"The Professor" is Inducted into the Hall of Fame

TORONTO (11/10/08)-- Igor Larionov, the great Soviet star who led the exodus of Russian players to the NHL in 1989 and won 3 Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings, was a small man, but he played and speaks with great courage. He was a superior athlete, but he looks like the team bookkeeper.He was allowed to jump to North America in 1989 "because players over 30 weren't welcome in the (Russian) system," Larionov said. "They wanted younger players they could control."The Soviets forced a deal in which NHL teams would send part of the player's salary to the Russian Hockey Federation as compensation. Larionov was so outraged by his former bosses skimming money from players they no longer wanted that he played out his 3-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks and then went to play in Switzerland to stop the money flow. The upside of that? "It allowed me to learn Italian," he said.To get an idea of Larionov's calm and business-like ways, he was at a gym preparing for his daily workout when he got the call informing him of his Hockey Hall of Fame induction. Larionov then swam laps for 45 minutes, drove home and told his wife. Oh, by the way ...

Full story here: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=391667

And prepare for the Red Wings to take on the Penguins tonight as Hossa meets his former 'mates for the first time as a Red Wing. And I'll actually get to watch it since it's on VS.

Vote However You Like

Seventh graders from Ron Clark Academy perform their “Whatever You Like” by T.I. parody at the Coca-Cola Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lyrics from politicalmusic.wordpress.com:

Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote however you like
You can vote however you like, yeah

Democratic left
Republican right
November 4th we decide
And you can vote however you like
You can vote however you like, yeah

(McCain supporters)
McCain’s the best candidate
With Palin as his running mate
They’ll fight for gun rights, pro life,
The conservative right
Our future is bright
Better economy in site
And all the world will feel our military might

(Obama supporters)
But McCain and Bush are real close right
They vote alike and keep it tight
Obama’s new, he’s younger too
The Middle Class he will help you
He’ll bring a change, he’s got the brains
McCain and Bush are just the same
You are to blame, Iraq’s a shame
Four more years would be insane

Lower your Taxes - you know Obama Won’t
PROTECT THE LOWER CLASS - You know McCain won’t!
Have enough experience - you know that they don’t
STOP GLOBAL WARMING - you know that you won’t

I want Obama
FORGET OBAMA
Stick with McCain and you’re going to have some drama
We need it
HE’LL BRING IT
He’ll be it
YOU’LL SEE IT
We’ll do it
GET TO IT
Let’s move it
DO IT!

Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote however you like
You can vote however you like, yeah

Democratic left
Republican right
November 4th we decide
And you can vote however you like, I said
You can vote however you like, yeah

I’m talking big pipe lines, and low gas prices
Below $2.00 that would be nice

But to do it right we gotta start today
Finding renewable ways that are here to stay

I want Obama
FORGET OBAMA,
Stick wit McCain you gone have some drama
MORE WAR IN IRAQ
Iran he will attack
CAN’T BRING OUR TROOPS BACK
We gotta vote Barack!

Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote however you like, I said
You can vote however you like, yeah

Democratic left
Republican right
November 4th we decide
And you can vote however you like, I said
You can vote however you like, yeah

The Realm of Redheads

I found a new website that its kind of funny. Its all fun stuff for red heads...

I stumbled upon this as I pondered what some people have against redheads, and what generalizations are out there about us... (I was searching match.com and found 2 guys I would have considered contacting except for the fact they have made the conscious decision they do not want a red head b/c in the hair color box instead of clicking any, they click all by redhead/auburn!!!) Well they don't know what their missing out on!

Here's a funny quote I read on one of the redhead shirts available on the site:

"Carrot tops are green, Einstein!"

I don't know if I laughed out loud b/c it was late or b/c I found it logically funny, but yes, I did laugh out loud!

Misty May Injured!!!

During last night's episode of Dancing with the Stars, Misty May confirmed that she is badly injured and had to withdraw from the competition. The show played footage of her Achilles tendon popping/tearing during rehearsal of the Jive.

This will not sideline this olympic athlete, she has recovered from other serious injuries. She and husband, Matt Treanor, were planning to take this time after the Olympics to spend time together and start a family. Misty is undergoing surgery today to have that repaired and will be on the mend. She joked that her and Maksim would be back to dance that jive when she recovered. I expect nothing but a better Misty May to return to the sand after this and as a mom!

Family Portraits

I finally got to pick up my framed family portraits today :) I think they turned out great, and I've already put them on the wall!

Math Nerds work hard for the money

So... what would you do for a chance at $100,000? Math nerds at UCLA have been slaving away with their computers trying to find the next Mersenne prime number, and it seems they may have found one making them eligible for this prize. You can find the TIME story here.

Tigers might return to Chicago

So I had tickets for the September 13 Tigers @ White Sox game, and that just happened to be the weekend that it poured and poured for 3 days straight and the games were canceled. Well, they did play a double header on Sunday to make one game up, but the other game is still outstanding. And as it turns out, might need to be played still.

I went to the Box Office Friday to exchange my tickets from the 13th game to one game for this weekend since these are the final home games of the season. But I found out that the Tigers might have to come back into town and play that game if the Sox cannot clinch the AL central division.