93 minutes to go before the end of the work week and the start of the weekend. It’s been a decent week, but a really slow Friday.

Another example of Rob Slowly Losing His Mind: Spelling.

I have never been a good speller. When I was in elementary school I used to forget to use vowels all the time. wht’s p wth tht? (*)

Over the last couple of weeks though I have been making more spelling errors than ever. Just finding them everywhere. I looked on this page and the private version of this page and saw, without even looking, two misspelled titles. TWO!

I think going to college 136850 times packed so much information into my little pea brain that a lot of stuff is starting to leak out. We were quizzing one of the kids on multiplication tables last night and the answers were flying back at me faster than I could figure them out myself.

whn dd rb frgt mth? (**)

Oh well… at least I’ll have the wknd t rcvr… or should I say at least I’ll have the weekend to recover.

Go Bruins.

Translations:
* What’s up with that?
** When did Rob forget math?

It wasn’t the 1-0 loss I expected… it was a 2-1 loss instead.

Honestly, I missed the game. We ended up having a lot to do last night and I only saw a few seconds here and there.

Here is the nhl.com video recap:

Somehow Washington lost to Montreal in overtime and the Kings lost to the Canucks… that’s three teams I picked to win the first round that lost their first game. All in one night.

Nice!

Bruins/Sabers game two is Saturday at 1:00pm Eastern time. I think I might be missing that one as well. Maybe I’ll set the DVR.

Go Bruins!

(oh, and in AHL news, somehow… miraculously… the Lowell Devils opening round series against the Worcester Sharks is tied 1-1. There will be two playoff games in the Tsongas Arena. Amazing! Go Devils!)

A large meteor lit up the midwestern sky last night. Here is a gif and a video. The video is 43 seconds long and nothing happens until the end, so be patient… as if 43 seconds were an eternity that required lots of patients…

I found these on Mashable.

I’m getting excited about the start of the Boston/Buffalo playoff series tonight. I don’t know how much of it I’m going to get to watch, but I will see at least some of it and I will be rooting for my Bruins even though I really doubt they have any chance.

Last night there were some game one surprises. Ottawa beat Pittsburgh and Philadelphia beat New Jersey. Both are contrary to my picks for the series. I don’t think either will make it to round two, but a game one win does put a little fear into my pick.

Out West, Phoenix beat Detroit and Colorado beat San Jose. Both go right along with my picks. Phoenix is the higher seed but definitely look like the underdogs. San Jose is the top seed in the conference, but they are the undisputed kings of choke so Colorado’s win is an upset, but not really a surprise. Go Avs!

Tonight though, the Bruins take on the Sabers. Tuuka Rask vs Ryan Miller. I enjoyed rooting for Miller in the Olympics, but that was ages ago. Now it’s Tuuka time.

Go Bruins!

I came home and the first thing I heard was my step daughter asking, “did you hear about Floyd?” Tears were admitted to and I gave hugs where hugs were due. My step son said, “I want to cuddle with him.”

Poor Floyd, but they are handling it well.

I really love these two kids.

I hope the kids are okay today. We are only about 24 hours removed from their finding out that their cat Floyd was put down. I am unsure of how to handle it. If I get home and they are their usual energetic happy selves then should I mention it or should I let it slide? If they are bumbed out when I get home then I will totally know what to do. Hugging is something I am very good at. If any little person needs a hug then I am there for them.

I had a cat when I was little… too little to actually remember it. My brother had a hamster when I was in high school (I think) and we were sad when he died, but that isn’t quite the same. Granted Floyd hadn’t been living at the kids’ dad’s house for a year so maybe it won’t affect them as much as it would have if it were one of their currently residing cats.

I’ll just play it by ear I guess.

I am busy but I am starting to go through posting withdrawals, so here’s a quick one.

Jen and I went to the gym again. Two days in a row. That’s a record. Considering that one day at all was a record, I am pretty impressed with myself. We only stayed about 15 minutes before we were fried, but considering that 15 minutes is a massive upgrade over no minutes, I am feeling good about myself. So is Jen. We are both feeling weak legged, but it will get better as we go.

The NHL draft lottery was held yesterday. The Bruins hold Toronto’s first round pick, and they finished 29/30, which means we should expect a second overall pick. The lottery agreed. Edmonton gets the first pick, Boston second, and Florida third. Prepare to welcome either Tyler Seguin or Taylor Hall to the Hub of Hockey. Both are forwards who are scouted to have great offensive skills. We could sure use them right now. The playoffs start tonight. The Boston/Buffalo series starts tomorrow.

Go Bruins!

I just got some sad news about a member of our extended/blended family. Mr Floyd was a cat that lived at the kids’ father’s house when I first came into the picture. He was old and a little temperamental, but I liked him and he seemed to think I was okay. I used to ask him if he was ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, or if he would fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way, in the hopes of finding out if his first name was Pink or not.

Last year some new animals moved into Floyd’s house and he had a tough time adapting. We are not allowed to have pets in our rental so we couldn’t take him. Jen’s mother and step father very heroically decided to take him in. He got sick and went to the Vet today. They did all they could for him but in the end he had to be put down.

So take a moment and remember Mr Floyd. One very cool cat. We will all miss you.

I never imagined it would happen to me. I thought I could escape it, and for almost 39 years I did.

But last night…

I joined a gym.

Jen and I did it together. We joined a gym in Salem. We then worked out for about 15 minutes before calling it a night. When I say that I am out of shape, I mean that I am out of shape!. Do not underestimate the meaning of that statement. We did about 12 minutes on a treadmill and that was all right. Then we did a couple of minutes on another machine… I don’t remember what it was called… elliptical machine? After that we were toast. Burned toast. It was clearly time to go home.

We’re going back tonight.

If we are going to go to Florida with two extremely energetic little people, we are going to have to do something to prepare ourselves for the amount of time we will be spending on our feet. A little torture today will make the trip more enjoyable in a couple of months. It could also help us lose weight, and it could also make us feel healthier, and it could also make us feel better about ourselves. But primarily, it will make Florida more fun. (not really, I am just so psyched to go to Florida that all things sort of revolve around it.)

Oh I almost forgot, Go Bruins.

Two clips from the forthcoming Rush documentary…