This is newest Penguin Alexei Ponikarovsky, a Ukranian-born 29-year-old we acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs last week:
This is my two-year-old niece’s reaction to seeing Alexei on a pre-game interview, his first as a Penguin:
That boy is cute. I’m going to marry him and I’m going to kiss him on the lips. [giggle]
We haven’t yet [...]
1. A conversation I overheard during Mariachi Night at Las Velas:
Dennis Roddy of the P-G: “So, she’s a minister’s daughter …”
My father: “Yeah. It’s hard to tell sometimes.”
Me: [GASP!]
My father and Dennis Roddy chatting is a very bad thing. But not as bad as a short time later when I found my mother at [...]
1. A conversation with my mother this morning.
Mom: “Did you get a dress for the film office event on Sunday?”
Me: “Yeah, no.”
Mom: “When are you going to get one?”
Me: “I went looking yesterday and didn’t find anything I like. Men are so lucky. They can just throw a suit on and be done with [...]
1. The winner of the two tickets to the Lights! Glamour! Action! event was comment #179 belonging to PghScienceNerd.
She has already responded to my email to claim the tickets.
2. I understand the standing ovation for Ryan Miller last night. I really do. In fact, hey, Ryan Miller? [BEWBS!]
But I will never understand any portion of [...]
Yes, I was rooting my little heart out for the USA and when our boys tied the game up with half a minute on the clock, I thought the planets and the stars and fate were aligning to make something special and unforgettable happen in that arena.
And boy was I right.
It just [...]
