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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
A Hard Pill to Swallow...
This picture made my stomach turn this afternoon following pranzo. All that can be said, is thank goodness Roy did not get traded to a division rival.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
"Thank you Roy! Thank you Roy!"
HALLADAY SHUTS OUT MARINERS IN POSSIBLE LAST START
A little note to show my gratitude for all the wonderful games pitched in a Jays uniform over the years. He is probably the only reason why I still kept an interest in the Jays throughout their many losing seasons. I hope it is not the end of his days in Toronto.
TORONTO -- The chant came from a group of fans above the dugout.
"Thank you Roy! Thank you Roy!" they shouted as Roy Halladay walked off the Rogers Centre field, perhaps for the final time as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Then, in a rare display of emotion from the ace right-hander, he tipped his cap, offering a little love back to the fans who adore him so. They'd all been through this "possible last home start" exercise before, but this time, it felt different.
"Regardless of what happens this winter, it means a lot to me," said Halladay, who delivered another gem in a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. "To have that many people that supportive and chanting, I think it would mean a lot to anybody.
"Especially walking off, I can't remember many times walking out for the ninth where people were cheering and standing up before the inning starts. Maybe I was more aware of it, I don't know, but you definitely feel the excitement and show your appreciation."
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
MANNING'S LATE TD RALLIES COLTS
Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning needed the 37th game-winning drive of his illustrious career to surpass Johnny Unitas as the franchise leader in wins among quarterbacks, and the Indianapolis Colts secured a 27-23 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium.
Manning's offense had the ball for only 14:53 in the entire game, the lowest total for a winning team of any game since 1977 -- Indianapolis ran only 35 plays, while the Dolphins totaled 84. But the reigning NFL MVP completed 14-of-23 passes for 303 yards and two touchdowns on the way to getting his 119th career win -- all with the Colts.
"I'm very proud to wear the same uniform as (Unitas)," Manning said. "He was very nice to me the times I was around him. I never saw him play, but my dad told me how good he was and what he meant to the city of Baltimore. It's very humbling to be mentioned with (Unitas), but it's a team record."
Indianapolis (2-0) has won its two games this season by a combined six points, and extended its regular-season winning streak to 11 games -- the longest active one in the league.
Friday, September 18, 2009
FLEURY MARKS COMEBACK WITH SHOOTOUT WINNER AGAINST ISLANDERS
This picture and game wrap up was too good not to paste and have as a memory. Theoren Fleury was one of my favorite hockey players growing up. I have lots of memories studying his statistics while reading the sports section everyday when coming home after school. Hopefully the Flames have a good season.
CALGARY -- In a pre-season game with playoff intensity, there were plenty of storylines in Calgary on Thursday night.
Topping them all was 41-year-old Theoren Fleury, who scored the shootout winner as the Flames beat the New York Islanders 5-4.
Playing in his first NHL game in six years, Fleury scored the only goal of the shootout, deking to his forehand and tucking the puck behind rookie goaltender Kevin Poulin.
"I don't miss those chances ever," the five-foot-six Fleury declared. "Not in the big moments. Never have, never will."
Fleury was first off the bench to hug goaltender David Shantz after he turned aside Greg Moore's final attempt, clinching the victory.
As chants of "Theo, Theo" filled the Pengrowth Saddledome, Fleury acknowledged the supportive crowd.
Another storyline on the night was a second period hit by Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf on the Islanders' Kyle Okposo.
The 21-year-old Okposo, the seventh pick in the 2006 Draft, remained motionless on the ice for over six minutes as he was attended to by trainers from both teams and other medical personnel.
"I thought it was a clean hit," said Phaneuf. "I stepped up and used my shoulder. You don't like to see guys get hurt, but that's part of my job when the hits are there, to take them."
Immobilized onto a spinal board, he was taken off the ice by stretcher to the quiet applause of the crowd of 19,289.
An Islanders spokesman said after the game that Okposo did have movement in his fingers and toes, but that he had been taken to a Calgary hospital.
After the hit, New York forward Pascal Morency jumped off the Islanders bench and charged Phaneuf but was intercepted by Calgary's Mark Giordano. A small melee ensued, that included Islanders goalie Martin Biron. Morency was given a game misconduct.
"From what I saw -- and it happened really fast -- but I saw Phaneuf kinda go up in the air," said Biron. "I'd like to see the replay on that but it definitely looked like feet went up and he came across head hunting and those kinds of hits are what the league is trying to take away from the game."
Olli Jokinen with a pair, David Moss and Nigel Dawes also scored for Calgary (1-1-0). Matt Moulson had two goals to lead the offence for New York (0-2-1). Also scoring was Blake Comeau and Trevor Smith.
Phaneuf remained the target of the Islanders the rest of the period as the intensity picked up and two more fights took place, but the blue-liner refused to drop the gloves, despite being approached on several occasions.
"If you're going to do that, at least respond to the challengers after that," said Biron. "I've never seen Scott Stevens back down to a fight after he hit a guy on the blue-line coming across. If you're going to play that way, then be the whole package and play that way, and that's where we had a big problem with that."
Flames coach Brent Sutter, who coached Phaneuf at in the Western Hockey League with Red Deer, had no problem with the hit.
"That's part of Dion's game. When he sees that open ice, Dion has to use it. It's one part of his game that makes him a unique player," said Sutter. "You never like to see anybody get hurt obviously, and it's too bad that happened, and hopefully we've been told, he's going to be okay. But Dion still can't pass up that hit".
Also standing out for the Flames was Olli Jokinen. With two goals and an assist, he showed Flames fans the kind of offensive presence that abandoned him late last season when he was held off the scoresheet the final 13 games.
"We all start from scratch," said Jokinen. "It's a new coaching staff and we've got a lot of new players, we have a couple more weeks to go and we're all learning every day.
"If you happen to score, that's fine, but the biggest thing is to learn the system, play within the team roles and build some chemistry with linemates".
Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff got his first pre-season action playing the game's first half but he looked rusty, giving up three goals on his first seven shots".
On the Islanders first goal, Bouwmeester got pulled out of position by Josh Bailey as he set up Smith's tip-in and later turned the puck over to Moulson, who was stopped on a breakaway.
Poulin turned aside 16 of 17 third-period shots and all seven faced in overtime as Calgary pressed for the go-ahead goal.
"Poulin did a great job in net, he made some great saves going down to the wire," said Islanders coach Scott Gordon.
Notes: The same two teams meet again Saturday night in Saskatoon. ... Calgary rookie Michael Backlund opened the game playing the left side on a line with Jokinen and Iginla. ... Fleury's linemates most of the night were Dawes and Daymond Langkow... The power-plays for both teams were sharp with Calgary going 3-for-7 and New York 2-for-5.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Colle Santa Lucia -First Year Vacation
Dear Friends,
From Sunday June 31st until Saturday July 11th, the first year novitiate candidates from the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo, along with our two vice rectors, don Matteo and don Jonah, and founder and current rector, don Massimo, had our summer vacation at Colle Santa Lucia, in northeastern Italy, in the Dolomite mountains.
This period of time together was a time of prayer, silence, study, hiking and mountain climbing, being together to put it easily. We had moments of judgement and reflection on what we lived during this past year, and nights devoted to discussions on certain important authors, or movies and boardgames. Probably the biggest highlight was the time spent together preparing our meals, and the dicussions and experiences shared around the dinner table. The heart of Christianity is really centered around the dinner table, something many of the elder seminarians like to say when making excuses to go out to eat, or splurge on an expensive meal together.
These are some of the pictures from the two weeks spent together. A more thorough update will follow in my testimony for the month of July.
JR
1. Black and white picture of the valley seen from Belvedere, where don Massimo and I went walking during one of the first days at Colle.
2. Il Civetta, one of tha famous mountains in the Dolomites.
3. Il Civetta.
4. The countryside.
5. The Church and the local parish priest's house where we stayed during the two week vacation.
From Sunday June 31st until Saturday July 11th, the first year novitiate candidates from the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo, along with our two vice rectors, don Matteo and don Jonah, and founder and current rector, don Massimo, had our summer vacation at Colle Santa Lucia, in northeastern Italy, in the Dolomite mountains.
This period of time together was a time of prayer, silence, study, hiking and mountain climbing, being together to put it easily. We had moments of judgement and reflection on what we lived during this past year, and nights devoted to discussions on certain important authors, or movies and boardgames. Probably the biggest highlight was the time spent together preparing our meals, and the dicussions and experiences shared around the dinner table. The heart of Christianity is really centered around the dinner table, something many of the elder seminarians like to say when making excuses to go out to eat, or splurge on an expensive meal together.
These are some of the pictures from the two weeks spent together. A more thorough update will follow in my testimony for the month of July.
JR
1. Black and white picture of the valley seen from Belvedere, where don Massimo and I went walking during one of the first days at Colle.
2. Il Civetta, one of tha famous mountains in the Dolomites.
3. Il Civetta.
4. The countryside.
5. The Church and the local parish priest's house where we stayed during the two week vacation.
Colle Santa Lucia -First Year Vacation
Pictures from 1st Year Vacation
1. Roadsign pointing the way to Belvedere, where I got to read Benedict's new Encyclical Caritas in Veritate, published in the morning paper.
2. The local parish priest's house, where we stayed and lived during the vacation. My room was on the second floor, right of the balcony. I remember the incredible beautiful views of the mountains in the mornings, from the windows and shutters left open, the sun beaming down and the various formations of the moisture evaporating from the trees.
3. The Crucifix from the cemetery behind the local parish church. Visitors would come to visit and pray for their deceased family members everyday from 8' in the morning til 8' at night. It was incredible, and the locals would bring fresh flowers for the tombs daily.
4. Statue of Mary holding the Crucified Christ behind the Church.
5. Don Jonah during our mountain climbing adventure together, Le Tofane, one of the most difficult and challenging climbs at the Dolomite National Park.
1. Roadsign pointing the way to Belvedere, where I got to read Benedict's new Encyclical Caritas in Veritate, published in the morning paper.
2. The local parish priest's house, where we stayed and lived during the vacation. My room was on the second floor, right of the balcony. I remember the incredible beautiful views of the mountains in the mornings, from the windows and shutters left open, the sun beaming down and the various formations of the moisture evaporating from the trees.
3. The Crucifix from the cemetery behind the local parish church. Visitors would come to visit and pray for their deceased family members everyday from 8' in the morning til 8' at night. It was incredible, and the locals would bring fresh flowers for the tombs daily.
4. Statue of Mary holding the Crucified Christ behind the Church.
5. Don Jonah during our mountain climbing adventure together, Le Tofane, one of the most difficult and challenging climbs at the Dolomite National Park.
Colle Santa Lucia -First Year Vacation
Details of the below pictures.
1. Umberto binded with his carabineers to the iron cords that ran the major part of the mountain, Le Tofane. We climbed for close to three hours, going up from 2200meters to the summit 3100meters, and having to hurry since with the oncoming threat of thunder and lightning. Each of us had a v-shaped rope apparatus connected to the front of our harness which gave us two 3feet long ropes to clip into the mountain.
2. Austrian mountains seen from Col di Lana
3. Cristiano looking up at the crucifix with La Marmolada in the background, the Queen of the Dolomites.
4. Monument reminding the Italian conquest of the Austrian-Hungarian soldiers atop Col di Lana
5. Andrea Aversa, John Roderick, Giuliano Visconti, Matteo Corbelli, e Cristiano Ludovico davanti La Marmolada
1. Umberto binded with his carabineers to the iron cords that ran the major part of the mountain, Le Tofane. We climbed for close to three hours, going up from 2200meters to the summit 3100meters, and having to hurry since with the oncoming threat of thunder and lightning. Each of us had a v-shaped rope apparatus connected to the front of our harness which gave us two 3feet long ropes to clip into the mountain.
2. Austrian mountains seen from Col di Lana
3. Cristiano looking up at the crucifix with La Marmolada in the background, the Queen of the Dolomites.
4. Monument reminding the Italian conquest of the Austrian-Hungarian soldiers atop Col di Lana
5. Andrea Aversa, John Roderick, Giuliano Visconti, Matteo Corbelli, e Cristiano Ludovico davanti La Marmolada
Colle Santa Lucia -First Year Vacation
Deatils of the below pictures.
1. La Marmolada
2. John R from the ski lift on the way down from the summit of La Marmolada, where a couple famous battles between the Italians and Austrian-Hunagarian alliance took place. On the morning visit to this mountain, we got to explore the museam detailing artifacts, pictures and commentary on the war, and the walk the trails which enabled us to visit the tunnels and lookouts, barracks and other places dug out of the mountain.
3. John making the climb on one of the trails, now imagine soldiers close to a hundred years ago, making the same passing in freezing cold temperatures with blowing snow while being shot at.
4. Andrea Aversa in front of one of the Observatories.
5. When the clouds cleared we were able to take some beautiful pictures, being close to 2500meters above sea level. We were able to see many of the mountains where we had previously gone hiking.
1. La Marmolada
2. John R from the ski lift on the way down from the summit of La Marmolada, where a couple famous battles between the Italians and Austrian-Hunagarian alliance took place. On the morning visit to this mountain, we got to explore the museam detailing artifacts, pictures and commentary on the war, and the walk the trails which enabled us to visit the tunnels and lookouts, barracks and other places dug out of the mountain.
3. John making the climb on one of the trails, now imagine soldiers close to a hundred years ago, making the same passing in freezing cold temperatures with blowing snow while being shot at.
4. Andrea Aversa in front of one of the Observatories.
5. When the clouds cleared we were able to take some beautiful pictures, being close to 2500meters above sea level. We were able to see many of the mountains where we had previously gone hiking.
Colle Santa Lucia -First Year Vacation
Details of the below pictures.
1. Andrea enjoying the moment of clarity.
2. The cabin for reflecting light on the mountain. During the night the Italians would shine light on the mountain, to see if they could spot any movement or any locations of the opposite forces soldiers. Notice how there is still a lot of snow in the room, many of the tunnels and rooms were still covered and filled with snow, and consequently we had to do a little climbing, and skating where the melted snow turned into ice. Some places were a little risky and dangerous, however, with Aversa being the voice of caution and me the voice of instinct, we balanced each other out well.
3-4. Being silly and pretending to participate in the make believe war. Boy did I have a lot of fun making machine gun noises with my mouth, and pretending to crunch down low to prevent anyone from seeing me.
1. Andrea enjoying the moment of clarity.
2. The cabin for reflecting light on the mountain. During the night the Italians would shine light on the mountain, to see if they could spot any movement or any locations of the opposite forces soldiers. Notice how there is still a lot of snow in the room, many of the tunnels and rooms were still covered and filled with snow, and consequently we had to do a little climbing, and skating where the melted snow turned into ice. Some places were a little risky and dangerous, however, with Aversa being the voice of caution and me the voice of instinct, we balanced each other out well.
3-4. Being silly and pretending to participate in the make believe war. Boy did I have a lot of fun making machine gun noises with my mouth, and pretending to crunch down low to prevent anyone from seeing me.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Colle Santa Lucia -First Year Vacation
Details for the below pictures.
1. Stone plate commemorating the battle fought on the Marmolada, the Queen of the Dolomites. Aversa and I spent the morning hiking along the trails of the first world war, and visiting the museam and learning all about the underground ice city, seeing the many artifacts, and entering into the experience of the battles on this particular mountain.
2. First year novitiate picture after reaching the summit of Lagazuoi.
3. Matteo Corbelli in front of a wild cow. There were five wild cows along the trail we hiked with don Massimo. It was a lot of fun to have them as companions along the trail. We were a little nervous at times especially when they started stampeding of the direction of don Massimo.
4. Don Massimo, Umberto, and Matteo Invernizzi, leading us into the wilderness in the Dolomite mountains.
1. Stone plate commemorating the battle fought on the Marmolada, the Queen of the Dolomites. Aversa and I spent the morning hiking along the trails of the first world war, and visiting the museam and learning all about the underground ice city, seeing the many artifacts, and entering into the experience of the battles on this particular mountain.
2. First year novitiate picture after reaching the summit of Lagazuoi.
3. Matteo Corbelli in front of a wild cow. There were five wild cows along the trail we hiked with don Massimo. It was a lot of fun to have them as companions along the trail. We were a little nervous at times especially when they started stampeding of the direction of don Massimo.
4. Don Massimo, Umberto, and Matteo Invernizzi, leading us into the wilderness in the Dolomite mountains.
Colle Santa Lucia -First Year Vacation
Details for the pictures below.
1. Cristiano and Andrea Aversa. Aversa was and currently remains a very devout boy scout, and he carries with him all the gear he has collected over the years. We tease him a little bit for the type of outfits he puts together on the trails. It is always great to have him near while walking, always has something interesting to say, or a rhyme or funny story.
2. The first year guys braving the snow in July that remains on some of the trails.
3. Paolo Pietrolungo, the one and only zio Paolo.
4. Invernizzi and Umberto during the first day hike together. What a hike and the praying the rosary together on the way down the mountain. I have never prayed a rosary before while running down a very steep mountain, but we were running late and had to get back to the house at Colle for Mass.
5. Invernizzi, Umberto and I at the top of Nuvolau, a ski and mountain climbing refuge run by a Canadian woman who married an Italian. After a house blessing by Invernizzi, they offered us all a nice glass of wine on the house. The panoramic views were spectacular and Inve is a guru when it comes to explaining the Dolomite mountains.
1. Cristiano and Andrea Aversa. Aversa was and currently remains a very devout boy scout, and he carries with him all the gear he has collected over the years. We tease him a little bit for the type of outfits he puts together on the trails. It is always great to have him near while walking, always has something interesting to say, or a rhyme or funny story.
2. The first year guys braving the snow in July that remains on some of the trails.
3. Paolo Pietrolungo, the one and only zio Paolo.
4. Invernizzi and Umberto during the first day hike together. What a hike and the praying the rosary together on the way down the mountain. I have never prayed a rosary before while running down a very steep mountain, but we were running late and had to get back to the house at Colle for Mass.
5. Invernizzi, Umberto and I at the top of Nuvolau, a ski and mountain climbing refuge run by a Canadian woman who married an Italian. After a house blessing by Invernizzi, they offered us all a nice glass of wine on the house. The panoramic views were spectacular and Inve is a guru when it comes to explaining the Dolomite mountains.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Montecassino and Santiago di Campostela
Hey Friends,
Below you will find some pictures from my recent adventures in Italy and Spain, Montecassino (June 13)and Santiago di Campostela (April 13-20).
1. The statue of St. Benedict in the monastery, old oratory, where St. Benedict died receiving the Eucharist, and being offered to the Father by two of his brother monks.
2. Statue of St. Benedict beside the stairs leading to the main Church in Abbazia.
3. Fraternity of St. Carlo Borromeo seminarians making the pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James the Apostle.
4. Paolo "Pagabones" being his funny self.
5. Umberto catching some zzz's during the pilgrimage.
Below you will find some pictures from my recent adventures in Italy and Spain, Montecassino (June 13)and Santiago di Campostela (April 13-20).
1. The statue of St. Benedict in the monastery, old oratory, where St. Benedict died receiving the Eucharist, and being offered to the Father by two of his brother monks.
2. Statue of St. Benedict beside the stairs leading to the main Church in Abbazia.
3. Fraternity of St. Carlo Borromeo seminarians making the pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James the Apostle.
4. Paolo "Pagabones" being his funny self.
5. Umberto catching some zzz's during the pilgrimage.
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