Three-on-one

In hockey, three-on-one means there are three offensive players driving towards the goal with only one other defender between them and the goal. It's not a good spot to be in if you're the netminder. While my husband is away, playing hockey in Toronto, I have been feeling like the outnumbered defenders. So, even though …

Hockey widow

Soup Husband Curt and his hockey team, the Men of Steel, are in Toronto this weekend at the Hockey North America tournament. He's been looking forward to the getaway - and the chance to play hockey in the Motherland. What hockey nut wouldn't be thrilled to play in the same city as the Hockey Hall …

If we had bacon…

We have a friend who used to say this: "If we had bacon, we could have bacon and eggs (if we had eggs)." It's what you say when you just don't have exactly what you need in order to accomplish a certain thing. I thought of this tonight at 6:30 pm, while sitting in the …