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The Bruins Stole The Bear!

saldarji — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:06:10 +0000

I had no idea that the Boston Bruins marketing department stole the premise of the bear commercials from Panda-brand Cheese.

Bruins Win The Cup!

saldarji — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:27:46 +0000

I never thought I’d see the day. The Bruins have won the cup!

It must have been something in the water. Thanks to Nathan Horton for bringing the water to Vancouver.

Bruins Win!

saldarji — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:34:24 +0000

The Bruins won in a spectacular way today against the Penguins.

Innovative Hockey Goal

saldarji — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:22:23 +0000

This is pretty amazing – takes a lot of skill, creativity and a little bit of luck.

Vintage Handheld Games

saldarji — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:24:45 +0000

I have kept a reproduction of Classic Football 2 at my desk for years. (I can’t believe that the “Buy it now” price on Amazon for this item is $75.)

So I was really ecstatic to see that we have a ton of these handheld games, and their original boxes, in our living room (a.k.a. library) at litl.

I have always been fascinated at the ingenuity of these handheld games. They use very basic controls and a dozen or two LEDs to make an enjoyable representation of the real game. Of course it isn’t anything like the playing Madden 2011, but it was a feat of engineering in its time and was good gameplay.

Novell Cycling Team

saldarji — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:25:09 +0000

Before the Rabobank team became the Rabobank team, they were sponsored by Novell. Novell inherited their cycling team through their acquisition of Wordperfect, which was the previous sponsor. The crowning achievement was a stage win by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov during the 1995 Tour de France. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov was the points winner (Green Jersey) in the 1994 Tour.

I researched this because I ran across a pre-owned Novell skinsuit up for auction on eBay.

Bruins Shorthanded Goals

saldarji — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:17:06 +0000

In case you missed the three shorthanded goals the Bruins scored against the Hurricanes. This is fun to watch.

Tommaso Monza Bicycle

saldarji — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:34:10 +0000

I got the bicycling bug again and decided to purchase a geared bicycle.

I received the shoes and pedals in first from Nashbar.

The bicycle was very well-packed. Everything was covered in foam and cardboard. If you get one of these, be prepared to cut off about 30 zip ties. The bicycle arrived in perfect condition.

The Monza came with an owners manual and assembly instructions. The owners manual has no practical use. The assembly instructions were decent. I decided to assemble it right in the padded box.

The pedals are a perfect match for the bicycle. The cleats are red, which happen to match the Time (shoes) logo.

Here’s the finished bicycle. It looks beautiful and was a bargain with the components. It is definitely heavier than I would want at around 22 lbs. However, I’m a beginner and think that this is going to be a great beginner bicycle. I can purchase something more expensive after I improve my skills/ability.

Bruins Playoff Commercials

saldarji — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:35:02 +0000

The Boston Bruins have a new set of commercials that are must-see Youtube. Here for your viewing pleasure. The first is definitely my favorite, though I like the “live fish” effect in the third.

Hockey Sled Fight

saldarji — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:34:51 +0000

I have to post this. Too bad about the awful music.