OBITUARIES (from ESPN)

The Boston Red Sox 2006 pennant hopes died over the weekend. The deceased was 141 days old and, until recently, had spoken often about how it was looking forward to entertaining friends and family at home this October.

A family spokesman said there will be no formal death announcement until mid-to-late September. Doctors said the deceased had been vibrant and “full of life” as recently as last Thursday. A number of recent injuries, however, had left it weak and vulnerable, particularly late in the evening.

It will be a closed-casket funeral due to the violent nature of the death, which is still being investigated by the Sons of Sam Horn. The deceased was beaten four or five times, and was eerily reminiscent of a great uncle’s death in 1978. “We know who did this, but there seems to be nothing we can do about them,” said family member Big Papi Rocks 67.

The death angered and saddened Boston residents, who had hoped such incidents – once an almost annual occurrence – were a thing of the past. The family added, “We instead prefer to publicly mourn over this loss every day for the next six decades.” In lieu of flowers, mourners are asked to wear T-shirts with inappropriate slogans.

The 2006 pennant hopes are survived by the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels.

Eric, Zig and Zag

Well, I really don't know what to say about this, so just watch the clip.

Some backgrouond for those who want to know more about the muppets (well the ones on the right and left anyway: "Thats Zig and Zag, two Irish aliens from the planet Zog (I think it was Zog, and they first became famous in Ireland). Thats a blast from the past! The used to be on a show called the "Den" in the 80's and early 90's before fooking off to England to do The Big Breakfast. "

Fun things on the 'net

I thought the Paul Martin sign generator was fun to play with until I found this one for McDonalds. (now you can have fun with Cape Breton's favourite singer)

Moneyball

Yahoo Sports this morning is running a story on the 7 guys Oakland took in the "Moneyball draft".

Mark Teahan, Joe Blanton and Nick Swisher have all made an impact on the big leagues, while we're still waiting to see what kind of career the fat catcher, Jeremy Brown, will have.

Great stuff.

Some sad news from home last weekend. A major fire broke out in Sackville, taking out the block that stretched from the parking lot by the post office all the way to the corner across from Town Hall.

Congrats to the Sackville Fire Department for their efforts in minimizing the damage and saving the surrounding buildings.

Until last week, the Dixon Block housed 32 students, a Sounds Fantastic, the taxi stand, and a wine kit store. (Ducky's and Joey's are ok!) In recent years, much of the space has either been vacant, or turned over on a regular basis as people shopped out by the highway, or in Amherst and Moncton.

The town has changed quite a bit since I left - the old school on Salem Street burned down, Allison Gardens is gone, and now the downtown landscape has changed. Wouldn't it be nice to come out of the Royal Bank someday soon and see a a building with new businesses and some new housing right across the street. Hopefully this sad event will turn into a positive situation and help to rebuild our downtown.

(and if you have an old couch/bed/tv and live somewhere near Sackville, there are a number of students who have lost most of everything they own -- check out Project Rebuild to help)

Also great info, links and photos online here.

I love Fantasy football.

It's draft time, the internet is all a buzz and the poolie sites are reporting everything from training camp - even stuff like this.

Yes, it seems that Lysol and paint could make the difference between winning your fantasy league or getting 'Gourlay-ed'.

Good to know that Canadian Jesse Lumsden won't get a rash from sitting on the bench.