soapbox

For those who care, I recommend Dan Wetzel’s piece for “sports column that made me say ‘hell yeah’ more than once” of the new year. It’s a good read and has a useful perspective, bitter yet still passionate about the NHL.

Bettman is set to begin his 15th year as commissioner Thursday, and like most hockey fans I feel the need to mark the occasion by popping a bottle of champagne, chugging the entire thing in an effort to drown my misery and then smashing the empty bottle over my temple to black out the memories.

To all the Alaskans out there in blog-land (*ahem* John), could you please shed some light on this?

Seemed pretty nutty to me, but the locals are treating it more like a regular weekly thing.

Sorry for the lame link-post, but the results kinda speaks for itself – over 90% voted to begin cooperating with the Northern Ireland police. Amazing victory for peace, and for Gerry Adams – the process obviously isn’t over, but this is a start, and a step that many thought they’d never see.