Tuesday Links: Submitting applications to be Petro's personal skate sharpener edition

brings back a ton of memories. This organization has come a long way, and I for one am happy. This team might be slumping right now, but we all have to remember back in the beginning of the season when our team was healthy and was doing great. That’s our team, and it’ll only get better.

But I finished up my shopping online this morning. Kinda early for me but whatever.

I for one am a little tired of the “the team is getting better” meme. On paper they are, no doubt about that. On the scoreboard and in the standings they aren’t. I’m sympathetic to the “it’s the injuries, stupid” line of thinking, and there aren’t many teams who could sustain the number of injuries to top players we have and continue to win consistently, but what happened to the vaunted depth in our team and farm system?

In the immortal words of Al Davis, “Just win baby”

But waiting for shit to arrive is like waiting for time bombs to blow up my fucking car.

Should be a tough/good game tonight. I’ve been to a few other Thrashers games this year, and they’ve been playing really well. It’d be interesting if Mason got the start tonight since Atlanta played last night too.

Speaking of Christmas gifts. I got the tix to the game as my gift to my Dad (and I guess it ends up being a gift to myself to). When we lived in St. Louis for 15 year, we always went to games. We haven’t seen one together in at least 6 years because I moved down to Atlanta for college and the old man and lady moved from the Lou. So he’s driving down today to go to the game with me. We’ll be sitting in section 110 cheering like crazy for the Blue Note. I’m so pumped…haven’t seen the Blues play live since I was in high school

that returned to make his home in St Louis.
I’d love to know the percentage of players that came through here only to return and stay after their careers were over.
He owns a meat store in O’Fallon MO called T-Bones. All the meat comes from his family’s farm in Canada.

I keep thinking that I need to do more.
This year there isn’t one Big item for the boys. The last few years it’s been wii, then Nintendo DS for them, small tv for their rooms. Nothing big like that. I feel like I’m letting them down. They want a PS3 or X-box but how many game systems do we need? We have a PS2 and my old super Nintendo. And we couldn’t afford that with games this year anyway.
I know, all you gamers would say all of them.
I still play Donkey Kong and Super Mario on the old Super. I almost bought one of those games for the wii (for the boys of course)

Today I’m off and going to finish wrapping presents since the boys are in school.
Made some sugar cookies this morning already with cinnamon chips. Yummy.

Thursday I’ll be making struffoli, an Italian Christmas tradition treat. I haven’t made it in a few years and I kept seeing little hints. My Grandma died 10yrs ago yesterday and I think she’s sending me a message!

Pics aren’t enough. Video or it didn’t happen.

Adam Cracknell

I refuse to believe it.