…Dead Last

Last Updated on Monday, 14 December 2009 03:15 Written by Robert Tuesday, 1 December 2009 02:45

We all knew the Carolina Hurricanes were doing bad this year.  How many knew how bad?  As of this writing, the Carolina Hurrucanes are dead last.  Not just last in the southease division. Not just last in the eastern conference. They are dead last in the entire National Hockey League.  Their standings right now are 5 wins, 17 regular losses, and 5 overtime lossess.  Including the overtime losses, they’ve lost over 4 times and many games as they’ve won.  One good point is that at least all 5 of the wins were at home.  They’re 5/7/2 at home.

I went to their game tonight against the Washington Capitals, which are currently #2 in the league.  I went hoping for a win of course, but expecting a loss.  They could have lost a lot worse than they did.  Both teams were playing horrible.  I’ve missed more hockey than I’ve watched, but tonight was a lesson in how not to play.

The Canes started out with a 1 point lead about 5 minutes into the game.  It didn’t take long for Washington to answer back.  Washing then got 2 more points in the 2nd period, giving them a 3-2 lead.  It took a 6-on-4 in the last two minutes of the game with the Canes goalie pulled and the Caps down by 1 player due to a penalty, to get one more point.  It wasn’t enough.

It almost makes a Canes fan want to jump ship and be a Bruins fan, but you’ve got to pull for the home team (most of the time).  We shall see what happens when Cam Ward gets back on the ice after being out due to injury.  Today was the official end of a weaker than usual hurricane season.  Maybe this will hold true for our home hockey team as well.

Ever feel like getting out of the house for a bit?

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 07:11 Written by Robert Friday, 30 October 2009 02:58

My intention today was to head up the street, fill up the tank, and maybe get a sandwich.  What I ended up doing is taking a 40+ minute roadtrip spanning two counties.

It was to be a short ride up the road to get myself a burger and Rebecca a sundae, then go a little further and fill up the tank before the weekend.

$40 a day, for twice as many and half as much

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 07:11 Written by Robert Tuesday, 1 September 2009 03:02

A little late posting this, but thought some may find it amusing. Many of you are probably familiar with the Food Network show, “$40 a day.” Last wednesday, my wife and I managed to have all three meals for the day outside of the home, for less than $20. Each food stop involved coupons that we had received, or a great deal that was going on that day.
Breakfast for two from McDonalds including juice: $5.65 (had some great coupons for chicken biscuits and hotcakes w/ sausage. We almost always share a big orange juice on the rare occasion we dine in at McD’s for breakfast. Lunch: That particular day, Papa John’s was running the deal of all deals. Celebrating the retrieval of his old Camaro, the founder of Papa Johns decided that all Camaro owners, on that one day, could go to their local Papa Johns and get one free large 1-topping pizza. We paid a couple bucks extra to make it a large pepperoni with half onion and half pineapple. In all, it cost us $1.80. For beverage, we stopped by a local Handy Mart store and purchased two 32oz Gatorades for $3.20. Dinner: Dinner took us back to McDonalds, which is conveniently right up the street. It’s rare that I eat McDonalds for dinner these days, but with the coupons I had received, I wasn’t about to pass it up. She had a 20 piece McNugget, while I had one of their new Mushroom Swiss angus burgers. We shared a drink and fries (she doesnt eat many fries, and the refills are endless on drink). All together, dinner was $7.77. So there is is. For $18.42, including tax, we both ate three meals. So take that Rachael Ray! Of course, days like theses are the exception rather than the rule, but I still think that most couples could have breakfast, lunch, and dinner quite often for less than $40 a day, which cuts it in half.