by sutherland | Dec 28, 2011 | clinic, diet, exercise
Next Monday I’ll be getting back on the ice for my first hockey clinic in almost a year. Since my last clinic (where I had the interesting experience of slamming face-first into the boards), a variety of things we’ll call “Life” conspired with my general...
by sutherland | Dec 18, 2011 | camping, florida, honeymoon island, kayaking, saltwater, tampa bay
December in Florida. On the water at 11:30, clear blue skies and 72-degrees. This was a trip to visit the spoil islands in Saint Joseph Sound to pick one for camping in a few weeks. Spoil islands are the result of dredging channels – the material dredged...
by sutherland | Apr 2, 2011 | boy-child, game
The game was a disappointment for T and his team as they lost 3-1. Would have been 3-0 if not for a last-second goal that was flipped to the top shelf on a backhand as the buzzer sounded. T himself played a solid game, but nothing like the awesome shift he had...
by sutherland | Mar 26, 2011 | boy-child, game
After starting the season with some losses and poor play, T’s team has gone 4-0-1 in their last five games to finish the season (including today’s “playoff” game) with 11 points and leading the four team league. So they go into next weekend’s championship game...
by sutherland | Mar 20, 2011 | equipment
In looking back in this blog, I see, depressingly, that the last post about me and not T was January 24. And, yes, that was the last time I was on the ice at all – nearly two months. But today I finally got out to skate today – and with the Flat-bottom V...