I rarely throw out that it’s my birthday, and this is the only time I plan to do it here (this year at least). Last birthday was spent in the hospital recovering from a scooter accident from the day before, where I broke both arms. So far, this one is going much better.

This has been a hockey filled birthday, with lots of presents that fill my need for the real beautiful game. Such as a Rob Blake signed puck, a DEG Metro Stars puck top Pez dispenser, a Minnesota Moose jersey (that’s right, not Manitoba), a goal scoring puck from the AHL Calder Cup finals Game 5 (which I got to attend, and was the last puck to score in the building that year), silly putty (not sure), hockey cards (3 AUTO cards so far), a book of Modern Pre-Fab housing (which is kick ass, I love this stuff), and a big thick UHL All-Star jersey, of which I have no clue what year it is from (the patch says Jan 18th, in Ft. Worth, but has no year). Wow, what a load!!!

All of this came from my Signifigant Lighting Person (girlfriend), shipped in from all over the world, while she toils away in Philadelphia, PA. I just have to decide which jersey to wear today.

So, if you came here because of the Birthday, well, I wish I could be humble today, but why start now. Thanks for coming by, and leave a comment if you can. Also, check out the “Few Favorites I Did Myself” to the right, maybe you can get a laugh out of them. I will be in the mountains, away from hockey news, just a nice peaceful day. But I’m taking my skates… Just in case…