Best of 3

Home ice advantage back to the Canes. After squandering the first two home games, Carolina went to Montreal and won two. Now we've shortened it to a best of 3 series, with home ice back to the Canes. They are back to playing Hurricanes hockey, so we'll see what happens this evening. As you can tell from the pictures, Lucy is ready to go.
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Interviewed with Durham County yesterday. I'm impressed with what they're doing, plus that would be a shorter commute. We'll keep you informed!

Wooo....woo....woooooo!

It's a hockey series in Raleeeee! Thank goodness. We just wanted to make this a series. After an embarassing game one (we were there), losing 6-1, and a heartbreaking 6-5 2OT loss in game two, we break out and win in game 3, 2-1 in overtime. Cam Ward started in goal and came up HUGE in allowing just one goal. What a confidence builder for the young 22 year old.
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Now, we better feel comfortable about our goaltending. Our offense and PP looks ok, at times. Our PK unit has been alright. Our defense has been atrocious, so they have the next 48 hours to work on it.

LET'S GO CANES!!!!!

It's the Most Wonderful TIme of the Year...

Playoff hockey has started! Goodness, this excites me! Our Canes enter with the 3rd best record in the NHL and high expectations on their shoulders. Anything less than a repeat visit to the Cup Finals would be a disappointment.
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Kerry and I will attend Game 1 tomorrow night. We're tailgating with some old friends I used to teach with, so that should be exciting as well. We finally have a vehicle (the Kia) that will semi-be good for tailgating, so good food, good friends, and A PLAYOFF VICTORY! Aunt Shannon will be up to babysit, so that will be good!
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Spring Break ends today. )-: We had a great time, just hanging out. I love spending all the extra time just hanging out with my wife and Lucy. I'll miss that next week. Hopefully I get some more opportunities again soon.

A scary thought...

I went for a nice, long run today. A six miler, down the Greenway, out to Durant, back Falls of Neuse, and aroud Bedford. A little sluggish earlier, then I began to run harder. Hamstrings bothered me early, but that went away too. My point of this run, however, is something quite disturbing. Maybe, since I was listening to Stephen King's new book, Cell, maybe not. Every runner/walker/biker has an mp3 player these days. After the recent news about earbuds damaging your hearing, I thought it was pretty amazing that so many people still use them. And use them loudly. Even with my music up at a reasonably loud level, I could still hear his music. How loud must it be in his head? Unbelievable. Like the story in Cell, with everyone going crazy or becoming large bugs, our heads will just explode.
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My Hurricanes continue to do amazing! Playoff tickets for round one went on sale today. We picked up 2 for the first game. We actually also picked up cable, so I can watch all the playoff games. How different a child effects your personal life. I spent over $500.00 in the Cup Run, now, I only buy tix to one game. Definitely worth it though--I love my Lucy!

A bit surprising...I thought I'd be Lisa...

You Are Bart Simpson

Very misunderstood, most people just dismiss you as "trouble." Little do they know that you're wise and well accomplished beyond your years. You will be remembered for: starring in your own TV show and saving the town from a comet Your life philosophy: "I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I'll do it again!"

The Simpsons Personality Test