Random Thursday

*I have never had a Monte Cristo sandwich.

*Congrats to Hockey Guy on the new four year deal.

*Reggie Tales shout out to Kevin and Autumn in D.C.

*Pizza can be safely made on the grill.

*Run, don't walk, to "Chef."  Great movie.

*Reggie Tales bonus shout out to Hannah in Grand Forks.

*It's been a spell since I've had a nice, refreshing Arnold Palmer.

*I haven't watched any World Cup action.  I'm still suffering from hockey withdrawals.  

Random Thursday

*Hockey is a funny game.  Not "ha ha" funny, rather, "strange" funny.  The Kings played one of their best games of the playoffs and still ended up on the short end.

*I've watched a lot of hockey this year.  And I'm guessing I've seen the TJ Oshie commercial about 350 times.

*If the Twins got any kind of contribution from Joe Mauer they would be in first place.

*I've been thinking a lot about Zorbaz lately.

*Reggie Tales shout out to The Good Doctor.

*Speaking of commercials, I'm strangely entertained by the Direct TV spots with the wife and her wires.  And now her father has made an appearance.

Random Thursday

*I felt a little bad for Dan Girardi of the New York Rangers last night.  His turnover led to the game winner for the Los Angeles Kings.  But it must be noted that every other Ranger had flown the zone and left him in a bad spot.

*I asked Summer Sidekick this morning whether he ever had any turnovers that ended up in the back of the net.  "Once.  Once."  Even though I haven't seen SSK in a calendar year, I always love his honesty humor.

*The Kings have been my favorite hockey team for about four years now, but the bandwagon is getting quite full now.

*I got a sneak peak inside the new Scheels in Grand Forks recently.  It is quite impressive.  Actually incredible.

*R.I.P. Don Zimmer.  I always thought he'd be a fun guy to have a beer with. 

*I don't know very much about horse racing but I'd like to see California Chrome win the Triple Crown.  He seems like a nice horse.  I bet he'd be fun to have a beer with.

*I made a trip to Hoosier Girl's homeland last week.  I met a lot of interesting people.   If you're ever in Bloomington, Indiana, check out a pizza joint named Mamma Bear's.

*Reggie Tales shout out to James and Lauren in Bargersville.

*How many dogs is too many?

Random Thursday

*Kings and Ducks in what should be an epic Game 7 on Friday night.  Last night's game was not for the faint of heart.  Go Kings.

*David Ortiz wasn't good enough to play for the Minnesota Twins.  Or so the Twins thought.  He continues to show them it was the biggest mistake in the franchise's history.

*I saw snowflakes yesterday in Grand Forks.  

*I wonder when the Sweeto Burrito on Columbia Road is going to open.

*Good luck to Blonde Daughter as she begins play in the East Region Tennis Tournament tomorrow in Grand Forks.

*Congratulations to Red Sox Daughter on completing her first year of college with flying colors. 

*Reggie Tales shout out to Tony in Warren.

*Happy belated birthday to Hockey Guy.

*It's hard to fathom, but Matt Cooke is a pretty good hockey player when he sticks to playing hockey.

*The Indiana Pacers are a tough team to figure out.  

*If anyone sees Summer Sidekick, please let him know he needs to be accessible as soon as summer starts.

Random Thursday

*There are few things that will cost you more sleep than the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  But I think it's a great trade-off.

*The Minnesota Wild played an instant classic last night in Denver and won.  Their reward?  The defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks.

*If you're bored and want some interesting reading material, check out the Denver Post online.  They are absolutely destroying their Russian goalie.

*Congratulations to the Los Angeles Kings.  They became only the fourth team in NHL history to lose the first three games of a series and to go on and win a game seven.

*Hoosier Girl, Blonde Daughter and I had some outstanding Chinese food the other night.  Upon completion of the meal, I cracked open my fortune cookie only to find it contained no fortune.  Is that a bad thing?

*Reggie Tales shout out to Scott in Bemidji.

*Speaking of Bemidji, I've been watching "Fargo" on FX on Tuesday nights. I must admit it's far better than I thought it would be.

*It's May 1st.  I'm going to put my snow blower away.

Random Thursday

*If I understand the pine tar controversy correctly, it's technically illegal but everybody is doing it.  It's only an issue if you flaunt the use of it.  Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  It's either cheating or it isn't.

*Jimmy From Accounting had this statistical tidbit waiting for me via text at 6:00 a.m. today:  Minnesota Twin Chris Colabello has half as many RBIs in one month as Joe Mauer had all of last season.  Now that another April 15th has come and gone, we can expect a great many bits of wisdom from JFA.

*Reggie Tales shout out to TPetter in Warroad.  He will forget more Twins baseball than most of you will ever know.

*Can I put away my snowblower for the year?  Or should I wait until May June 1st?

*Is it just me, or did the price of eggs sky rocket?

*The greatest playoffs in the world, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, continue tonight.  I will be interested in the Wild and Kings games.  

*It's another rainy day in Grand Forks.  It makes me wonder where Rain Man is.  He's been MIA for about two months.  I hope nothing untoward has happened to him.

*As I'm writing this Random Thursday, I just received a phone call from the dog groomer telling me CJ is not cooperating.  The tone in the groomer's voice was somewhere between dejection and exasperation. Welcome to my world, dog grooming lady.

Random Thursday

*The Mankato State football team might want to re-think what they are doing.  As players, you do not get to decide who the coach is.  If you don't want to honor your commitment, leave.  Turn in your equipment and quit the team.  Having said that, someone, maybe several people within in the Mankato State administration need to lose their job over this mess.

*It's mind boggling to me to try and comprehend the amount of time spent on debating which players might be drafted by which NFL teams.  In the end, it's all speculation and not one word of it matters.

*The Major League Baseball replay system is a joke.  And I knew it would be.  MLB can screw up the easiest things.  I could get 12 of my friends from Stephen and they would do a better job of watching replays and making decisions.  And if you know my friends from Stephen you realize this is not a compliment.

*Reggie Tales shout out to Debbie Deb at Black Diamond.  Here's wishing you a very Happy Birthday!

*The Twins are one game below .500 but with their starting pitchers unable to complete six innings they will soon be ten games below.

*I would walk across four feet of broken glass to get to a Dunkin' Donuts.