Apart from golfing, this looks like a fine way to spend one's retired years eh?

Two of the only pics I have from Havana as my batteries croaked out for the digital (another reason I'm ready to swear off the technology for holidays, weddings etc) and sixty bucks for two Lithiums seemed like a bit of a gouge. Alas, the beautiful, though crumbling city lives in my minds eye...I only hope it someday regains it's splendor and pride.

These pics were taken one early morning where I joined up with a couple of fellow Canucks for a round of golf on the Dupont's old mansion on the North coast of Cuba:

Alrighty, finally some pics of Cuba for you all: Loved this billboard in the village of Varadero. These pics were all taken in varadero, where I tried to escape the commercialism of the resort area where I was staying. This was the start of a look deep inside the poverty that envelops a very proud, lovely population. I wish I hadn't traveled to Cuba alone, as my first trip to a third world country demanded conversations that were inpossible to begin with tourists seeking only sun and mucho rum.

Man alive, just found these pics...prior to Cuba I drove straight from work and went to Geo's. Fair enough to say we got a little loaded and I wandered home at 5ish to turn in for the 'night.' After night shift, I'd been up for over 24 hrs at this point. Must have pulled out the digital and tried to get all artsy in the Doc's hallway. Sleep deprivation and Stella abuse yields photos like these mes amis.

Here's the Panic Button Nonis needs to hit! Wow, is this team unacceptable....absolutely puzzling. Anyhow, last post prior to Cuba; talk to y'all later. Adios Amigos.

In an unpresidented move Crawford will start both Alex Auld and Maxime Ouellet in net wednesday versus the Dallas Stars, while Crawford will mix up the lines with 3 forwards and one defenceman. He claims that the 2 goalies that will start will be able to defend the net better than just one. By doing this crawford claims that he has founded a new goaltending style which will help loosing teams. Both Auld and Ouellet will be able to play side by side or stack on top of each other for deflections. Reactions from all around the league have been fast and furious with comments from Mika Kiprusoff such as "Ha HA Ha". Crawfords mixing up of the core lines with one defenseman and 3 forwards is said to bring speed and basically allow a non present defense to conitnue its non presence. The gamble should pay off, while perhaps playing shorthanded the whole game would get players playing with heart, and perhaps into shape in order to get them hustling again. Crawford earlier started to teach the defenseman of the Vancouver canucks how to play goal so they could fall back during odd rushes, however Crawford arrived at starting two goaltenders by realizing his defenseman couldnt block shots to save their lives, coupled by the defensemans non stop efforts to leave the zone too quickly.

Check out Rory's restoration of the '79 here....

The Nephew makes this old man proud, what a kid...

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Heading here on the Ninth to forget about hockey for a while! Oh yeah, and to forget about work too...heehee...email addy if ya want a postcard. God, I can't wait to swing a golfclub, home on the 17th.

Alrighty then, here's the score as I see it. The Nucks are losing ground fast and furious. They've exhausted all efforts at trying to find the diamond in the rough via Manitoba. To date, there's been ten call ups I believe. The lastest one is done for ages with a busted leg. Still limped off the ice though, tough lad. Reports say Jovo is doubtful again for tonight with some sort of 'lower body injury,' and our latest goaltender experiment is failing misereably to say the least. If this slump continues, the team will be in the basement before we know it. Puffy's gotta have something up his sleeve hasn't he? I also wonder if ownership actually gives a shit, the building is selling out ain't it????