Scooby-Scooby-Doo, Where are You?

For all you mullett-loving puck-heads out there, it's time to be jealous. Tonight I'm off the beautiful city of Montreal to see a Canadiens game. It's going to be great! What could be better than a little hard hitting action and a lot of Molson Export? Not much. I'll let you know how Theodore does between the pipes against a pretty good Pittsburgh offensive unit. 'Till then!
-SD

Stemming from a recent post from Kimmers, I decided to dedicate today to the art of flirting. Googling the subject, I found a very good source called the SIRC Guide to Flirting. It gives places that flirting is acceptable, such as:
-Parties
-Drinking Places
-Learning Places
-Workplace
(hmmm, meetings with system administrators oddly seem to have been left of the list....jk!)

It also gives tips on who to flirt with. For the ladies, "Research has shown that many women have a poor body-image, and often underestimate their attractiveness" and "the odds are that you are more attractive than you think, so try flirting with some better-looking men." For the guys, "some men are also inclined to overestimate their attractiveness." This means while any woman can hit on Ty Pennington, a guy with, say, my looks should stick to the equivalent of Louie Anderson in a dress.

There is just tons of information there, way too much for me to ever fit in one blog. So check it out yourself and get a leg up on flirting.
-SD

Yesterday was Columbus Day and in memory of the sailor who discovered America, I'm dedicating this blog to pirates. I know Columbus wasn't a pirate, but pirates are fun to write about! Here are some of my favorite pirate lines:
Shiver me Timbers!
Swab the poop deck you scurvy dog.
Ready me dinghy, lad.
If you like pirate slang check out this website.

A pirate joke to end the day:
So a pirate walks into a bar and the bartender looks at him and sees a peg leg, hook hand, and eye patch. The bartender says, "What's with the peg leg?"
The pirate says "Lost me leg inna shark attack."
The bartenders says "What's with the hook for a hand?"
The pirate says "Arrr, lost me hand in a sword fight."
The bartender says "So what's with the eye patch?"
The pirate says "Bird pooped in me eye."
The bartender says "you can loose your eye over that!"
The pirate says "No, first day with me hook!"
-SD

My hike to the top of Mt. Marcy was a success. The weather was just wonderful and it brought out tons and tons of people. To get an idea of just how many people were on the trail, Derrick and I passed 104 people on the way to the top. Mind you these were all people going in the same direction as us! On the way down we counted almost 200 people going in the opposite direction. If this seems like it was a lot, it still didn't break our all time record. Last year when we hiked Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, we passed a total of 266 people on our dash to the top. I think I'm going to stick to less popular trails the rest of the season.

After a 14 mile day Saturday, Sunday should be filled with rest and relaxation, right? Not for Scooby-Doo! I woke up and played football for a couple hours and then had a hockey game in the evening. By the time the hockey game started I was pretty beat and my accomplishment showed it - I scored a goal...on my own goalie. Whoops. I also got 3 minutes for hooking. Not my finest game. We did end up winning, so it turned out ok. Next game I'll make sure to aim all my shots at the opposite team's goal, my team mates will appreciate it.
-SD