Anyone who knows me knows how much I love sports. This time of year is especially gratifying for me with the number of sporting events on TV. For instance, the first weekend in April, I plopped myself on the couch and watched curling, baseball, basketball, hockey and golf. Did I get any housework done? Absolutely not, but I can do that any time. Right?
How fantastic is it to be able to watch that amount and variety of sports in two days?
With the shortened hockey season this year, there was hardly a night that there wasn't a game or two on TV, so I didn't even have to wait for playoffs to be spoiled. With the first round of playoffs starting next week, there will be four games a night in the first round. I will be spending this weekend getting caught up on my housework so that I can cheer for my favorite teams guilt-free.
There should be a number of Canadian teams to pick from this year, as even the Toronto Maple Leafs have actually made the playoffs. Now even if you don't like the Leafs, a small part (very small) of me would like to see them do well and shut up the critics. The Leafs have won the second most cups in NHL history but haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1967. Although they are the most valuable franchise in the NHL, estimated at $1 billion US dollars in 2012, the 45-year drought since winning the cup is currently the longest in the NHL. That alone should at least give them the pity point. Somehow when you're the underdog, people tend to cheer harder for you. Even though commentators and hockey 'experts' don't give the Leafs much of a chance, the hardcore fans will be sticking by their team. As John always says, "that's why they play the game." Indeed it is.
On the lighter sideI received this from a friend who thought I would enjoy how our favorite cartoon advisor, Maxine, handles some cooking and household problems. It's entitled "How To Cook." Enjoy!
To keep potatoes from budding: place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
Maxine's advice: Buy mashed potato mix. Keeps in the cupboard for up to a year.
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking tin, use a bit of dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.
Maxine's advice: Go to the bakery! Hell, they'll even decorate it for you!
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.
Maxine's advice: Celery? Never heard of it!
Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
Maxine's advice: Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink! All your pains go away!
Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.
Maxine's advice: Left over wine??????? HELLO!!!!!!
Pet peeve of the week: I find it ridiculous how some people on Facebook go on and on about how much they think their significant other is "the best" and how much they just "love him" to death. Honestly? Maybe spend as much time showing and telling him that instead of announcing it to all your friends on line. He's really the only one that truly needs to know and by sharing it with everyone else, it only makes one wonder why you just can't tell that to him? I guess at my age, I wonder why you would be spending time with someone that doesn't make you happy and that you're not in love with anyway? Move on, already! Maybe that's just me....let me know what you think!!!
