Canada Bites the Silver

Good morning, Stroock's Books weather enthusiasts. At least a foot of snow is down with a few more inches predicted this morning. The snow seems wet, heavy. 

We are eager to fire up the snowblower and get out there. The snow should stop around 11 AM. 

Forty-six years apart.

In 1980 we were six years old. We vaguely remember the Miracle on Ice, and vaguely recall watching the gold medal game against the Fins, Laplander bastards. 

We watched all of yesterday's Gold Medal Olympic hockey game. 

A few notes...The Americans had no business winning. The Canadians were faster and quicker. The puck was on the American side of the ice for large swaths of the game. Goaltender Conner Hollebuyck was under siege throughout, (41 shots on goal!). He's the MVP. When the 3 on 3 overtime began, the Americans looked sharp and we had a good feeling about things. God Bless the above pictured Jack Hughs who Tucker Carlson no doubt thinks is a Mossad agent.

There is no better broadcaster than Kenny Albert. The man is informed and prepared. He tells the viewer what's happening without over explaining. Albert never says too much and knows to let a play breath. What a call yesterday. 

Of course we mocked and taunted our fellow North American, who claimed Canada had won the gold in 'God's greatest game', curling. 

A friend from a European country that has an NFL team named after its ancestors congratulated us on our hockey victory but noted, 'Hope you are satisfied with second place overall in the Olympics.' Norway won 41 medals overall, and 18 gold. The United States won 33 medals overall and 12 gold. This should prompt President Trump to call for regime change in Oslo, Scandi bastards. USS Gerald R Ford is on the way. 

Moving on....Iran, your guess is as good as ours. The SOTU is Tuesday and the talks are scheduled for Thursday. We're hearing a lot of chatter, scuttlebutt even, out there. Some are impatient. But Trump is nothing if not patient. He's acting like a man who knows he can deliver a mighty blow at the time and place of his choosing. Can't be said enough: Trump Always Chickens Out, they say. Then he bombs Fordow and abducts Maduro. Whoa, the US is evacuating the embassy in Lebanon. 

What Will's Watching: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, season finale. It's okay. It's pretty good. There was a lot of talking without much actually happening. Sorry, we just don't think AKotSK is as good as a lot of the punditry. Nevertheless, we were entertained. Ser Duncan the Tall and Aeg are fine characters, 4/4.

As for the week...we gotta figure out how we're showing the World War 1990: Thatcher's War riots in Belfast. For the love of Hollebuyk, no 8,000 word dirges with multiple POVs. Something succinct and pithy without looking rushed. Which is why we're thinking intrepid UTV reporter Finn Fahy should show the aftermath of the Belfast riots.