Pre Season Hockey

The Avs finished their pre-season yesterday with another win. While these games have nothing to do with the regular season, and several of the players who competed in the games won't be playing in the regular season I do feel that the preseason has a way of setting the tone for the season. Going into the first regular season game on a run of games with no regulation losses can certainly give a team a boost of confidence. In their 6 pre-season games, the Avs had 4 wins, 1 OT loss and 1 SO loss. If this were the regular season they would have come away with 10 out of a possible 12 points. That's not bad. I think the Avs will have no problem keeping that kind of play going. There were more veterans in the lineup night after night than not.

The first regular season game is Wednesday night. I can't wait. I'll have to watch the later showing of the Top Chef finale, but I don't care. Hockey season is back! WOO HOO!

The Mist

Of all of Stephen King's short stories, I love The Mist the most. If a good thick fog is rolling in, I can't resist asking anyone I'm with if they've read it. And the ensuing conversation never fails to give me the willies. Think about it... in a deep, dark fog... you have no idea what's 15 feet to your left or right. What if there is something very frightening and you've only escaped because something else caught its attention? Oh yes, it can be very frightening indeed.

Almost time

Hockey season is almost here. In the meantime, I've been listening to the Avs' pre-season games and loving it. 4 games played so far, 3 wins (one in OT) and 1 shoot-out loss. Not too bad at all. Hejduk and Svatos are benched with groin pulls and Theodore had some minor knee surgery, so they haven't been in. Hopefully they'll be in one of the remaining two games of the pre-season. I can't wait till the season starts. I'm all kinds of excited. I think the Avs are going to do pretty well this season. The only thing that would make it better would be having someone special to watch the games with.

It's almost time...

Rookie camp has started. Training camp is coming... then preseason games. And then... oh, and THEN... HOCKEY SEASON! I can't wait! Less than a month until the season starts. I'm so excited.

That would be interesting...

I've checked out a lot of different wholesale sites, contemplating things that can be purchased and sold on eBay and other sites. So I just checked out this site that offers Wholesale Clothing. It's not bad. Children's clothing is $2.75 per piece, though the minimum purchase is 500 pieces. A little much for me at the moment, but I could see the benefit of doing something like this. Especially since I could go through and pick out clothes for Gage first and make up the difference selling the rest. After all, new with tags clothing sells pretty well on eBay, and I'm pretty sure that people would rather pay $5 + $2 shipping for a dress shirt, tie, vest combo than $14 at the store (or higher). It could be a lucrative business. It's definitely something I'd consider if I had the money to put down up front. Not only could it generate some income, it could help some families save some money on things they need. It would be nice.

Cooking: Rotisserie Fried Chicken

One of my favorite ways to cook is with my rotisserie. Lately my rotisserie cooking has turned to some minor experimentation. The other day, I got a hankering for fried chicken but didn't really feel like making it. So I thought I'd give the rotisserie a try.

I dredged the chicken in flour, dipped it in egg wash and rolled it in breading like I normally would. Then I rubbed down the rotisserie basket with some vegetable oil and put in the chicken. I put it in the rotisserie and set it for 40 minutes.

40 minutes later I had fried chicken without the frying. It was awesome.