Sunny & 12

golden retriever heading down the trail, my faithful Brodan delivers his whail, you chronic nut, what is it that you moan & growl so much, you sound like a pregnant blue noise whale on a Marine Biologist tape, neighbours are stirring, silence, a bus, then mom sparks, hey it's going to be sunny &12. jn 11/4/11

moVember

http://ca.movember.com/mospace/1640640/ with every donation from this moment on, i will create a brand new piece of poetry. guaranteed to make you laugh or cry with sadness (because my prose is so terribly bad). great cause. thanking you in advance, cheers, Jamie

Lou & Metallica

Ten more days til the release of "Lulu". I can't wait to hear this collaboration.

Moneyball [review]

Art Howe, "Pena's playing first." Beane,"..i don't think so." [pause] Howe, "no, Pena's, playing first ". Beane, " Pena can't play first, he's a Detroit Tiger now". Moneyball is a fabuluous movie that all can enjoy. Based on the true story of the 2002 Oakland A's. Billy Beane the GM of the A's introduces a new "complete statitician" theory to the game of baseball. At the time, A's entire Payroll was approx $ 30,000 versus the NY Yankees gluttant $ 140,000. I have read many baseball books (Moneyball is in print too) ; this rates right up there with the classic "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton, or the "The Year the Expos Almost Won the Pennant". Brad Pitt plays a convincing Billy Beane. Sidebar :[ is the song Billy Beane's daughter sings in the movie the same as one on the Gap commercials?]. I would have to agree with my best friend, the ending of the movie could have wrapped up tighter. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Art Howe - priceless. If you are a Math Teacher, if you are a Manger, a Leader, a creative thinker, or you are a Problem Solver, go see Moneyball. This movie has so many metaphors for everyday life. The movie opens up with Beane trying to persuade the Owner to givining him more cash for the payroll. The Owner as you can imagine tells Beane straight up we're a small time club, the payroll isn't going to get bigger, your job is to find a way to put a winning formula on the field. Keep searching until you find the solution. Remember JP Ricciardi the GM for the Toronto Blue Jays? JP came from the 2002 Oakland A's organization. I wouldn't be surprise if Moneyball wins awards.

70.3 Mont Tremblant June 2012

Thinking of a race to do next year. Tired of Muskoka? Not too interested in doing easy flat courses? Like some culture? 70.3 Mont Tremblant registration opned Monday Sep. 19th. Don't wait. Pretty certain there are three Barrie TC Baydogs already signed including yours truly.

Febreeze ; Wasp Nest ? Really ?

Febreeze is remarkable for blowing the stink off a Triathlete's dirty laundry among the coiled locker in his/her part of the bedroom. Febreeze is splendid for giving the foyer a hint of morning garden freshness just before distinguished guest arrive. Ever notice Febreeze is never used for immediate family? Generally some outside of immediate family. Just an observation. Febreeze works well in our trucks, cars and our basements. Enough. Febreeze, lets others know, you had a dead-foul wretched smell, you have just manufactured to superficialy cover up, long enough for most to walk through getting a mouthful of aerosol quicly followed by them holding their nose for the duration of their visit. Making drinking Earl Gray tricky. Boom. Move on. A week ago, my wife noticed a wasp nest outside the front door and suggeted one of us spray after dark, to dispose off. She was most certain we had some Axe Body spray or Raid tucked away that would do the trick. After scouring the pantry I came across, you guessed it "winter fresh" febreeze. You eager to ask, "did it work in ridding the wasps from the stoop?". Nope, but those wasps sure do smell pretty. In fact, i think more have moved in.

Ten Years After

To our great neighbours to our south, thinking of you, and your families, health, emotions, and memories from September 11th, ten years go.