I'm Still Standing

Call off the search party, I've been found. Missing since 2010 I have returned to the Bearded Backpacker's vicinity. Oh the adventures I have had in these 7 or so years. None though worthy of writing about here. I've been places and seen things and those things have been good and bad and interesting and not so interesting. I hope all is well and perhaps I will write again. Keep on keeping on.

Hello, Is it me you’re looking for?

So we were a bit big pimpin’ last night as a few friends and I attended a real live sophisticated charity event. The 4th Annual Cotton Club event for the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. Most everyone was dressed like it was the 1930’s with Zoot Suits and Boas and other such things. We got involved in some of the live auction for an NFL trip to Arizona, but the price got a little steep. The highlight for me is that I can now can say I have attended a charity event. Whoo I’m so excited.

There is a season. . .

Wow I promised big things back in March of 2010 and I failed to deliver. Well it is quite amazing that they let these things live on as long as they do. Will there ever be a time when we run out of World Wide Web space because nothing gets erased?

I wanted to talk about the start of the latest NHL season for a second. The Ottawa Senators have found a way to lose most of their games so far and the Maple Leafs have gone undefeated. This is troubling. Yes I know it’s early in the season and things could easily change, but I just enjoy so much seeing the Maple Leafs suffer, I love me some schadenfreude and I am being denied that this year.

Here is another issue I have every NHL season. What is the problem with NHL 11 and giving its customers some definite dates? Why will they not tell people from the beginning what date they can expect the code to unlock the sweaters. The same goes for when a new roster update will be available. Another issue I have is being locked out from changing the numbers on other teams when I am playing a season mode, pro mode or gm mode. To me the numbers mean something so when I see a player identified with a certain number wearing the incorrect number on the only team they have ever played for it troubles me. In figure why can't I just go in and correct it. But that is quite impossible because EA has locked that option in these modes. It’s okay for them to mess with every number ever worn but if I was able to do it there may be some sort of rip in the space time continuum.

Speaking of the space time continuum. I am catching up on some of the later episodes of Futurama. The ones made after it was cancelled the first time. They have been pretty cool.

So I may or may not be a YouTube personality. Apparently I appear in some of the videos of my little brother. I do feel sometimes that people are staring at me on the street like they know who I am and not in a good way. What am I doing in these videos? Of course I do remind people of a lot of people. I am just not that special, I have a common face. The problem first started for me back in 1989 when I started work at McDonald's. That was the first time I heard of Dorrie Barber. I was told that I looked like him. I am sure people didn't say the same about him. The funny thing is that we both ended up going to the same university in Ottawa. I wonder if he has followed me to Calgary as well. Most recently I had some guy walk up to me on the street talking to me like we were great friends and I didn't even realize it was me he was talking to at first. My complaint with this is it is never some young and attractive woman who recognizes me.

Well thank you for joining me for a few random thoughts. Please enjoy the rest of your week.

Mad Men and Rubicon end their seasons tonight

A long, long time ago...

I once wrote a message on this blog. It still exists. Wait for more exciting adventures to come. We will have guest correspondents and other such things.

So come on back you here.

We Are the Village Green Preservation Society

Back again is the incredible Bearded Backpacker after another long hiatus. I was keeping busy with my new job and hockey and slo-pitch and my other job and my little bro. So I no write.

Anyway good news, the hockey season ended. We went an amazing 0 wins a bunch of losses and 2 ties. I got kicked out of a game one night because I offered to open the gate for a mouthy guy on the other team who was being kicked out of the match. The ref invited me to leave as well. Superb. I scored a goal and added a few assists, but all in all our team no score too much and we were without many points. The plus-minus took quite a beating. Still it was great exercise and I had some good times and it let me meet some new people. Fantastic.

Slo-pitch has been a little more successful.We even won a tournament and received some free t-shirts. Whoo-hoo. Currently the club has been a bit of a slump, but we hope to pull out of it. The playoffs are coming and we want more t-shirts. T-SHIRTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I must pass on my congratulations to my good friend Jim and his wife Neserine and the arrival of their young offspring Wee Willie. James is now a dad joining our other BIC Paulie as a parent. Hilarious. I am waiting to find the right lady before I venture that road, but I have been volunteering as a Big Brother to get some experience as a mentor and figure of adult to a child. Its goes pretty well and I have a lot of fun hanging with my bro Matt.

So the summer has been hectic and I just wanted to get an update to anyone who may still come too see what I have to say plus Jim was complaining.

Oh I have seen many movies this summer so that's kept me occupied too. The Dark Knight by far has been the best movie I have seen this year. Heath Ledger was amazing as the Joker. Its a shame we will not have that type of genius around anymore. It would have been interesting if we could have had the Joker back again. I guess they will have to find a new villain. Will it be the Penguin or the Riddler. Wait I know it will be Egghead. Get Vincent Price's son, Skippy from Family ties to take on the role. Where is Skippy these days?

I bet we been together for a million years,
And I bet we'll be together for a million more.

Oh, It's like I started breathing on the night we kissed,
And I can't remember what I ever did before.

What would we do baby, Without Us?
What would we do baby, Without Us?

And there ain't no nothing we can't love each other through.

What would we do baby, Without Us?

Sha la la la.

Well until next time

Later

Indiana Jones Theme music

There are are only 4 more shopping days before the return of one of my heroes, the man in the Fedora, the greatest archaeologist of all time, Henry Jones Jr., aka Indiana.

Apparently he's hanging out in the 1950's dealing with the Soviets. Marian is back too. Awesome.

I have returned to the world of work. Dang is it hard to get up in the morning after having two months off.

Good times

Started playing hockey again and I must say that it could be a long season. We went 0 and 6 in the pre-season and the scores were not at all pretty. Scores were quite one-sided and somewhat frustrating. Still it was only the exhibition season. We were holding back. We were waiting for the games to get real.

Wish us luck in our efforts

Later

I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix cause I'm going down
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun.

Well my prediction about the Senators was horribly wrong and the Calgary Flames have broken the cycle of teams losing the cup final and returning three years later to win it. Oh well nothing makes sense anymore.

Well I'm happy to see Montreal Canadien fans continuing their winning ways. Has it got this desperate for these fans that a first round victory leads to looting and torched cars. Vancouver at least waited till they lost the final and Edmonton I think at least waited to the semi-finals before the real violence took hold. Can't we just have fun anymore. Have people taken a page from the actions of soccer hooligans. Montreal fans do like the Ole song.

Well now that any team I had any interest in has been knocked out of the playoffs, what do I do?

Bring on the World Championships!!!

Later