From The Branches

Tonight, after work is over and the boozing has begun, Chemmy and myself will venturing to the local cinema to take in the  modern masterpiece that is the new A-Team movie. And that got me thinking; if the Leafs had an A-Team, who would be its members? Obviously, Brian Burke

First off, a big congratulations to the Chicago Hawks and their fans for the Cup win last night.  They've been playing some incredible hockey and that game last night is one of the most enjoyable hockey games I've seen in a while.  Seeing Toews lift the

With the possibility of seeing the Stanley Cup presented tonight, I thought I tell you all the story of how I met one of its Keepers. You've all seen him before. Beautiful golden hair. Snow white gloves. HHOF emblazoned sport jacket. His name is Phil Pritchard, and he

So this weekend I was flipping channels and I came across one that I don't usually have - the Sundance Channel.  Why is this relevant?  Because they show Arrested Development.  A lot.  So this weekend I enjoyed 4 different episodes (including one I'd never seen, the

Ahhhh Monday morning.  The day I return to the world of the internets.  I am on the computer so long from Monday - Thursday (and let's face it, Fridays I often laze around and end up in the CC for far too long) so often on weekends I

The gentleman in the picture with the big white gloves is Toronto FC's starting goalkeeper Stefan Frei. He's a young Swiss goalie that is likely playing his last summer in Major League Soccer before being snapped up by a European club. He's been snapping

Last night may have been the greatest night of lazy television watching that I've yet to experience. It was just epic on so many levels, ending on the highest note possible: seeing a naked midget wrestler attempt to climb to the top of a stripper pole. But to

So my brother flew into Vancouver yesterday for work.  He's a Health and Safety Executive for a cartage company and also sits on the board of directors for some sort of Transportation Safety Association, which is having their quarterly meeting out in Victoria this weekend, so he managed

Blah, blah, blah. Talk about Pronger stealing the "game puck". Blah, blah, blah. A new Tomas Kaberle trade rumor emerges. Blah, blah, blah. Brian Burke talks to the media and remains vague as usual. Boring. Without a hockey game to be played, or a major shakeup happening there

Just in case y'all didn't know, apparently Chris Pronger has stolen the game puck from the Chicago Blackhawks at the end of the last two games. This makes Hawks fans mad, and last night on twitter they started calling Pronger names. Now I feel for Hawks

I write this on day two of my three day Memorial Day Weekend. Here in America, tomorrow we celebrate Memorial Day. The day has been set aside to honor those men and women who have served in our armed forces and dates back to the end of the Civil War.

Remember the Stanky Legg? Of course you do. Well it's now reached new heights. I bring you the Wal-Mart Stanky Legg.  History is made at  2:16 with the first ever Air Stanky Legg.  Also of note, the Cowboy Stanky Legg; the Melon Stanky Legg; the Shopping Cart

So last night I attended a baby shower for my friend.  Now, I don't want any babies of my own (at least not yet) but I sure do love babies.  Her little girl is just like a little doll.  And she rarely cries.  When she wants to eat,

Over the weekend I swam in a frigid lake; was attacked repeatedly by the Canadian Airforce; and developed a cold. Thanks Canada! I feel like shit, so here are your links. I'm now going to bomb some NyQuil and pass out. Where the hell are Sergei Gonchar'

This made me laugh, via cdn3.sbnation.com So I present to you a rare jewel here at PPP: the afternoon edition of the FTB!  I'd like to say I had a great excuse for not doing this last night, but I was over at a friend'

I don't even have anything to say. I am actually re-watching the Lost series finale to try to figure out what the hell happened (much like Team Russia at the World Championships and the Sharks). While I finish a bottle of wine. Yeah. Here's your links.

It's the saturday night of a long weekend, I have fun to get to.  Also, I will be outside tomorrow because it's a long weekend and sunny.  Here's your links.\ * Will Nonis Replace Burke? Five Minutes for Fighting thinks Nonis could be Burke'

So yesterday morning Keiko decided to eat some more drywall.  We still haven't fixed the first hole she made, so I finally made the trip to Home Depot to buy some putty and all the other required tools to fix it.  As I walked down one aisle, I

It's Friday and I'm not going into to work today. Instead, I'm headed North to the land of poutine, back bacon, government run liquor stores, and endless wonder. That's right kiddies, Uncle SkinnyFish is headed to Canada! I'll be crossing

Since I live in Vancouver and the Olympics, like it or not, have been a pretty big factor in my life (I was hired right after graduating from University to work on the Urban Planning and Public Space Plan for the Olympic Village) I have become more interested in the

If you've ever ventured into the CC, chances are you've come across a discussion about video games. I love video games.  My all time favorite, and the game that was my first true virtual love, is Galaga.  I shoot space beetles and bees like you ain&

I have no ideas what to write for today's FTB.  So instead, I give you a new picture of Keiko.  She ripped the stuffing out of her elephant this weekend, so this photo is in honour of that faithful toy. * The Case For and Against Bob Cole Calling

Summer has finally arrived in Vancouver.  I wore shorts for the first time this weekend, and when I was wearing long pants, I had a tank top on.  It was glorious.  So I started thinking about a few things I'm looking forward to, Leafs-wise, this summer.  Here'

Nothing happened in hockey yesterday. There were four links total I could find for today's FTB. So I thought I'd point out some history to everyone who is all aflutter about the Flyers' comeback. It was incredible and impressive and I am thankful that I

It's no secret that we do not like the Flyers around here. Aside from just ripping on their fans, hating their players, and generally despising everything about the city Toronto also has some painful playoff history with the Philadelphia Flyers. The last playoff memory that we have is