Frederick Stars Hockey

Here we are two weeks into the NHL Regular Season. I've watched a handful of games. A couple Caps wins and a couple of losses. I'm halfway through what I believe is a Caps defeat at the hands of Detroit. I haven't finished watching yet so don't confirm that for me. My ESPN360 subscription is working out fine so far.

I've never been so excited for October to come in my life. Being away from hockey for the last six months has been a real test of endurance for my entire being. My body, flabby from the lack of any real exertion, longs for the ice, the sweat, and the beer. My mind longs for the exercise of statistics and schedules. My eyes; Oh my eyes; as the European sun rises to lower and lower apogee every day, my eyes long to squint at the bright glare of NHL-white ice on a huge High Definition television.

Alas, living in Europe has become painful. No local adult recreational hockey leage, no American HD TV, no vitamin D created by exposure to the sun's lucious UV B rays. Fifty degrees north latitude is only joyful in Canada.

I'll still be watching NHL hockey. I've purchase the ESPN 360 streaming NHL package. I'll watch a few games live (they'll start at 1 or 2 am for me) and the rest I'll see on an 18 hour delay.

Let's just hope the bandwidth holds out!

All right all you Europe-based Stars Hockey fans... Get ready to pull an all-nighter! In a press conference held at Noon CEST on Monday the German based ESPN8 "Die Acht!" announced the station had finally settled a long standing contract dispute with the Frederick SFAHL Division C ownership and players association allowing them to televise games live and with minimal commercial interruption.
As a result, Monday's Stars/Huskies matchup will be shown nationwide in Germany starting just after 1AM Tuesday CEST.
So have a nap and prep your Bier Stein for a late night hockey fest!
GO STARS!!

From the heart of Rhein Main hockey region... this is James... signing off.

I was shocked to read this morning that cocaine use (along with ethyl alcohol, hydrocodone, oxycodone, tramadol, Xanax, and Valium) was a factor contributing to the death of legendary pitchman Bill Mays. Well, maybe I wasn't shocked, or even surprised. Actually, I'm relieved. Knowing now that Billy Mays was artificially hyped up about all those products he hawked lets me know he was a real human being. You'd have to be pumped full of drugs to get that excited about fabric adhesives, two-part epoxy putty, and questionable health insurance. So here's to better advertising through chemistry! Bottoms up!

Here is the latest bit of evidence that seems to point to Obama being evil (some say Antichrist):

The time between the day Hawaii became a state and the day Obama was born was:

61,689,600 seconds

Notice there are 3 groups of numbers, all beginning with the number 6. So that's 666.
If you add up the individual digits (6+1+6+8+9+6+0+0) you get 36... again, three six... 666.

Others have pointed out that Barack Hussein Obama has 18 letters. 18=3x6 again... three and six... that's 666.

Still others have pointed out that Obama's zip code in Chicago was 60606. Obviously three sixes.

But the real reason Obama is evil, I think, is because he'll never be able to stop the Yosemite Supervolcano from erupting.
No, wait... I said it wrong... He's evil because he's a politician. DUH!