Just a quick update, since I really don’t know what to say anymore. Heh. That’s what happens when you don’t get any feedback from your posts. *ahem*
In February, at my physical, I weighed 322 pounds. When I was diagnosed with diabetes, I was at 315. Today, at the gym, I weighed in at 304. So, unless my math sucks, I’ve lost 18 pounds in two and a half months, and I’m happy. :D
Yeah, I don’t really know what else to say right now. Tomorrow is day two of Diabetes training, so I have to leave the house around 7:25. I’d say now would be a good time to go to bed.

No Jays talk tonight; the Blue Birds (10-4), the best team in the American League so far, are off on Monday and will start a three-game series at the Rogers Centre Tuesday against the reeling Texas Rangers (5-7).
Meanwhile, the focus in Canada was on a pair of hockey clubs: the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens, both down 0-2 in their best-of-seven Conference Quarter-Final series.
Montreal lost 4-2 to Boston, with ex-Hab Michael Ryder potting the game-winner late in the second period. Ouch. The Bruins added an empty-netter to seal the victory, and are now up 3-0 in the series.
But the series I want to talk about is the Calgary series.
One of the Flames’ biggest problems against the Chicago Blackhawks going into Game Three had been their inability to protect leads. Another was giving up crucial goals in the first and last minutes of periods.
Case in point? In Game One, Calgary blew two one-goal leads, allowing Martin Havlat to score the game-tying goal with only 5:33 remaining in regulation. Havlat then beat Miikka Kiprusoff just 12 seconds into overtime cialis overnight.
In Game Two, the Flames actually took a 2-0 lead in the first period and things were looking good… until the second period came. Jonathan Toews beat Kiprusoff just 46 seconds into the period, and with the score tied 2-2, Toews got the eventual game-winner with only 24 ticks left heading into the intermission.
Most hockey experts would expect the Flames to come back strong in the third game; after all, Calgary has been a completely different team at the Saddledome.
But in Game Three, another “early” goal seemed to doom the Flames. Patrick Sharp scored just 2:03 into the game. Calgary though, came back less than four minutes later, before Rene Bourque gave the home team the lead late in the second.
With yet another lead, the Flames this time didn’t collapse. David Moss scored two big goals four minutes apart early in the third to give Calgary a commanding 4-1 lead.
This time, Kiprusoff made the lead stand up, stopping 16 of 17 shots in the final stanza, and 36 on the night, as Calgary finally beat the Blackhawks, staying alive in the series.
The Flames now trail 2-1, though the series could easily have been 3-0 Calgary.
We’ll see if the Flames can tie the series on Wednesday night.

So Friday night I was in a small pub trying to catch the Canucks-Blues game. Rick is once again a genius for not doing this, am I am certainly a moron for it. Why bother to hang out in a public place with everybody (except for myself) supporting for one team while I was anti that same team?
I sat in a corner with a Canucks fan and a few others who were with him. One whole section of the pub was a language instructor and all his students, all wearing blue and/or Canucks shirts. Of course, that instructor is a fan, while none of the students knew anything about hockey.
But that didn’t stop them all from wearing “Sundin 13” shirts – which they bought because it was 5 bucks or something.
Anyway, on to the game, it was an exciting but tense game, with no score for the first 38 minutes. But everyone was cheering on every Luongo save, booing every “bad” penalty against Vancouver (led by the instructor).
Every time Sundin was on the ice, the students were all screaming because they recognized that name from the shirts they’d bought. Sure, it was a cool experience for all of them, but for me, it was irritating because Sundin was an awful player (this year)… and the bottom line was these people knew nothing about hockey!!
Needless to say, when the puck trickled past Chris Mason in the final minutes in the second period, the whole place errupted with joy… and it had to be the ‘bum’ Sundin who tipped in the puck – the eventual game-winner. (You can only imagine how that section near me was pumped when they saw it was 13 who’d scored.)
And, needless to say as well, as soon as the second period ended, I got up and left in disgust. Nothing to cheer about for two whole periods, and having to endure all this environment.
Hey, I’m all for having foreigners enjoy and experience Canadian culture/lifestyle/hockey, etc… but the bottom line was it was irritating cuz they knew nothing about hockey and were just cheering for a player whose shirt was worth 5 bucks. :-(

This is the time of year that every NHL fan waits for. The Stanley Cup playoffs. So without further hesitation, let’s break down the series.
First in the East, the Bruins face a familiar rival in the Montreal Canadiens. Boston and Montreal are no strangers to each other, and Montreal has had the edge in recent memory. Not this year. Shaky goaltending and an uninterested offense led by Kovalev will be the Habs downfall. Bruins in 5.
Rangers vs. Capitals. This one is close, but I believe the Capitals will prevail. Ovechkin has something to prove after last year, and he has a nice surrounding cast. The Caps will defeat the Rangers, who haven’t been able to put it together for any long period of time lately, in 6.
Devils vs. Hurricanes. The Devils will erase the Hurricanes led by Brodeur. As overrated as some of us think Brodeur is, he can still steal the series for the Devils. Cam Ward will have to stand on his head to beat the Devils. Devils in 6.
Flyers vs. Penguins. The Pens just have too many guns. The Flyers are a gritty team with lots of talent, but if Crosby and Malkin get on their rolls, the Flyers are done. Their goaltending is too suspect to hold off two solid lines from the Pens for any length of time. Penguins in 5.
Now the West:
Sharks vs. Ducks. This is the first upset. The Ducks are a gritty team, capable of stealing a series or two. The Sharks have no playoff heart, and unless Joe Thornton shakes his reputation of the being the NHL’s Tin Man, the Sharks won’t get by the first round. Ducks in 6.
Blue Jackets vs. Red Wings. The Jackets are in for the first time in their history, but it won’t be a long stay. Steve Mason will win the Calder, but not the Conn Smythe. The Wings are too deep and too experienced. The Jackets will try, but will fall to the mighty Red Wing machine. Red Wings in 4.
Blues vs. Canucks. This will be another series hard to call. I believe the Blues have the grit, but do they have the talent to beat Luongo? If they can solve Luongo, they will win. If they can’t, it will be short. Blues in 7.
Blackhawks vs. Flames. The Blackhawks are young, hungry, and oh so talented. The Flames are having troubles staying consistent. This will not be a long series. The ‘Hawks have something to prove. ‘Hawks in 4.