Them Vancouver Canucks

Always a crowd favorite, and still sitting atop the league standings with about six weeks to go!

Just Indulge Me for a Moment

Some pics from last weekend's Ginger Classic. Aside from the occasional 30 mph wind gusts, the weather was great. My stat line for four games includes one goal and maybe a couple of assists...as a hockey player, I make a hell of a logo designer.

Lightning Crashes

"Walter Barr, of Annefield, in Clarke County, got the shock of his life April 2, 1936, when he was struck by lightning. The shocker was, he was able to walk into the offices of the Clarke Courier just two days later to talk about it.

As Barr was feeding his two hogs, a “freakish storm” had come up, and a bolt of lightning zapped him, knocking him unconscious. “I never knew what hit me,” he told the Courier. “When I came to, I ran as fast as I could away from the place.” The hogs, unfortunately, had been killed by the strike.

Barr was left to ponder how he had survived. Opinion ran that his rubber boots had insulated him from the jolt of electricity."

From Virginia Living.

Luv Ya Blue!

As a Steelers fan, there were few victories more satisfying (or losses more frustrating) than those that came against the Houston Oilers. I always had to admit, though, that they were one of the sharpest dressed teams in the NFL.

And the Winner Is...

All the votes have been cast, and it wasn't even close....by a 24-point margin over the closest runner-up, the readers have selected the Quebec Nordiques jersey as the one to be worn in The Ginger Classic. Man, do people love some Nords. Just as well...the GC patch probably matches best with that one anyhow!

The tournament was postponed for two weeks ago thanks to a cold, miserable, day-long drizzle on the 5th...but the weather for tomorrow couldn't be better. Highs in the 60s, eventually giving to temps in the low 50s as things wind down for the evening around 8 o'clock. Should be a beautiful day for player and spectator alike.

And speaking of spectating...This weekend is the fourth Hockey Weekend Across America, and what better way to celebrate than by making a trip out to watch some or all of the tournament! You can find details at the Ginger Classic's Facebook Page and at the Events page of the Hockey Weekend Across America site. If you do make it out, please be sure to say hi...you'll certainly know just by looking which guy is me!

Some Covers

These are a couple covers I've done over the last year or so for C-Ville Weekly and the Washington City Paper...I think I was waiting to post versions with all the text and mastheads in place, but as it's been awhile, I'm sure these'll do as is!

Noir

My computer is fixed. HUZZAH! The process was not without controversy...the aforementioned local Mac shop still hadn't even looked at it as of yesterday morning, or so much as called to explain why. Livid and with my patience at an end, I drove right over and picked it up, to deafening indifference...no "we're sorry, we've just been busy" or "what can we do to help you"...just "Here." I made an appointment at the Apple Store's Genius Bar for this morning, brought it in at 10:15 am, and not quite two hours later, the OS had been reinstalled and I was back up and running, with nary a file lost. Consider that a lesson learned.

Anyway, here's some art from a few years ago for a pitch that didn't go anywhere...some kind of computer protection software. Seemed to relate.