It has to create a schizophrenic split for Sportsnet, since they broadcast the NHL playoffs, are Canadian, but owned by the same company that owns the Jays.

Yeah, that started November 8, 2016. Or January 20, 2017, depending on how you look at it.

Now’s the time to note that much of RoC (Rest of Canada) is breathing a sigh of relief. First the Leafs, now the Raps, so for a short period of time we can watch sports shows and not be inundated with wall to wall coverage because obviously if a team is from Toronto it must be Canada’s Team.

Which is the only reason to hope the Bruins win, just so Marchand licks the cup and catches some bug left there by Semenko.

I saw it at the old Meadowlark Theatre in Edmonton on opening night. Everyone standing in line knew we were in for something, but we had no idea just what that would be. There were gasps and then cheers when the first space ships appeared, and a palpable thrill with the first firefight and then the appearance of…

It’s a tremendous little movie. Glad others have seen it.

IIRC the answer is Arsenal, which explains a lot.

If you read the tweets below the vid, the person who posted gives credit to his cousin for getting the video. Thank goodness for the cousin’s lightning reflexes. Maybe a career shooting tortoises for David Attenborough is in the books.

Shortly after we moved to our mid-sized Canadian city my oldest son (both boys are now in university) phoned to ask me permission to bring a friend home for lunch. I didn’t know who it was and hesitated for a fraction of a second (both boys have allergies, and so I worry about feeding other kids without knowing what…

Perfect choice to run FIFA, then.

Holy shit, that’s a killer.

All true, but there are days we allow ourselves to get worked up. Especially when it’s 5-0.

Thought my son was going to break his phone after that first Roma goal. Then he collapsed in his girlfriend’s arms after the second. She said, “I like you better when Liverpool score.” We both replied we like Liverpool better when they score. Funny how you can get used to defensive “lapses” and yet they still come as…

Jesus, I’d forgotten about that issue. Golden’s MICRONAUTS was more gorgeous than a toy tie-in deserved. And yeah, Austin was one of the all-time greats.

Chaykin was the artist at the start, but it’s pretty clear he was doing rough pencils, because you could see the difference between Springer and Palmer inking him in a major fashion. When Infantino took over everything looked more like the Springer-inked books; he had a weird vibe to his art that did not appeal to…

It took great effort for me to log off and do some work.

Downstairs I have a Ken Macklin original (he was famous for his funny animals in fantasy/SF settings) that he did in pencils for me and that Terry Austin was gracious enough to ink for me. He’s a great inker, and I find it so odd to see what he’s doing now. No idea if he’s been shut out of that side of comics, or if…

Superman/Ali was what came to mind for me, too, but if we talk about different company properties, it sits to the side. Or above, really.

I was working and recording the game and forgot to tell my younger son, who texted me with “MO SALAH!” and my day was both spoiled and made better. Even had a United fan friend send me a congratulatory message today. So much joy.

Stephen Wack, who died in he collision, made this video.