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“Livin’ The Dream” secrets and will never tell. wide forced cooling of our jets
and we, some more than others,
We’ve learned that sports are a
Senior Tips... lovely form of entertainment. It have lurched through it all
alternating unpredictably between
was indeed creepy at first when
works. This is a handy trick indeed they tentatively fired up again with hope and despair. And we’ve
for Canadians in blizzards who cardboard cutouts in the stands and learned a lot, most of it good,
never mastered rolling grocery carts canned cheering, but still it was about ourselves. We will come
through drifts and sludge in parking something to be appreciated. out of this universal time-out
lots. We feel closer to those who, in with a heightened appreciation

We have learned that chatting small ways, have brightened our of those things we’ve missed.
Quiet hugs, friends for dinner,
on Zoom or FaceTime, is, though days – the staff at the post office, birthday parties, cheering fellow
not quite like meeting in 3D, a the garbage pick-up guy who offers fans, coffee shops. But we’ve
handy alternative to slogging out a sympathetic wave, the parcel also gained an appreciation of the
in said winter wonderland for a delivery person who remembers things we’ve picked up along the
cozy chat. At first the technology the name of our dog. way like new tech skills, work-

By Janeen Wagemans seemed impossible - strange and We have a renewed appreciation from-home opportunities, curb-
complicated - but it has become of board games and puzzles and a side pickup and takeout, solitary
“second nature” by now!
he world has been on an nice pot of tea and freshly baked reflection. And there’s that team
Textended, and yes unfair, We’ve learned that casual dress – cookies. We’ll surely miss the pace spirit that seems most palpable
time-out in a full-planet penalty ok, yoga pants – with a dressy top or of those quiet evenings when the when the going gets tough. Like
box. We’ve had more opportunity suit coat, can be marvelously comfy puck of the world drops again, and a group hug, a bracing huddle -
than we have ever wanted to reflect work wear. the game is on. from a distance.
on our lives; but it’s finally time, We’ve learned that the value of We have learned which of the We can certainly leave behind
or it soon will be, to decide what teachers is indeed above rubies. people in our lives react to stress the divisiveness, the sniping,
we want to bring back to “normal” Seeing wee backpacks disappearing by becoming stronger and more the suspicion, the endless rabid
with us and what we have, in the up school bus steps has become a generous, and which have shown misinformation. Let’s resolve to
end, come to realize is not worth vision devoutly to be wished. themselves to be negative and embrace this spirit of renewal by
keeping. We’ve learned to treasure our whiney. Why had we never noticed getting back into the game with
We have learned how to order pets even more than before, perhaps that before? only the good stuff and leave the
groceries online and how all that because they now know all our Yes, we’ve been on a planet- rest in the trash bin of history.

Thom’s “Believe it

or Not” Files

2016 set the hockey world buzzing
about his potential. Montreal’s Ryan CREATE MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
Poeling scored three in his first game,
the final game of 2019.

By Thom Racine Historians will counter that since WHY NOT SPOIL DAD
Cloutier had an advantage (as he did
play several seasons in the WHA)
prior to the Nords joining the NHL, ALL MONTH LONG?
that his hat trick belongs in the same
ne of my favourite stats or trivia stats column as Harry Highland and
Oquestions revolves around Alex Joe Malone in December of 1919. Maybe a round or two of par 3?
Smart who scored a hat trick in his Both scored five goals in their first Or gear from our fully stocked pro shop?
first NHL game with the Canadiens NHL games, but had been playing in And of course, a good ol’ cold one.
in 1942. He played in seven more the professional NHA. (Psstt... We’re licensed LLBO)
games and scored two more goals
But as impressive as these hat tricks
and added two assists and never
are, think about this question for a
played again. I met Alex many years
while, actually for a month, as I’ll
ago when he was scouting for the LA
print the answer in my July column.
Kings.
Real Cloutier tied his record with Name the NHL’er who scored his
the Nordiques in 1979 and it stayed first NHL goal, before his first AHL
that way until Fabian Brunnstrom goal and accomplished both of these
of Dallas did it in 2009. Since then, milestones before he scored his first
Derek Stepan of the Rangers in 2011 OHL goal? Yes, it happened and no
and Auston Matthews’ four goals checking the internet, until at least 1719 Vincent Massey Dr. | (613) 932 - 8255 | archiescornwall.com
against Ottawa on opening night in your brain begins to boil!