http://dennis-kane.com Changing Daily, And Full of Stuff You May Or May Not Remember Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:50:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been thinking about something a lot lately. A little reflecting, I suppose.   Instead of working in different blue collar jobs all my life, from factories to bars to driving semi's, and every other lousy job in between, why didn't I, when I had the chance, try to get as close to ... http://dennis-kane.com/at-least-i-shouldve-tried-to-work-at-the-forum/ I was a door-to-door milkman in Calgary for a short while, and I'd like to dispel a myth about milkmen.   Not once did a beautiful woman in suburbia meet me at the door in a silk negligee. Not once was I ever invited in for coffee by some buxomy seductress.   The closest ... http://dennis-kane.com/no-women-in-silk-negligeespluskeeping-the-risebroughs-in-calcium-and-vitamin-d/  On this day, August 17th, in 1966, the Beatles played an afternoon show in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens.   I was there.   I was 15 years old and had a summer job on a highway, but the boss let me go early and I went down to Toronto from Orillia with a disc ... http://dennis-kane.com/the-beatles-and-the-habs-now-theres-a-winning-combination/ Today's a day when time has run out.   I work for BC Ferries, and the weather's been blistering hot. So therefore, it's been busy. Really busy. And the days at work are long. Did I mention the days at work are long? And busy?   And my wife wants me to look at ... http://dennis-kane.com/did-red-fisher-ever-have-days-like-this/ It's been such a disappointment for me. I had fully intended to be in the Beijing Olympics, probably as a gymnast, but 2008 just crept up on me and before you know it, the Olympics are in full swing and I never got a chance to practice or anything.   But I've decided to ... http://dennis-kane.com/i-cant-believe-i-missed-the-olympics/ I have to admit it. I miss der Habinator.  We hit the wall not long ago, and an era ended. Not a long era, but a colourful one.   Der Habinator was a regular reader and commentor to this site, and I'm hoping that soon, I'll look and there will be his name, and under ... http://dennis-kane.com/the-world-im-pretty-sure-needs-der-habinator/ This is, of course, a Habs site but the following is a football thing. But there is a Habs connection at the end of the story.   Several days ago I posed three questions, one of which was, "could a good US college team beat a Canadian Football League team?"   I got some ... http://dennis-kane.com/big-answer-to-a-previous-serious-question/ Another Beehive from group 2 (1944 to 1964). I have 55 of these from group 2, all Habs. There's 77 Montreal players in total from this group.   One of my sisters lives in Ottawa and works at Chapters book store downtown. In her letter the other day, she wrote, "I had ... http://dennis-kane.com/another-brief-beehive-moment-were-all-related-to-jacques-plante/  From 1934 to 1967, if you mailed in a  Beehive Corn Syrup coupon, they would send you a free photo of most any player you requested. They were divided into three groups over the years, and this photo of Hal Laycoe comes from Group 2, which covered the years between 1944 to 1964.  Beehive ... http://dennis-kane.com/a-brief-beehive-moment-hal-laycoes-big-night-with-the-rocket/   Fascinating Fact #1.....Kyla Bremner, a woman wrestler competing for Australia in this year's Beijing Olympics, is a native of my town, Powell River, BC. She's on the Australian team because her mother is Australian. But make no mistake, she's a Powell Riverite. Fascinating Fact #2......I recently saw a documentary on Russian ... http://dennis-kane.com/you-didnt-think-it-would-happen-fascinating-facts-are-back/