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I’ve been an ardent blogger and podcaster since 2005 sharing my thoughts and opinions on just about every subject under the sun. I happen to be a liberally minded individual who has absolutely no qualms (nor fears) regarding voicing and publishing my views - that's what A Mind Forever Wandering has always been about. For more than four and a half years I wrote (and also recorded over 260 podcasts) about politics, social issues, and just about any other subject that popped into my head.
After dropping three consecutive games, the Chicago Blackhawks were looking to regain their swagger.
They did.
Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, Antti Niemi stopped 34 shots and the Blackhawks snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
“I don’t think we’ve been very happy with the way we’ve been playing since Carolina and maybe even before that,” said Patrick Sharp, who also scored for the Blackhawks. “We definitely weren’t panicking in our locker room, but tonight was a must-win. We wanted to come out and have a good effort against a tough opponent, so getting the early lead was big for us and I think we battled the rest of the way.”
The Blackhawks, 0-2-1 in their previous three games, scored a pair of first-period goals and held the Blues off the rest of the way, including killing off St. Louis’ 41-second two-man advantage.
Chicago was the last team in the NHL to drop three in a row this season.
“We worked hard, got off to a good start and we knew it was going to be a tight game for three periods,” Toews said. “That’s a good win, and that’s the kind of effort we need to keep showing up with every night.” Continue reading Blackhawks Shake Off Bad Calls to Drop Blues
That’s all we need to do. Unleash Sammy Hagar on the enemies of America!
Patton Oswalt describes his thoughts on the gravy filled mound of despair known as the KFC famous bowl or as he likes to call it a failure pile in a sadness bowl. Not Safe for Work!
An unlikely duo helped the Phoenix Coyotes extend their winning streak to a season-high six games.
Stay-at-home defenseman Adrian Aucoin scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the second straight game to give Phoenix a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Meanwhile, backup goalie Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves through overtime, then stopped two of three Blackhawks in the shootout in his ninth start and 12th appearance this season.
Phoenix’s Robert Lang also connected in the shootout, and Radim Vrbata scored late in the second period for the Coyotes, whose streak is their longest since they won seven in a row midway through the 2006-07 season. Phoenix is 9-2-0 in its last 11.
“We’re trying to push this thing as far as we can,” Phoenix coach Dave Tippett said. “There’s a push before the (Olympic) break and a push after.”
Aucoin, a 36-year-old former Blackhawk, had connected on his only previous shootout attempt this season, in the 10th round of the Coyotes’ 1-0 win at Nashville on Tuesday night. On Friday, Tippett called on Aucoin to shoot in the third round, with the extra session tied at 1.
“If you look at the stats, he’s 1-for-1,” Tippett said. “So why wouldn’t you go with your highest percentage guy.”
“Now I’m nervous,” Aucoin said. “The first one was luck. Now it’s actually a streak.”
With the win, surging Phoenix improved to 75 points and moved past Los Angeles into fourth place in the Western Conference.
Time for another flashback to songs I grew up with. I was still in grammar school when this tune came out but my older brother got the LP, the Babys Broken Heart, and we played the hell out of it!
The first Napoleon: Total War gameplay trailer is now live and unveils a brand new Story Mode with three unique theaters of War: Northern Italy, the Middle East and Grand European campaigns. This is your chance to rewrite history as or against, Napoleon, the greatest military tactician in history.
The day George Carlin left this world, it lost a strange and unique mind that spewed thoughts like broken fire hydrant. As Americans, I think we took for granted his great genius. Happily he will always be around – through video, audio, and print – to shake us up and give a slap into wakefulness with the truth when we need it most.
What’s so special about this “semi-autobiography” almost everything you’ll read is the words of Carlin himself, with a smattering from family and close friends. Not so much the written words of Carlin so much as his words caught on the tape recorder of Carlin’s long time friend, who was recording them for Carlin’s autobiography. Just like the George Carlin we know – the comedian, philosopher, satirist, activist, and best selling writer – this is dead honest.
When reading stories of entertainers, who I’ve enjoyed and whose work I feel changed my life in some way, I always find the “getting there” to be the most interesting, as opposed to what happens after the recognition, success and fame come along. This book shows that there is a myth of being discovered overnight for around 99% of those we view as successful in their chosen art from.
The chances Carlin took, along with his personal evolution, that mapped his personal and professional growth are fascinating. He wrote every day and practiced his routines until they were nearly perfect long before going in front of an audience. Then he’d perform his latest act and make adjustments based on the reaction of the crowd. As he says in the book, his act was edited by the audiences that he entertained. If some of his material wasn’t going over well, it was edited out or modified.
Here's the trailer for Bioshock 2, which launches February 9th. I thought the first game was an incredible gaming experience and the sequel looks to be more of the same. IGN has already reviewed the game and scored it 9.1 out of 10!
Welcome to those who believe in thinking for themselves, asking hard questions, and challenging the status quo!
After dropping three consecutive games, the Chicago Blackhawks were looking to regain their swagger.
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