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I'll never forget the first time someone told me they worked on the buttwelder. Yes, it is an actual machine. I'm not usually afraid to ask if I don't get it. The person below me trouble switching topics in a written conversation (like if a thread is about a certain topic and you switch, you don't remember what was said before).

Rock On- Rick Springfield

Nope. At least I hope not since I will be gone. The person below me has to work on Christmas Eve and/or Day.

Edmonton is not a freebie this year. Go Wings! Kick their cold little northern tushies!

Love is Like a Butterfly- Dolly Parton

Any arena or theatre. Ickyickyicky. The person below me watched the Lions game today and was amazed at the comeback.

I'll take either since when I think "Christmas cookie" the ones that pop into my mind are sugar cookies. Puppy chow or traditional chex mix?

I'm not counting my chickens yet. Remember that we have to play Green Bay. I'm relieved that they lost today. If we stood in the way of them going 16-0 there's no way they'd have let us advance an inch. Green Bay is the team to beat this year.

It's games like this that almost make me believe that we have a chance despite not having playoff experience and discipline. I am starting to believe that we'll make the playoffs this year. I don't foresee much beyond that this year, but I do expect them to build on that.

Now that you mention it, I don't think I have. The person below me has had one of those advent calendars with a piece of chocolate for each day in December until Christmas.

There were shoes? Sorry, I may be a chick, but I have no interest in shopping or shoes. I did like seeing Patrick Eaves though; I am, after all, a chick.

Not afraid, just allergic. The person below me doesn't get stressed about things beyond their control and will now share their secret with me.

I have a large head and lots of hair, so hats don't work well for me. Bounce or flit?

Constantly. The person below me knows a secret that is not the hurtful kind, but rather that is the fun-to-keep kind and will tell us (not in detail, of course).

Love "Blood Feud". I try to read it on Turtle Day each year. The foreword is by Scotty Bowman. "The Code" is an interesting read as well. That's all I have to add to what's been said.

Shouldn't that be "I do not think, so I got St. Louis Blues hat on clearance for $4 once"? At any rate, I have Sweden and Finland. The Olympics are confusing for me since I root for USA first and Canada second, but do not own their jerseys. I also root for Belarus, just because it's so fun to yell "BELARUUUUUUUUUS!"

...and the other goal in that game was scored by Dick Axelsson. How peculiar! I think Nik has been doing quite well this year, but then again, I'm biased. Therefore, I predict that the final score tonight will be Wings 2 (Kronwallx2) Kings 1 (Kopitar) After the game Staffan will call Nik and give him a brotherly "hahaha", to which Nik will reply, "Vem vann koppen? Det skulle vara mig. Som fick skickas till Ryssland? Det skulle vara du. Gör det något hat trick i det här halvklotet, och sedan ska vi prata om vem som är bättre." ...or something like that.

I was thinking about this last night. There are a few times when I've had to break up fights (never between grown men who were armed, fortunately) and I started thinking about the logistics. You start by yelling at them to "BREAK IT UP" or some such thing. If they don't, you get between them, and if that doesn't do it, you face the aggressor (or the one who won't stop, or the stronger one) and usually end up putting your hands on his shoulders to restrain him from hitting the other child. Now imagine that on skates. Ice is slippery. If a kid is flailing about trying to hit someone, and you are trying to prevent it, that child will get shaken pretty well just trying to remain upright. One may not grab someone else's child to discipline the kid, but if you are breaking up a fight, you don't really have a choice. You have to defend another child. I had to learn "therapeutic intervention" techniques for dealing with vulnerable adults who could become violent. The main trick was to restrain them without hurting them, without letting someone else get hurt, and if at all possible, without getting hurt yourself. It's a lot harder than it sounds. If you try to restrain someone who is seriously agitated, it does look from a distance like you are shaking them, when really it is their actions that cause the motions. Like I said before, I think Milbury's an ass. I'm just playing devil's advocate here.

Extra work is extra money (I assume), in which case I say, "Go for it!" The person below me always hits the : instead of the "

King Kong. I'm more of a mammal kind of gal. Use a special toenail clippers/scissors or just use the fingernail ones?

I can't stand Milbury, but if the kids were fighting, and he separated them, I'm sure a 12-year-old did not just say, "yes, sir" and step aside politely. Was it abuse or part of breaking up the fight? That remains to be seen. The jury's out here, but some of those 12-year-old kids are pretty big and they have no respect. On the other hand, Milbury's an ass. Coin toss for now. If he did it, I know a few kids I'd hire him to shake the crap out of...

(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman- Aretha Franklin

I'm not sure. I don't know if I have unresolved feelings. The person below me is running on a serious lack of sleep.

Regular. I don't know why. Maybe recharging is too much responsibility. Maintain your refusal to do something that you just can't fit into your schedule or give in and rush around trying to get everything done that you were supposed to be doing?

I'll meet them half-way. They can wear a Steve Yzerman autographed suit and tie. The jersey is OURS.