Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week and are in the midst of an equally wonderful weekend. We’ve had a very nice stretch of weather the last few days, mostly sunny and in the neighbourhood of 20 degrees (Celcius, that is…), so I can’t complain much. This week, I’ve added a new article from the Oakland Tribune‘s Spence Conley from December 20, 1969. The Seals have been on a three-game undefeated streak at home, and the Chicago Black Hawks came to town, but that also meant a very tough test for the third-year Seals. Bobby Hull was still at the peak of his form, and Tony Esposito had emerged as the best goaltender in the league that year, so it wasn’t much of a surprise when the Hawks cruised to a 4-0 victory despite the Seals’ Gary Smith’s best efforts to keep the score down. This was also the night Carol Vadnais relinquished his heavyweight title, so to speak, to the Hawks’ Keith Magnuson, so there was a lot going on in this game. You can read all about it in the articles section.

If you have a chance to hit the county fair circuit this week, take advantage of whatever little nice weather we have left, that is if your area is lucky enough to be experiencing some sunshine and higher temperatures. We’re certainly hoping to do so tomorrow after getting delayed today due to an incident involving medication from a recent tooth cleaning at the vet’s, someone (who shall remain nameless) thinking I hadn’t (but had) given said medication to the feline patient, two feuding cats, a nasty bite to the hand, and an early-morning trip to the hospital for pills and an IV. Not to worry, I was in the middle of Zoom meeting and didn’t get bit, and the bitten human (who shall still remain nameless) will be just fine, just needing a day off from work. A day at the fair will do us all some good, I believe. Until next time, stay gold!