Can't wait.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Our Turn.
This segment's shown up on every other blog in the blogosphere this past week, so we might as well have it here, too... just in case you missed it. Wonder when Cramer's going to jail?
Friday, March 06, 2009
Death of a Real Hockey Mom.
Every hockey fan knows that, with all due respect to Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe is "Mr. Hockey". And if Gordie, (the only player to play on a professional level in 5 different decades), is Mr. Hockey, his wife, Colleen is "Mrs. Hockey".Colleen Howe died today following a long battle with Pick's disease. Not content to be just a wife of a hockey player, Colleen threw herself into the business of her husband's sport, in many cases helping negotiate his contracts. There's a reason the word "formidable" shows up in this Detroit Free Press article and this piece on nhl.com reporting her passing.
Colleen Howe was far from a typical 1950s stay-at-home mom. She took a proactive role in her husband's career and burgeoning legend. She managed his business interests, in the process becoming the first female sports agent. It was Colleen who put together the deal that allowed Gordie, at age 45 and two seasons after his NHL retirement, to join sons Mark and Marty with the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association.
"She fought as diligently as any agent I've ever worked with, in sports or Hollywood," Howard Baldwin said in a 2002 Sports Illustrated story. Baldwin was president of the WHA's New England Whalers when Colleen negotiated the move of Gordie, Marty and Mark to that team from the Houston Aeros in 1977.
Fiercely protective of her husband's interests, she had his name trademarked, as well as the titles "Mr. Hockey" and "Mrs. Hockey." Over the years she was pilloried for being intrusive, but she ignored all the criticism.
"She got angry at the walls that were built up," daughter Cathy said in the 2002 SI story. "But she said, 'Well, I'll just pull 'em down!'"~~~~~In a book published by the Red Wings in 2007 to honor Gordie, he wrote a dedication to his wife: "While I received the applause, you stood behind me and cheered the loudest. While I focused on improving my game, you made sure the bills were getting paid. While I was on the overnight trains and planes from city to city, you were tucking in the kids and teaching them to pray for their daddy.
"You have been my biggest fan. My agent. My dietician. My counselor. And even now as you battle for your life, you are my inspiration, my strength, and the love of my life."
Read it all and see why a certain, soon to be a footnote, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate really cheapened the term "Hockey Mom".
Thus, the Name.
Image, New Mexico Garden ClubApparently, there's a side to the Florida (pronounced Flor-ee-dah) Mountains we haven't seen yet. Not sure when we'll see it, but the mountains have been known to occasionally sprout vast quantities of Mexican Poppies.
The person we talked to today thinks this has happened maybe 3 times in the last 15 years. Since there was a lot of rain in last Summer's monsoon, we may have a chance to see it this Spring. Here's hoping. I'd like to get my own pictures of this event.
By the way, "Florida" is Spanish for "flower".
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Nuthin' Lahk Dirt Track Racin'!
From the NOTRA meet in Mountainair this past weekend. Dust a-plenty, mixed with dried sheep poop!
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Can't Wait For Our First One!
The year was 1980......UPDATE 3-4-09: Aha! Cindy knew! Good job, Cindy! (of course Cindy has an unfair advantage)
Monday, March 02, 2009
The View.
Not to be confused with a morning TV talk show featuring a clutch of yakking near-celebrity babes, and not-so-babish babes. Nope, this is the view early evening from the front porch of the Hare-Brained Homestead. We went up to see if the battery of motion-sensitive searchlights would work. One did. More investigation is required.That's Deming all lit up down there. It's going to take a long time to get bored with this.
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