation Of Playing With Hot Wheels

Escaping

Over the Christmas break I had the chance to play for Estonia in the Canadian Multi-Cultural Hockey Championships in Toronto. Going into the tournament we knew we weren't going to win.

Kind of like Norway at the World Juniors.

We lost all 3 of our round robin games and, while I hate losing, I still enjoyed it immensely. I don't know what it is about hockey, but I love it. Watching Pens-Caps on HBO 24/7 is addicting! Just being out on the ice and shooting a puck is such a release for me. No need to go away for Christmas, just give me some time on the ice and it's like a vacation.

Maybe next winter I'll build a rink in the backyard.

What's your escape from reality?