Patrick Foley

I was browsing my news sites, as usual in the evenings, and came across an article discussing the irregularities in decisions made by the Canvassing Board in Minnesota, regarding how votes are counted in the long-running U.S. Senate recount that pits Norm Coleman vs. Al Franken. It would seem that the board is rather biased and inconsistent. Check out the article for yourself here. If what this article says is true, it just goes to show you how we truly can't trust that the people on capitol hill are there fairly or legally.

I'm upset with the Dallas Stars management deciding to cut ties so readily with Sean Avery. I believe he is a good player, one that can fire up the team when necessary, and he is making a lot of money. The Stars need to give him a chance. I realize he has a history, but this is his first major slip-up in Dallas, and you certainly can't blame the woes of the Stars on him. Just my two cents, for what they're worth.

As some of you may know (those of you that live in/around Austin, or have friends/relatives that do), it actually snowed in Austin last night. Naturally, very little of it stuck because earlier in the day it was 81 degrees, but it snowed in early December. Global warming? I don't think so, somebody call Al Gore and tell him that he can keep using his jet.

While I may seem to be a hockey binge, I meant to post this in my posting a few minutes ago. So I apologize for the posting deluge.

As those of you that are Dallas Stars fans, or perhaps Sports Center fans, probably know, Dallas Stars' Sean Avery was suspended by the NHL for 6 games because of some comments that he made last week in Canada, regarding the propensity of other NHL players to date Avery's ex-girlfriends. While I agree that the comments were inappropriate, I feel that the suspension is a bit extreme, compared to other things that have happened in hockey, and professional sports.

Thoughts?

I must admit, I am a Houston (and Longhorn of course) sports fan, through and through. That being said, Houston doesn't have an NHL team. As of late, I have become a pretty big Dallas Stars fan. The only problem with being a fan of professional hockey is that the breaks between games are TOO DAMN LONG! While I certainly hope the time off makes Marty Turco become the netminder he once was, but I have my doubts. Just thought I'd vent!