Where Have You gone Joe Dimaggio?

The Bearded Backpacker has finally returned. I have been lost in the wilderness that is Facebook. This networking website has been dominating most of my online time and the online time of the people I know. Work even takes a back seat when you see a message from one of your friends on Facebook. Its been great catching up with a lot of people from all different stages of my life. There are the kids from elementary school, junior high, high school, university and college. There are even some people I have worked with in there. Anyway the site is a wee bit popular now. There are tonnes of people on there from nobodies to celebrities to dead celebrities. Fun fun fun.

I guess another reason I have been kind of lazy with the writing is because of the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Ottawa Senators were taking on the upstart Pittsburgh Penguins and the phenom Sidney Crosby. The Sens played a strong series and are on to the second round where they must face the New Jersey Devils. Meanwhile out here in Calgary the Flames are getting another early summer after losing out in the first round to the Detroit Red Wings. If it wasn't for the super Finn, Miikka Kiprusoff, who had to face over 250 shots during the series, it could have been a lot worse. The Flames road whoas came back to haunt them in this series as they showed almost no effort in the games played at the Joe Louis Arena. What will happen to the Flames now? Well there are some people who want the coach fired and half the team traded, but lets calm down a little. The Flames were a decent team this year, but in no way should they have been expected to beat Detroit. Of course there were tonnes of problems with this team all year when it came to its inability to win on the road. Anyway I think this team will be a lot better next year and should be making another trip to the Stanley Cup, if history repeats itself. The first time Calgary went to the Cup and lost they had to wait another three season before they got back there. So I'm counting on that. I am excluding the strike year because there was no season played. Make sense? Go Flames and Go Sens.

I really have nothing else to say at this time, but please continue to enjoy Facebook and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Later.