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UPS slew footed me today. Ordered the Little One a new bucket today, hers has been hurting her head(ask me Sunday to open it up, but it was maxed). I order, assure a delivery date for today & get weather.(snow here in the West, not nuts here...that's relative) Package is here(20 minute drive for me to pick up) at 6:01 this morning (arrival scan). Before 12:00, when not on truck for delivery, I inquired as if I could just come to pick up, they tell me "still in transit". I say, no, it's 20 miles from my house and I'll grab it, they say no "it's stilll in transit". Well, 15 hours later it's still in transit and the Bug gets on a plane tomorrow to play...and UPS didn't provide a service I paid for, nor did you attempt to work with me to go half way.

Had a fun Thanksgiving later morning/early afternoon skate. 1.5 hours of skating, lets me eat and drink what I want with no regrets.

Couple of the young one this weekend....

2nd time here in 3 weeks.....

@ a place where the beer flows like wine where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. A little place called Aspen.

Started the season with a win today. Bunch of new guys on the team, had a lot of turnover from Summer. Think we're going to be better.

Get use to those early morning games! Worst thing is getting there an hour early for a dryland warm-up....

The Skatin' Utes get a 4-1 win to start the 2016-17 season & the Little One had her new twig arrive today! Good day at our place!

GREAT ATTITUDE, great news!

That's funny. Need to do a poll, just to see. I assumed I was quick with every week/10 days. Know more than enough that go a month or the season.

No problem with it getting dry. i laughed with the wash... I don't wash my chit after every skate anyway, hell, if it gets a wash every 3-4 skates, doing well.

Had a Sunday/Monday skate, able to keep our gear in the lockerroom. Today after the skate, did a potluck outside the rink, visited, had food and some drinks. Stinking AWESOME two days.

^^^ Went to the full cage. How are you liking the Jetspeeds? Did you come from Supremes, thoughts between the two?

The young pup took more hardware home today. 4 games, 1 goal allowed(crappy, because she had a great diving save, but a kid cleaned up the rebound), Champions.

So I've said it before, but I cannot express to you cats the enjoyment I get from my Sunday skate with the boy. If you are lucky enough to get the opportunity to compete(I use that word loosely) with your kid, you're winning. I look forward to it every week, it's awesome, pre skate lockerroom, skate, post game lockerroom(I have beers, no go for him)...,it's something words cannot grasp. I'm a fortunate dad. I hope I can do this with my daughter at some point as well.

Two nights, two teams, two 1 goal wins... I'll take it! Now having a bourbon and coke and savoring victories & starting a 4 day weekend.

Couple from this week of the pups. The Little one playing in the Summer Middle School league, big one playing in Summer D1. GOAL...her second of the game.

Played 2 hours of drop in this morning with my son. Great way to start Fathers Day! We assisted each other on goals(not often I score, it's a pretty fast skate for me) & I had another that was probably the best I've had at this skate(playing about a year with these guys). Added bonus, the Little Man picked up the tab! Spent the previous 2 days at a friends cabin and on the lake(unfortunatly, first time I had the boat out this year) wake boarding, surfing, drinking around the campfire. Been a fine weekend. Happy Fathers Day, boys!

Did you read the refs report? I'd ask for it. It would be interesting to see what they wrote down. Add, if you didn't and the league is USA Hockey sanctioned, make sure you double up with their insurance.

Tonight was the start of the Middle School Summer Hockey League. With the success of the HS League, they started a MS league a few years ago. Teams affiliate with the HS in their MS district. Eligible kids are going into 6th-7th-8th grade. It it was our first ever skate with these kids(daughter is going into 6th next year). Lost by a goal, but proud of my pup, who netted one, had a few other opportunities and late in the 1 goal game was put out on the PP line for the last 1:30 or so.

^^^Sending positive JuJu for finding a job you love @ the same or higher salary!

He referenced a television show that was around about 10 years ago and though around like 7 years, I never considered it popular. Side note, how I took his comment was that it's not the league, but the player. There are players that are going to do questionable stuff at every level & continue do it, regardless of the level they are in. I'll add that I think a lot of this stuff is related to who runs the league. In my experience, Rookie League is the least chippy of any of the leagues we have here. In fact, I'm not even sure it's close. I'm also under the impression that the guy that runs both the Rookie and D4 League here doesn't put up with much. That is not limited to boorish behavior(unruly physical play, verbal abuse of the refs ect), but the player that appears to be playing on a team/league far below their ability level and making that very clear on the ice.

Nice, not often you get a Wings reference.

Congrats to her and to you, good stuff!

Dental pain/issues are no friend. I have had a pretty good run, but for no rhyme or reason, I've been crushed the past 8 days. Debilitating pain, like laying in bed wanting to pull my tooth with pliers. WTF, I was just in for my 6 M checkup & given clean bill of health. BOOM, Antibotics and IBU(dumped me a bunch of junk, I'm good with IBU) have moved me to today. That said, got my first needed dose of Antibotics. Jinxed myself like 2 weeks ago saying, I'm 46 and never had to take an antibiotic. (Apparently my descent into decrepitude is jumping). Strange, my pain is more with infection pressure, than actual tooth pain now.