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# A Sign From the Heavens
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/a-sign-from-the-heavens/
- Published: 2010-03-26T11:00:41.000Z
- Updated: 2010-03-26T11:00:41.000Z
- Author: Colin Odneal
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

So Wednesday at work I got asked to go kayaking down this little stream/river by our work that leads to the Long Island Sound. Hell yeah I said! Kayaking is sweet. So yesterday I put on a wetsuit, climbed into a kayak, set off down the river......and soon thereafter hit a submerged tree trunk and flipped the kayak.

*Whoops*

After some scrambling I get out of the kayak, turned it upright, and hauled it unto the bank. During all this I lost my crappy backup glasses that got bent from a drunken headbutt at Chemmy's wedding; one of my Keen water shoes that I bought when I lived in Yellowstone; and worst of all my hat. It was the only hat that I've worn for 7 years and losing it was ironic.. The irony being that it said 'New River Mountain Tours' on the front; they being a whitewater rafting outfitter in West Virginia. I'll miss that hat.

So my two buddies I'm going down the river with paddle over to where I've beached the boat and I'm a bit shaken. The spot where I beached just so happened to be in some guy's backyard, and he was home at the time. Now I don't know about your locale, but seeing three guys in wetsuits paddling down a stream in Fairfield County, Connecticut is not something the normal homeowner see on a daily basis.

Anyways he comes out with three beers in hand and says "You guys are nuts to be out here? Want a PBR?" Now like I said I was a bit shaken from tipping over and having those 5 seconds of *OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO DROWN* so I said "Hell yeah I want a beer!", took it and chugged the whole thing. It was the most delicious beer in the world. I thanked him for the beer and asked him his name.

Burke. His name was Burke.

Now I don't know about the rest of you but I, being a Leafs fan, took that as a sign from the heavens. There I was, nearly drowned, cold, wet, and soon to be hung out to dry and a man named Burke made it all better. The current Leafs, despite having a good run going, are pretty bad. Only one legitimate scoring threat; a logjam at the blueline; and subpar goaltending. But I have no fear for the future, because today I learned that no matter how bad things get, Burke will be there to make it better.

*(True story)*

**Links after the jump**

The two-headed juggernaut of hockey humor knocks another one out of the park \[[Bloge Salming](http://www.blogesalming.com/2010/03/nhl-on-nbc-promo.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Down Goes Brown](http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2010/03/nbc-nhl.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

Things are looking so hot between the NHLPA and the league \[[Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/from-bad-to-worse/article1512190/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

There's a party, possibly in my pants, and we're all invited! \[[Heroes in Rehab](http://heroesinrehab.ca/blog/2010/03/25/invitation-the-2009-2010-maple-leafs-end-of-season-banquet/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

Calling BS on the Toronto media \[[MLHS](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/index.php/2010/03/25/this-is-not-an-illusion/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

Here's a neat little video that showcases how hockey equipment is tested \[[Kukla's Korner](http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/testing%5Fout%5Fhockey%5Fequipment/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

Grabbo plays overtime hero and helps fuel the climb from the basement \[[Mirtle at the Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/grabovski-proves-overtime-hero/article1512585/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

It's called Schadenfreude, and it's hilarious \[[Bitter Leaf Fan](http://bitterleaf.blogspot.com/2010/03/call-it-curse-of-stajan.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

Jimmy Hayes dominates the Hockey East tournament \[[MLHS](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/index.php/2010/03/25/hayes-dominates-hockey-east-tournament/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

Bettman talks about the new head shot rule \[[NHL.com](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-twt/)\]

Expect a big game out of [Nazem Kadri](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71825/Nazem%5FKadri?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) \[[Norman Jones](http://www.normanjamessports.com/2010/03/expect.html?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+NormanJamesSports+%28Norman+James+Sports%29&utm%5Fcontent=Google+Reader)\]

A game recap courtesy of \[[The Hockey News](http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/32443-Mikhail-Grabovskis-tipin-lifts-Maple-Leafs-past-Thrashers-21-in-overtime.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

Cavemen in hockey is this week's Youtube Yoinkage \[[WWoLD](http://wwold.blogspot.com/2010/03/fiday-youtube-yoinkage-march-26-2010.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\]

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