I was up at the lake this weekend and the little bit of football news I got was through Twitter. It’s always nerve wracking to come home and wonder if your team or teams won. Okay, let’s just admit that Notre Dame will probably be 10-2 heading into a BCS bowl game and we still [...]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Well the University of Saskatchewan Huskies beat our illiterate arch rivals from the University of Regina Rams in a close game at Griffiths Stadium. Congratulations to the University of Regina for making it close. Someone just needs to help them understand the score. While the U of S is 2-0 this year, they don’t look [...]
One year later
A friend of mine asked me the other day if we had any regrets about purchasing our cabin last summer. The discussion revolved around the size, the restrictions on use, and the idea of the being permanently anchored to one place for vacation. The Size There are four of us using under 300 square feet. [...]
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France’s “children of the Huns,” now in their 60s, try to find their German fathers Facebook vs. MySpace isn’t exactly white flight :: Ms. Boyd got some answers from a group of people she’s been hanging out with over the last four years: U.S. teenagers. During the 2006-7 school year, her conversations with high school [...]
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Good Magazine has a great chart on how we can cut back on our water usage by making different choices in what we drink, eat, and consume. via Could the Saskatchewan Roughriders get a new home? :: The stadium opened in 1927, although most of the current structure dates to the mid-1970s when a major [...]
The Recession Hits Calgary
Brings back wonderful images of Calgary in the 80s. When Lees, 28, moved to the city three years ago from Winnipeg, she couldn’t walk down the street without seeing a "Help Wanted" sign in every retail window. Employers were offering trips to new recruits and giving away cars as incentives to employees. After months of [...]
Saskatchewan beats the Eskimos in a close game
55-9. Saskatchewan scored seven touchdowns, including a 54-yard fumble return by linebacker Kitwana Jones, to move into second place in the Canadian Football League’s West Division ahead of B.C., which hosted Toronto later on Saturday. It wasn’t all good news But Saskatchewan isn’t without its problems. First and foremost, head coach Ken Miller is probably [...]
Roughriders win again. Now 5-0 for the first time since 1934.
According to the CBC, Running back Wes Cates scored his eighth touchdown of the campaign with three minutes left in regulation to allow the Roughriders to improve to 5-0, their best start to a season since 1934. Toronto fell to 2-3, but remains in a tie with the Montreal Alouettes for first place in the [...]
4-0
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 4-0 with a comeback victory over Montreal. Not only that but it is the second win in a row by our third string QB. Apparently Eric Tillman knows a little bit about evaluating quarterbacks and hiring head coaches. His trade of Kerry Joseph doesn’t look so bad now. Speaking of Kerry [...]
Saskatchewan Wins the 95th Grey Cup
The Saskatchewan Roughriders just won the 95th Grey Cup by beating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 23-19 in a game that should not have been that close except for the Roughriders offense sputtered quite a bit. My favorite was when Winnipeg’s coach challenged a video replay decision. Yes, he threw his challenge flag to challenge a [...]
