This is a 1910 Canadian large cent. Pennies were bigger back then and only became the size they are now in 1920. The Montreal Canadiens played their first hockey game on January 5, 1910 against the Cobalt Silver Kings. The team won, but only barely, squeaking out a tight 7-6 win over the Cobalters. Maybe [...]

The summer of 1965 was a fine time for Habs fans. The team had captured the Stanley Cup that spring by beating the Chicago Black Hawks four games to three, and Jean Beliveau became the very first winner of the Conn Smythe trophy for playoff MVP. Joyfully, at least for Habs fans, the team would win the Cup again in the [...]

No, the numbers aren’t up there with the big boys, but still, I’ve managed 1580 posts in 875 days and garnered nearly 350,000 hits and 10,500 comments while doing so. It’s been a recipe of old and new of mostly Habness madness, plus various little stories involving my somewhat nutty and unusual past and somewhat nutty [...]

Like Cassius Clay landing a big blow to Sonny Liston’s nose and then quickly landing another, I respond just one day after the debut of  “The Coin Collection” with a quick one-two and do it again. Can’t let people get too comfortable or set in their ways. Gotta keep em on their toes. I’ve checked and checked, [...]

I ‘ve carried around a certain amount of pride for much of my life – that I was one of the youngest paperboys in Orillia with one of the biggest paper routes. Religiously, after school, I would push and ride my bike up and down hills, putting first the Toronto Telegram and later the Toronto Star and [...]