My friend junky has tagged me.

Now considering that my latest reading material has been the income tax guide and the yellow pages, I reached down beside my computer desk and the book I grabbed was "MONEY PLAYERS: The Amazing Rise and Fall of Bob Goodenow and the NHL Players Association". Fitting, since it deals with issues that I'm currently discussing over on a hockey forum, in relation to our hiring of Mike Gilles (player agent in the NHL) as the new GM of the Vancouver Canucks. Strange.

So here are the goods:

Unfortunately for the NHL, the owners trusted Eagleson's appraisal. They were soon to find out what a mistake that was. Says Bob Riley, "The term 'advocate' is overused these days, but in Bob's case it's appropriate here.

Basically this book gives readers an inside look at the greed of rich NHL execs/owner, the agents and the players themselves. It gives us some insight into what led up to the 103 day NHL lockout and, ultimately, Bob Goodenow losing his job. It's hockey related, so it's all good.

But I'm not in much of a talkative mood here, so that's it.

I had my follow up mamm/ultrasound appointment and it wasn't great. I actually saw the black mark that's causing the concern and when the sonographer checked my file she did say "oh, I see you HAVE been here before...looks like maybe we're looking at the same spot again". Don't know if that's good/bad. Am concerned that maybe something that IS there wasn't followed up with properly and now it's been two years or so of wasted time. I don't know. I'm just tired. Sorry folks, I'm trying but I'm slowing having the wind sucked out of these old sails. The bills are due and the ex is late with his payment. But I don't even care.

I'll be happier tomorrow, I promise.