Looking at you has been paradise to my eyes today. ~ Hassan (tour guide at Volubilis) As I write this, I begin Day 5 of my trek around this beautiful desert country called Morocco. While I go back to talk about the places I’ve seen and people I’ve met, I’ll show you the world that…
This day is all about the beautiful church that is the Sacre Coeur. I checked out of my hotel early to head the few blocks to the most beautiful church in Paris. The odd thing was that since I was heading to Morocco in the afternoon, I went ahead and slipped on the wedding bands onto…
If you really want to know what I did on Day 26 and be honest about it…I was in Paris. Actually, I was in a town right outside of Paris (i.e. just over the bridge) called Courbevoise. It’s a nice little place filled with a lot of families. The diabolical mess of flying in right…
So Tuesday I headed down to Paris from England. First issue? While the Brits have stamped my passport as leaving their country…where’s my damn France stamp? [It’s Thursday as I write this…and all the US government knows is I apparently boarded a plane to the Czech Republic without my passport going through the readers in…
I’ve been getting a lot of emails from the States from everyone that read or heard about the racist crap I had to go through in London. For the record, it didn’t happen in just Bath. One thing that I have a hard time tolerating are people that are intolerant of others just because they…
Odd how this whole trip to England has been. First, the fog and rain meant that almost all of the trains were either delayed or canceled going to Newark Airport. When I finally got to Newark, the Air Train wasn’t working and I had to carry my suitcases down a stairwell to catch a bus…
So today’s not really hockey related…or maybe it is…but R.E.M. broke up today. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eyFiClAzq8] When I Google R.E.M. I get Michael Stipe’s penis. WHY?!?! Very frightening image…and I didn’t even see the actual photo. Just disturbing. Very disturbing. *Washing my brain out with soap* This is what happens when Twitter breaks the news BEFORE the…
Today is filled with a lot of mixed things going on. The big event today is Kristin Chenoweth at the Russian Tea Room. I’m so excited that I’m going to be able to photograph her today. The news for today… 1. The hockey wives have decided to develop a fund to help the wives of…
Ten years ago today was a day that none of us would ever forget. I still remember at 7am that morning on the way into work in Tysons Corner, Virginia, that I told myself, “This will be a day you will never forget.” Ironically, a decade later “Never Forget” is still the slogan for 9/11. A month…
Honestly, I thought I was done. I finished up the Jonathan Toews and Steven Stamkos photos and then saw a bunch of dark photos. Oh, what’s that? It’s the Constantine pics I was really looking for to make the Rockstar artwork. This is actually what I was looking for at the concert when I wanted…
As I was going through the Jonathan Toews and Steven Stamkos photos from yesterday, I found a few more Constantine pictures. I have no idea how they got mixed up in there! The Toews and Stamkos pics will be up a little later today, but here are the rest of the Constantine photos from last night. …
While many of you that come to this site come here to check out the photos, videos and stories behind the scenes of being a hockey writer, it’s not so often that I get to show you that life outside of hockey. As I start embracing who I am and accepting that there are parts of my…
This was supposed to go up yesterday, but because of the tragic event that occurred, it just made sense that it wait a day. Today’s picture is actually a photo that my grandfather took of me when I was 8 or 9 years old down in Morganton, Georgia (in the Blue Ridge Mountains). When my…
2. I Love You, Goodbye (Celine Dion). If you read the latest entry over at “Losing 100 Pounds of Unhappiness,” you’ll understand why this song is listed here today. 1. Running to Stand Still (U2). I think we’re all running to stand still. Just a profound song.
I think this one is going to be a difficult one… 1. Dune. This was my favorite movie when I was a kid. Yes, a little grown up for me, but I was just so fascinated with the story. I had every word memorized. I was in love with Kyle MacLachlan. When Patrick Stewart went…
Just 4 books? Sheesh…well, #1 is easy. 1. The Picture of Dorian Gray. This book is oddly enough my lifesaver in understanding the pits of darkness that one can fall into. It has made me understand things to the nth degree, and has helped me make decisions that were once difficult to make because I…
About a decade ago, I was restricted to being able to eat a few things. I was able to get my limitations down to 5 basic categories: noodle soups (Ramen and chicken noodle soup), Vietnamese, Thai & Indian food, curry, Pad Kee Mao, and green beans. These days, the restrictions are even worse than they…
My Inside Hockey correspondent and partner-in-crime, Winter Adams, came down to New York City a few weekends ago to do nothing more than sort through vintage and thrift store finds and eat cupcakes. No really…she was eating cupcakes (not me). Lucky for me, Winter is absolutely beautiful (and a model), so I was able to do something…
6. HOME. Home is where the heart is. I’ve spent so much time putting my home together, designing it, then re-designing it…that I can’t help but feel HOME when I am HOME. When I first started off in my current apartment, I had NO FURNITURE, except for my mattresses, a couple of storage cabinets, some…
7. Ben Barnes. Need I say more? 6. The purses that will one day grace my closet… 5. Christian Louboutin Nude Kitty Heels. 4. New Jersey Devils 2012 Stanley Cup Champions. [After all, it is my final year covering hockey as a hockey writer.] 3. Well, the dress kind of says it all, right? 2. My…
