Just in time for Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Gabe takes advantage of a hat that has escaped the donation pile:
Been an insteresting day.
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Just in time for Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Gabe takes advantage of a hat that has escaped the donation pile:
Been an insteresting day.
Respite open thread.
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I don’t know about you, but I need a break from all the chaos. I wish all of you could have sweet ducks wandering around your backyard, cheering you on stressful days.
My plan to adorn one duck at a time worked really well today, so I got a nice shot of Maddie. As is her way, she averts her face from the camera as much as possible.
If you missed how all this started, click here for more Ducks in Scarves
Again, thanks to MomSense for creating these and sending them to me so I could dress up my flock.
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On 22 February 1980, the US Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Olympic hockey team in what has been called the miracle on ice. Tonight in Toronto a second miracle on ice occurred. The Carolina Hurricanes starting goalie left the game with an injury. During the second period, the Hurricanes back up goalie also left the game with an injury. The NHL has a system in place for this called the emergency backup goalie (EBUG) – it is not played by Robert Picardo. At every arena, during every NHL game, a local goalie is kept in the arena in case one team’s starting and backup goalies are both forced to leave the game. Usually the emergency backup goalie is a local recreational league player or coach who has played the position for a while and they are prepared to suit up for either team. They usually spend the night in one of the luxury boxes, get to watch the game for free, get free food and drink, and then go home at the end of the night. Every so often one of them has to actually dress and go on the ice. Tonight that emergency backup goalie in Toronto was Dave Ayres who is 42 years old and is the Zamboni driver for the Toronto Maple Leafs. And he had to dress and go on the ice.
This is his story!
The Hurricanes lost James Reimer with a lower-body injury in the first period, Petr Mrazek with an upper-body injury in the second period, Brett Pesce with a lower-body injury in the second period, and now have a 42-year-old zamboni driver in net on Hockey Night in Canada.
— Brett Finger (@brett_finger) February 23, 2020
Jaccob Slavin gets hit into James Reimer. Reimer is ruled out for the rest of the game with a lower-body injury. Needless to say, this is a potentially huge deal for the Hurricanes.
Overhead view: pic.twitter.com/3GZELPTV1m
— Brett Finger (@brett_finger) February 23, 2020
Petr Mrazek collides with Kyle Clifford. Mrazek charged way out of the net to play the puck. Clifford gets handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. James Reimer got hurt in the first period and was ruled out for the game… pic.twitter.com/bFtGU0lTox
— Brett Finger (@brett_finger) February 23, 2020
Legend pic.twitter.com/O684okw2kU
— ??????? Кassie ? (10%) (@sad_ex_machina) February 23, 2020
Also, a kidney donor!
Ayres stands-in as goalie for the @TorontoMarlies (whose helmet he's wearing) and Leafs. 42 and a donor kidney recipient, so this is something of a Cinderella story!
— Ross Whiteford (@redheadednomad) February 23, 2020
Quick 2nd period recap:
Canes goal
Canes goal
Canes goal
Mrazek injured
42-year-old Dave Ayres enters as EBUG
Canes goal
Leafs goal
Leafs goal
EBUG makes save— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 23, 2020
What a way to make a debut, Dave Ayres pic.twitter.com/1opzaBgR4t
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 23, 2020
"I said to the boys – even after they scored that second goal – I said, let me get these jitters out of the way. In the third period I'll be ready to go."
My god, this David Ayres is just wonderful. And for the record, he stopped all 7 shots he saw in the third period.
— Brett Finger (@brett_finger) February 23, 2020
In the hallway before the beginning of the third period:
"For us
For Wally
For Ginner
For Davey"
— Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) February 23, 2020
Other teams in the league tweeted out their support!
We're here for this.
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) February 23, 2020
GO DAVE!!
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 23, 2020
DAVE!!! ❤️?
— LA Kings (@LAKings) February 23, 2020
And the Canes, with a playoff run on the line, were ecstatic about Dave’s performance!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?!
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 23, 2020
MIRACULOUS pic.twitter.com/EfPObX7V5G
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 23, 2020
The man, the myth, the legend pic.twitter.com/qmhWXSavYj
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 23, 2020
A moment he'll never forget pic.twitter.com/6tr03wNZ5N
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 23, 2020
A memory we'll all have forever pic.twitter.com/LUxqs8o3Wr
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 23, 2020
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper weighed in.
How about we send him the N.C. flag that flew over the governor’s mansion today as a thank you gift. Kinda like you can do with the USA flags at the Capital building in DC. I think that would be awesome.
— steel4pens (@steel4penguins) February 23, 2020
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I’ve been keeping a naturalist diary. I go out with the cats almost every day, and now I know their likely actions well enough that, along with the leashes attached to their harnesses, I can fairly easily catch them if they decide to do something foolish or get to somewhere I can’t.
My yard is not extraordinarily large, but it sits on top of a little hill and has at least three microclimate zones. I’ve got some flowerbeds, but a lot of native plants growing where they care to. I also distributed half a pound of wildflower seed and additional native grass seed last fall. The geology is interesting – Santa Fe formation is the composite of a changing lake that was here when the Jemez volcano stopped up the Rio Grande.
So there’s lots to see, and being out with the cats gives me time to look. I come in and sit down at my computer and write up what I’ve seen in the yard.
I knew that a bobcat has come to the yard – I saw it one delightful day – but I didn’t realize how frequently. The snow has been good for tracks, and today there were some in the soil. Keeping the diary helped me to realize how often it comes. I think it comes to the yard about twice or three times a week, mostly at night. Here are a couple of the better tracks. The one in the red soil is on a slope, and the soft soil gave way to the cat’s weight.
I don’t know about you, but I am really tired of hashing out the Nevada primary. Are you writing, painting, doing crafts, fixing up your house? No-politics open thread!
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You guys do like to spoil my critters! MomSense sent me three beautiful scarves, colored especially for each duck. I may have video of putting them on, I haven’t looked at it yet, it may be just a blur of feather, wings and yarn.
They removed them very quickly :
When I have a bit more time, I’ll do one scarf/one duck and take photos. It kind of stresses them out, but I bribed them with romaine lettuce and they have mostly forgiven me.
Okay here is the big reveal, Penelope Pearl in her pretty red scarf:
Thanks so much MomSense! With luck, there will be more pictures.
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Best Twitter content I’ve seen in a while.
ETA: What are you all doing this weekend?
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Get the box of tissues and watch this amazing short. I’ve watched it three times already.
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p.s. I just sent duck measurement to MomSense and well…there will be photos. You guys are just amazing (and yes, that includes Cole, who may get a framed photo of Penelope Pearl in her styling scarf).