Labour Day Sep 4th 2017

Reading the Washington Post, I often receive more insight reading through the comments then the actual article. This morning young man set a new record for "speed-hiking" Appalachian Trails in 45 days. Roughly 2100 miles from Georgia to Maine normal setting takes 4-5 months. Although there were accolades for his achievement, many were somewhat critical that the Appalachian Trail had been turned into a race course.

In Case you're in the wrong venue by mistake, we are MOTORHEAD.

Why death? "I don't want to live for ever,.. but apparently i am" a lyric in the "ace of spades" that Lemmy added a slight twist to in the back half of Motorhead's 40 year life span.
Up to two years ago it was quite conceivable that Lemmy might just live forever. His life was taken at the age of 70 last month. David Bowie has past just this past week. Lou Reed is gone as well as Frank Zappa. Iggy Pop is still vertical.
I began following Motorhead in 1981. Saw my first Motorhead concert on May 12th 1982 in Toronto.
Lost track but I believe I saw them live a total of 10-12 times.
I only wish I had actually met him, shook his hand. Extraordinary person, well read, and always had a fascinating perspective on different aspects of life & politics. Many of my favourite tracks are seldom  mentioned like Broken, Desperado, Keep Your Powder Dry, Keep Us on the Road, Dance.
Laugh. Watching the documentary on Lemmy, I found it hilarious that they had to put sub-titles in when Lemmy spoke for the non-familiar Motorhead fan to understand.
Niles, Michigan. Have you been there? I have. That's where Hawkwind left Lemmy behind.
Larry Wallis, Brian Robertson, Pete Gils, Wurzel, along with Phil Taylor, Phil Campbell, Eddie Clarke, and Mikkey Dee all had the privilege of belonging to Motorhead.
You didn't have to be a photo-type metal head to like Motorhead. There were businessmen, and all sorts of surprising life sorts that listen to Motorhead. The day Lemmy died, I was walking through Georgian Mall in Barrie, Ontario and notice fathers with respected haircuts wearing with pride their moorhead t-shirts. Inside the retailer "Spencers Gifts" the house music was,... yes Motorhead.
Thank you Lemmy.

In the Heart of the Sea [review] Ron Howard does it again.

100 foot long Moby Dick aka "The White Whale"

"Hast you seen the white whale?", bellows Captain Ahab from Herman Melville's "Moby Dick".
I re-read Moby Dick six months ago in preparation of Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea".
Cleverly, a movie about Herman Melville obtaining the story from the last survivor of the Essex Whaling Ship, that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick. If you are a Herman Melville fan, if you read Moby Dick, if you saw the original movie with Gregory Peck, if your grade 12 English Teacher coerced you into writing a 10,000 word essay on Moby Dick, go, and see "In the Heart of the Sea".

Ron Howard, you're great. Love your work. You have done it again with this movie, but the title?
It sounds like Joseph Conrad's "In the Heart of Darkness" ? Why not just the "Essex" or "The White Whale" or "Melville's Dick". Ok, maybe not the last suggestion.

In the Heart of Sea is a 3D format, and once your local cinema photographer puts the correct version of the movie in the reel, the imagery is wonderful. Thanks to an individual who picked up on this several minutes before the rest of us and knocked on the door of the cinema photographer and said, "hey buddy, you got the wrong friggin format going and i'm pretty sure Ron wouldn't be too friggin happy". This isn't a direct quote but this what i believe the guy said. My wife turned to me about 45 seconds into the movie and said, "i don't think my 3D glasses are working".

There is several appropriate moments where symbolism takes place. When Moby Dick's eye makes visual contact with the First Mate. In Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" the tale is of conflict amongst Captain Ahab, Ismail, and the mighty White Whale. In the Heart of the Sea, the struggles are more between the Captain and the First Mate with the White Whale entering as an equalizer ore prevailing with truth.

"Hast you seen the White Whale?" Go see the movie.

NHL in 2030 how things will look.

Fifteen years from now imagine how the NHL might appear.
Advertising on team uniforms. The NHL Summer League that overlaps the Stanley Cup finals in June. Perhaps a All Canadian Professional Women's league known as the WNHL with six teams across the country, Quebec City, Kingston, Hamilton, Markham, Regina, and Calgary.

However, the most incredible change that fans in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) have been waiting for is a second NHL franchise. Babcock will have reached the quarter finals as the Leafs Coach in 2021. Timing, density, infringement rights will have been addressed and like other major league sports Cities : Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto will have a second NHL club. Like Paul Brown was to the Cleveland Browns, this new Toronto NHL Club will be named after an iconic Toronto business man. They could be playing from a 45,000 seat arena in Downsview. Alternatively since the Argos are now defunct, this new Toronto NHL franchise adopts the double blue as their colours and is nicknamed the "Argonauts". The runner up name for the franchise is the Toronto "Finncups". The Maple Leaf Organization is not effected at all. Consultants had originally predicted a 10to 15 % roll back in lost revenue in years one and two but quickly bouncing back stronger. Fans in Hamilton are simply demoralized.  It could happen.

11 Social Media fishing lines that crack us up

the following are fictitious, but are based from fishing lines we have read on different social media, that pleasantly keep us entertained.

1. ..that was close,..at least i got the bleeding to stop
2. doctor says i have to come back every six hours until the swelling is manageable
3. i sprayed his underwear with Lysol i was so MAD
4. my mechanic says that rattle is normal, what the fudge?
5. that bastard! he didn't water my plants once.
6. someone changed the locks on my house ; not funny.
7. the lady at the shoe store said to go a size smaller
8. my back is getting sore from being on the couch ; any ideas what i can do today? serious responses only 
9. are Cat ate the dog food now its shittin in the sink
10. thinkin bout taking up a hobby ; any suggestions? (don't say breast feeding)
11. mom forgot the blender was plugged in ; what a mess ; now i have to take the day off work.

the art of retailing

I'm in the shopping centre business and am very intrigue with the art of retailing. what i mean about this specifically is the leading edge tools that relevant retailers use to help sell their products. i work with thousand of retailers from national chains to moms and pops. too many people get into retailer and shouldn't. Retailing is selling. Probably the number one criteria after a solid product is a selling staff that is gregarious, honest, knowledgeable and sincerely takes an interest in you the customer.
Yesterday to my disbelief i walked through the entrance doors of Canadian Tire in Barrie and an automated voice welcomed me to Canadian Tire. I stopped in my tracks and my wife stopped as well and asked if i was ok. i told her, no i wasn't. i had a tear in my eye and was a little choked up my the heartfelt message.
the next immediate thought was somewhere along the line a person or persons or quite possibly an executive team sat around a marketing table and determine they could make a difference by having a computed voice welcoming you to Canadian Tire as you crossed the threshold.

LEAF Nation, WAIT! We could win!

Phaneuf needs 130  penalty minutes to catapult from 11th overall to first to pass Steve Downie of the Penquins as Overall Penalty Minute Leader. Steve Downie is in first place with 236 minutes while Phaneuf is in 11th with 106 minutes.

Dion Phaneuf with 3 games remaining, averaging 27 minutes playing time per game,  or 30 shifts a game would need to pull off a miracle. CAN IT BE DONE? Let's examine.

Assuming Phaneuf draws a fighting major at the drop of the puck tonight against the Sens & spears the ref on his way to the penalty box, now he needs just 121 minutes to surpass Steve Downie. For argument sake we're assuming Steve Downie plays good samaritan  hockey for the balance of the season. It could happen. 
Mathematically Phaneuf would need to draw double majors misconducts without getting himself thrown out of any games. If he is tossed from a game ; first place is virtually impossible.  If Phaneuf could volunteer serve team mates penalty minutes this would help. I see a sequel to "A Miracle on Ice" in the works. Who should play Dion Phaneuf in the movie ? Jim Parsons or Johnny Galecki ? Phaneuf vs Downie the race is on for King of the penalty Minutes.