Summer musings

We're deep in the heart of the off season and there's little news on the curling front.

That won't stop me from updating the site with inanity and crapulosity.

Tour de Farce... The American winner of the Tour de France tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, and pending a B sample test, he could be stripped of his title. That's another thing I like about curling... not many banned substances could help your game because you would lose your touch for draws if you were hopped up on goofballs.

Road to Avonlea closed... a 16-sheeter is being paved over for indoor soccer in Toronto - sad development. There have not been any updates regarding the displaced curlers from the recently torched Thistle club in Winnipeg.

Free agent market thinning... unlike my waistline, the list of available free agents in Manitoba is starting to thin out. This is unfortunate as we are still trying to secure a fourth for the 2006-2007 season. We're confirmed for play in the Asham Super League, and we intend on entering several MCT events throughout the season. Drop us a line if you are competitive and looking for a team. And, if you run into Kyle Werenich or Ken Tresoor on the golf course, mention Team Bender has an opening.

Words of advice... if your sinus surgeon says "you won't believe how big these things are" just before extracting the plastic splints from deep inside of your head with alien-abduction-esque forceps two weeks after surgery, you would be wise to grip the exam table tightly with both hands. I thought I felt my cerebellum moving...

Finally... what do you use to get a jammed chunk of dental floss out from between two molars?