Jimmydonuts
MY BLOGS
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Canadian Spy: News and Insights from the Northland
http://canadianspy.blogspot.com/
This benevolent “Canadian spy” endeavors (or if you prefer, endeavours) to shed light on activities north of the 49th parallel, from Sandspit (BC) to St. John’s (NL). My overriding mission: Dive below the cover of hockey (and donuts) to deliver behind-the-scenes insights into all aspects of Canadian culture.
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Hockey (and Donuts)
http://jimdwyer.blogspot.com/
Thanks to the AMHL (as in 6:30 A.M. Hockey league) for prompting me to launch this site: your portal to off-beat hockey (and donut) stories.
My mission is to celebrate and to serve: to share the splendor of hockey; to entertain, if not to enlighten; and to kindle, if in only myself, kindness (unless you're a nosy forward sniffing for a rebound in the crease).
LATEST ARTICLES ( 81 )
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The Boston Bruins, A 2010-2011 Odyssey: Top Twelve Highlights
*June 7, 2011 in Boston's North End(image courtesy of AMHL Photographer)The new NHL season is upon us and the Bruins will raise the championship banner tomorrow... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2011 SPORTS -
Introducing Captain CanAmerica
Dear reader,I present my new business partner, Captain CanAmerica. All yours, mon ami.Captain CanAmerica, here to serve. Okay, I’m a fledgling superhero (props... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Commemorating Cooperation and Compassion: 9/11 and Beyond
As the U.S. honours loved ones lost on this date ten years ago, I keep close to my heart heroes on both sides of the 49th Parallel. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2011 SPORTS -
Commemorating Cooperation and Compassion: 9/11, Beyond Borders
As the U.S. honours loved ones lost on this date ten years ago, I keep close to my heart heroes on both sides of the 49th parallel. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
AMHL Thursday Champioship: Breaking News
Thursday, August 25 2011Concord, MA We interrupt your regularly-scheduled coverage of (insert your East Coast natural disaster here) for this important hockey... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2011 SPORTS -
AMHL Tuesday Championship: Hockey and a Hooley
Boys-a-dear, all of Ireland is worried that the AMHL Flyers trail the Leafs, 0–3. The visitors are in a wee bit of trouble, without the services they are, of... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2011 SPORTS -
Oldies But Goodies: Former Bruins Rock On
Songs from the 1960s and '70s—when today’s oldest NHLers were born—are ripe for airplay on oldies stations. Tunes from the '80s and early '90s—when today’s... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2011 SPORTS -
Niger Reef Tea House: A Royal Success
Sunday July 3, 2011St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New BrunswickAs the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge conclude Day Four of their nine-day Canadian tour (so far a smashin... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CanadAmerica and Beyond: Amiable Exchanges, Part II
Continued from Part I(image courtesy of Gooslane Editions and BTC Audio Books)Sunday, May 30US/New Brunswick BorderAn hour after crossing the border (and then... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2010 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CanadAmerica and Beyond: Amiable Exchanges, Part I
June 4, 2010Escaping the authorities in their governmental grey and canteen green vehicles now a fait accompli, the AMHL Photographer/driver/reluctant accomplic... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2010 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Eh to Zed
Image courtesy of A Time to Blossom at Flickr.comInspired by Shane Koyczan’s “We Are More”, a poem about what it means to be Canadian (hint: more than saying... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2010 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Great Gordon Mystery
Gordie Howe, Gord Kluzak, and Gordie Roberts*. Gord Murphy. Gordie Dwyer. All are Canadian. Although Gordon and its variations seem to have gone out of vogue—th... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2009 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Random Research from Newfoundland, Part II: Foods and Fred’s
Cont'd from Part I: A Baker's DozenSitting in the Halifax airport and waiting to board our plane, which is emblazoned with the Maple Leaf and is bound for... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2009 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Random Research from Newfoundland, Part I: The Best Of, a Baker’s Dozen
On a dead end road, the spy car is stopped. We’re waiting for the safe house operator to arrive. Exposed, with no where to go.“I don’t have a signal, either,”... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2009 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
O-Town Espionage: Man on the Street
After surveying unsuspecting citizens on Wellington Street and at the safe house, kibitzing with Sens fans in Kanata, and trading e-mail with another Ottawan,... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2008 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ottawa in October
“IT IS OCTOBER 17, 2006. A cold rain is falling in a slant along Wellington Street, the lights from cars moving past Parliament Hill washing yellow down toward... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2008 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Happy Thanksgiving
In honor of Thanksgiving Day in Canada, I decided an informal ether-based freelance effort was in order. I unwrapped the Ron Hynes cassette from its case,... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2008 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fuzzy Canadians
Image courtesy of Bluecherrydoughnut.comI haven’t crossed the 49th parallel since July. But make no mistake: I’ve continued to spy on the Northland.These... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2008 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Return to CanadAmerica, Part II: Double Good
Continued from Part II woke up from a nap and removed the thin, dark blue blanket covering my head.“Any international security forces tailing us?” I asked my... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2008 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Return to CanadAmerica, Part I: Happy Days
Thursday July 3, 200811:00 a.m., Atlantic Time“You gonna eat that donut?” I ask the AMHL Photographer as we wait to board the boat that will ferry us from... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2008 POLITICS, SOCIETY