Hi everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed a great long weekend, and a good return to work. It has been one spectacular week here weather-wise. The mercury hit 27 degrees Celsius in Ottawa just two days ago, and it has been over twenty degrees every day since. We’re finally going to bring out the patio furniture (mainly because the 10 ft x 6 ft x 2 ft mound of snow blocking the gate to the back yard has finally melted away). That means it’s time for barbecues in the yard, and meals outside, meaning the kids can spill as much food on the ground as they want and I won’t have to pick it up. It’ll be great!

It’s been so hot outside recently that the temperature in my basement office has plummeted to about 57 degrees Fahrenheit. And then it got me thinking about the basement-dwelling Seals. This week, I’ve posted an article from November 22, 1972, the day after the Seals lost to the expansion New York Islanders for the second time. It was just the third win of the season for the Islanders, who would win a grand total of 12 the whole year. One could sense that newly re-appointed head coach Fred Glover was not going to enjoy his second stint behind the Seals bench as his frustration already started to show. Surprisingly, he lasted another 16 months… quite possibly the most difficult 16 months of his life. You can all about the Seals-Isles game right here.

As an added bonus this week, I invite you to check out the Google preview of my latest book. It’s a whopping 32 pages, so if you’re on the fence about buying the book, this preview should help make your decision a little easier.

That’s it until next week. Hope you all have a great weekend, and that the weather is as nice as it is up in my corner of the globe. Don’t forget to catch a little playoff hockey in the coming days! Until next time, stay gold!