Welcome to From The Rink

by James Mirtle on Oct 20, 2008 9:00 AM CDT Comment 113 comments

Welcome, welcome — this is the official unveiling of Mirtle blog 2.0. Don't mind the mess as I'm just starting to get settled in.

Oh, and wipe your feet.

After almost four years at my humble home at mirtle.blogspot.com, my site makes a jump to SB Nation — a move that is going to be a significant upgrade in a bunch of ways.

Everything will remain the same when it comes to blog content, but there are a few additions in terms of the software that will take some getting used to. Unfortunately you will have to login to post comments — but the real-time system here should be a huge plus that I hope we can take advantage of.

And by all means try out the FanPosts and FanShots features and let me know what you think.

Behind the scenes, I'll be helping to build the SB Nation hockey community, which has a solid start with up-and-comers like Mile High Hockey (Avs) and Pension Plan Puppets (Leafs). There also team blogs for the Penguins, Sabres, Wild, 'Hawks, Wings and Sharks, with plans to add 22 more to round out the roster.

Thanks for stopping by (and I'll take questions — if there are any — in the comments).

Here's the weepy goodbye to the old digs.

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Awesome.

by J.P. on Oct 20, 2008 9:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Welcome James!

A hearty welcome from those of us at Hockey Wilderness!

by nathaneide on Oct 20, 2008 9:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

James, welcome to SB Nation. It’s really great to have you on board, this should help all of us blogging on SB Nation out a lot.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Man that comment makes me sound like a paid shill.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You were a shill

Long before this Chemster

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Paid Shill?

No, this sounds like a paid shill:

Check out SBNation’s other sites for all of your sporting blog needs.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blogs at SBNation can cure hangovers and obesity! Read them all today!

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The PPP invades!

Are y’all gonna throw down with the other blogs West Side Story style? Clever snaps and such?

Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.

by wrap around curl on Oct 20, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

They have nothing else

So they might as well practice the zingers

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It also cures baldness and prevents face cancer. Sign up for 6 today!

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Oct 20, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hi James

Jim from Big Blue View here, welcome! I am going to contact you via email regarding a New York Rangers blog.

Jim

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 20, 2008 9:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hi Mirtle

Nice digs. I like what you’ve done with the place

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Oct 20, 2008 9:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Just getting started… PPP made a mess in here at the launch party.

by James Mirtle on Oct 20, 2008 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh so you only invite half of our blog to the party? I see how it is.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know

We all love you Chemster

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe if James didn’t serve absinthe I wouldn’t have made a mess.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

absinthe will sneak up on you like that

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Oct 20, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is awesome. Welcome, Mirtle.

by Brian Galliford on Oct 20, 2008 9:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Welcome!

I look forward to reading From The Rink every day.

"Never Surrender Dreams" - Inscription on J. Michael Straczynski's bench

Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!

by Russ Oates on Oct 20, 2008 9:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Welcome!

To the world of tomorrow!

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 9:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bienvenue

So now I have a new boss. I hope the TPS report situation has been settled already.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We resolved the TPS report situation by firing you.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you get the memo?

I’ll get you a copy of the memo.

Also, we’re gonna need to move you into the basement…

Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.

by blurr1974 on Oct 20, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You mean the sub-basement?

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hi James

I’d like to chat w/ you regarding setting up an API to get SPG points totals, etc. displayed on SB Nation blogs by way of a “widget” or whatever you guys use. We’re currently running SPG leagues for your Leafs, Avs, Wild, Pens and Sabres blogs.

Thanks.
-Gary the SPG nerd

(also the guy who did the original rink artwork for your logo)

by xiix on Oct 20, 2008 9:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Actually

Hopefully Trei is reading this because he is the one that can do that.

Poor James had a heart attack reading that…

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Gary. I’d like to talk to you about the SPG. Is there an easy way for me to IM you?

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

@Chemmy: Sure.

swampxiix on AIM or mmh@neurobashing.com on Gtalk or Jabber (or whatever it is).

by xiix on Oct 20, 2008 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What language

do you use? I have some experience with a few out there.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Python

But the data can be formatted to-spec, should the spec be provided, of course. :)

by xiix on Oct 20, 2008 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome

Hopefully SBNation will advertise hockey more now.

22 more hockey blogs?

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 9:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh Yeah

Lots more hockey blogs :) Wooo-hooo!

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

SBNation

Needs to take a lesson from the Blackhawks marketing department, something along the lines of

“22 more hockey blogs plus free steaks!!”

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

Who passes on free steaks?

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least 22. :-)

by James Mirtle on Oct 20, 2008 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm I only thought SB was mostly hockey… I guess there are other sports out there.

...

by puckbuddy on Oct 20, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Big move, big guy

Congrats, James. This will definitely help me remember my SB Nation login info, with more regular usage :)

http://battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com/

by Earl Sleek on Oct 20, 2008 9:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Especially since the Ducks play the Leafs tomorrow night…

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, can’t wait for Ron Wilson to measure Teemu’s stickblade tomorrow.

http://battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com/

by Earl Sleek on Oct 20, 2008 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or for all of the Brian Burke to Toronto stories.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or when I win the CarloPool

When any of the Ducks crush him.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know, you could come visit PPP and I whenever.

Just saying, is all.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, I wasn’t the one who moved the Leafs to the eastern conference (off my standings board).

http://battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com/

by Earl Sleek on Oct 20, 2008 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good Point

Stupid Bettman. I miss the Norris!

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, old days were fun.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Assuming I don’t get overloaded at work tomorrow, I’ll be in the PPP comments for tomorrow’s games. You guys might have to get descriptive, though, because I’ll essentially be going off of a boxscore — stupid work policy about working instead of watching early hockey :)

http://battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com/

by Earl Sleek on Oct 20, 2008 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can’t listen to the radio at work?

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We have stream and audio links in our game thread just for you left-coasters stuck at work.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

do what i do on gamedays

call in sick…

Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.

by blurr1974 on Oct 20, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dedication = priceless.

by dare_ on Oct 20, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not entirely true...

I’m usually off by 4 pacific, so I might miss a few minutes of the first period on east coast games, but if it’s a can’t miss, I usually have a nast case of hockeyitis

Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.

by blurr1974 on Oct 20, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is why

I love my job as an IT dude.

I get to sit and watch hockey feeds all day, pretending to work. If anyone asks, I go on about some installation process I have to wait for.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate IT people

I mean, I don’t, they’re nice, but if they have iTunes on their computers, why do they get to block it from the rest of us???

by Karina on Oct 20, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because

We like bribes in exchange for permissions.
Seriously, bake them cookies, and you’ll have iTunes in no time.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ahhh....

interesting. I will keep this in mind for my next job.

by Karina on Oct 20, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dunno about you

I’m a techie nerd on the side, so I hit it off quite well with our office IT dood and got him to give me full admin rights on my PC so I am free to do what I want on it. Can’t do much about bypassing internet filters/blocks but at least I can dull the pain with Firefox.

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Firefox

Yeah, I managed to do that for a while, but our corporate headquarters in Edmonton can also monitor what programs you have on your computer so the IT guys were forced to take Firefox off :(.

by Karina on Oct 20, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That suuuuuuucks

Horribly, hey my company’s corporate headquarters is also in Edmonton, we have so much in common.

Actually a co-worker of mine had a good idea to put Firefox on a USB key and he just runs it off of that, so technically its not installed. But obviously there are filters to block that kind of usage too.

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

When I started

First thing I did was tell the big boss about Firefox, he tried it for five minutes then told me to put on every computer in the building. And he can barely tell the difference between a laptop and a desktop.

This was back before IE7 days though, so IE didn’t have the tabs feature.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, do we have a Ducks SBN blog?

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, but we’re talking. We need a BoC meeting pretty soon, I think.

http://battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com/

by Earl Sleek on Oct 20, 2008 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No but we need one :)

www.sportzchat.com

by Linix129 on Oct 20, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome to SBN James. Exciting stuff going on here and I’m glad you’re a part of it.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats

Congrats on the move, James. Uncle Ted told us about the pending change after our interview with him a few weeks ago.

OFB’s blogroll has been change to reflect the new info.

by Gustasfson on Oct 20, 2008 10:04 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Idiot

Sometimes I type too fast for my own good.

d’oh

A Haven for the hockey malnourished.
http://www.onfrozenblog.com/

by Gustafsson on Oct 20, 2008 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey welcome aboard, James

Now go find me a good Devils blog! ;-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Oct 20, 2008 10:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I know you said “Good blog” but Wyshynski is a Devils fan.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good…Devils?

I fail to see a combination of the two as anything humanly possible.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh

Come on. Good = 3 Cups since 95. ;-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Oct 20, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I knew that would be your comeback – I was just looking to edge ya on. Kudos.

Personally, I perceive the Devils as a team that is extremely competent but horribly boring to watch. That 1-0 game against Atlanta the other night was a snooze-fest.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mmmmmm...

My friends and I used to call them the New Jersey Trappers.

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have upset The Blez.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

I didn’t even see that.

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats (again)

Congrats on the move, James. Uncle Ted told us about the pending change after our interview with him a few weeks ago.

OFB’s blogroll has been change to reflect the new info.

(This comment re-posted because I totally hosed my screen name when registering)

A Haven for the hockey malnourished.
http://www.onfrozenblog.com/

by Gustafsson on Oct 20, 2008 10:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hahahaha.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Oct 20, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some fellow named Gustasfson is going to be mighty peeved he can’t get his ID.

by James Mirtle on Oct 20, 2008 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ha!

I tried deleting the first one, but there is no option for that in the account tools. Oh well, Gustasfson will just have to stay peeved.

A Haven for the hockey malnourished.
http://www.onfrozenblog.com/

by Gustafsson on Oct 20, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another Hello.

Hey James, I guess this was the “big changes” you were hinting at a couple weeks ago. Trying to set up an account here but it’s not going to good here at work, I’ll probably have to wait to finish off the details tonight.

I hope that this doesn’t mean you’ll exclusively focus on the NHL, or even hockey. I loved seeing your major junior posts and even your CIS posts on the old site.

by saskhab on Oct 20, 2008 10:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

All hockey, all the time, I think. My CIS work is in the newspaper every week though ;-)

I’ll do my best to keep up on junior hockey, as always.

by James Mirtle on Oct 20, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gladness...

Happy to hear that the Mirtle blog will continue…would have been bummed to see it disappear altogether.

Looks like the subscription feed isn’t working yet: http://feeds.feedburner.com/sportsblogs/fromtherink.xml …better get that fixed up so it’s easy to follow what’s happening here.

by headspacej on Oct 20, 2008 11:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

RSS feed please!!

by zooradley on Oct 20, 2008 11:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

They’re working on it guys.

by James Mirtle on Oct 20, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome from MileHighHockey!

From Joe, Drafty, and Mike:

Welcome to the SBN’s little corner of the intratubes. Swing by a game thread at MHH and witness the glory of game girls, throwing goaltenders under the bus, and shameless Joe Sakic worship (contrary to some, he is NOT a detriment to the team…)!!!!!!

I vote for all the new blogs you can get, except Calgary (I would have said Detroit, but Murder-Death-Kill City is already represented).

Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!

by Mike @ MHH on Oct 20, 2008 11:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wait, what? You didn’t know Joe Sakic is the worst captain ever? Haha.

Welcome Mirtle. Great to have you!

Red Wings Suck

by texacogirl on Oct 20, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha.

You can never pass up a chance to get in a dig about Detroit. And no, I’m not sorry that Detroit is already represented here. :)

by Christy on Oct 20, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

On the other hand, adding a Calgary blog would give us all a new place to troll.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Oct 20, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m all for trolling.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ge me a Philly blog and I will show you trolling!

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome

Nice new home, Mr. Mirtle. We’ll be dropping by often. Cheers and good luck!

by general borschevsky on Oct 20, 2008 12:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well isn’t this place all nice and shiny…

by GoldenGoose on Oct 20, 2008 12:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Welcome!

I’m so happy that the news is official now! Welcome to SBN and you are certainly going to really help boost our SBN Hockey platform!

by Christy on Oct 20, 2008 12:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Me too

I hate keeping secrets.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I giggled like a school girl and OMGZ’d when I heard Mirtle was joining SBN. In a rush to tell someone, I looked at myself in the mirror and shared the news. Then I reminded myself I was fat and cried myself to sleep.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Definitely.

I don’t like keeping secrets either. Quite happy that it’s now out and in the open.

by Christy on Oct 20, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats, James!

When I read on the old blog that you were moving, I was scared and skeptical of change. But now that I’ve realized all the crew from PPP is just gonna be here, it’s already like home!

Good thing I quit my last job, too… IT had third party cookies and I could never post on here from work. With James here I’d’ve died!

by Karina on Oct 20, 2008 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You couldn’t do the ol browsefromwork.com? That’s a staple in the world of Big Brother companies.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

IT people caught all of them. I even had one of my friends who is a computer whiz himself tell me what to do, and whenever I found something that worked, it was blocked within a week.

by Karina on Oct 20, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your old company

Sounds a lot like mine… eerie

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man I think everyone at some point has worked for a company like that. Back in college I worked at an office just doing boring customer service work. The monitored my computer like I was a hacking into bank accounts or something. Anyways, when the day came that they controlled my mouse, opened up a notepad document and type “Get back to work,” I typed back “Go F yourself” and left. I don’t miss that place at all.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Amazing

If that is true.

This is my first real office job so that’s why… I did work for my mom’s office for a couple of summers, but their IT guys were so incompetent that doing something as simple as turning off cookies would enable me to bypass all their blocks.

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s true, I wouldn’t make this crap up. I found it hard to believe myself. Plus I could afford to quit because I had a paid summer internship lined up in my major, so I was as good as gone in my head anyways.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe you

It just means that when they set up the computers at the office, they turned on auto-remote-desktop-assistance by default so they can connect and take over your PC without your consent at will. That’s very dirty and low.

"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

by Winkle on Oct 20, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh that’s the thing, I knew it was on. And one of the many things they sold was the computer software to do that. I don’t remember what it was called, but it loaded up in my system tray every time I started my computer. I just didn’t think they could control my computer all that easily. I thought they were just looking in from time to time, but I was wrong.

And apparently the consent came with the paper I signed when employed. They of course down talked it at the time as “hardly ever do it,” but there wasn’t a day that went by when they wouldn’t. I started to get the hint when they told me, “you don’t have to delete your history, we have it saved on a server anyways.”

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Oct 20, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate my old IT co-workers

for doing crap like that. They would lock everyone down tight and monitor them more than if they were on Big Brother.

by Drakenlot on Oct 20, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations!

Nice digs, man.

By the way (and maybe someone already said this, not reading 101 comments just now) but why do they have dropdowns for favorite MLB, NBA and NFL team but not NHL? It’s not like the NHL teams change as often as, say, an NBA team.

Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.

by TheTick on Oct 20, 2008 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hockey is the red-headed step child...

for now. But James is going to fix that ;)

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Oct 20, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeap. This is just the start for the hockey sites… stay tuned.

by James Mirtle on Oct 20, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

so this is it?

Mirtle, I miss being one of the first commenters on a post. I’m not even one of the first 100 posts. You done sold out. The Robert Johnson of blogging.

Don't be afraid to take a few steps back, but you better keep moving forward.

by wlittle on Oct 20, 2008 3:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Mirtle

You still looking for a Dallas blog? I’ve been thinking about starting one and getting some content from a few other fellow Dallas fans. Shoot me an e-mail if you haven’t found anyone else yet.

by Hull Fan on Oct 20, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs