http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYlvYOhI-q8
How to make this New Year your best yet
Celebrate
What wins do you need to celebrate from the past 12 months ? Write out an inventory of your successes, wins, achievements and special moments.
Education
What are the 3 best business lessons you learned in the past 12 months ?
What are the 3 best life lessons you learned from the past 12 months ?
What were you doing when you achieved your best results from the past 12 months ?
Clarification
What are your Big 5 for this New Year ?
What are your top 5 values for the next 12 months ?
What are your top 15 goals for the next 12 months ?
Graduation
Take your goals, values and Big 5 for the next 12 months and graduate them into a plan (put them into a month by month plan)
Visualization
Emotionally engage with what your life will look like in the key areas of your life
Revisit this picture every few days, as much as possible
jeudi 23 décembre 2010
This will catch you off-guard ... exemplary story
I got something in my email the other day, and I want to share it with you. It's perfect for tonight, because it reveals to us just how easy it is to love, just how easy it is to be an individual savior in a world that's begging to be saved, person by person, moment by moment.
This is a story which comes to us from a woman who, many years ago, worked as a volunteer at a hospital. She got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.
Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. The boy hesitated for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save her."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.
Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"
You see, being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.
What we're talking about here is love. Plain and simple, short and sweet. We're talking about love.
Love can be sent to others in a thousand ways. Even thoughts of love can change things. They can be felt. Be you, and by the person you are thinking of, too.
This is a story which comes to us from a woman who, many years ago, worked as a volunteer at a hospital. She got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.
Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. The boy hesitated for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save her."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.
Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"
You see, being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.
What we're talking about here is love. Plain and simple, short and sweet. We're talking about love.
Love can be sent to others in a thousand ways. Even thoughts of love can change things. They can be felt. Be you, and by the person you are thinking of, too.
vendredi 29 octobre 2010
Johnny Cash forever
A short clip of "five feet high and rising" that we performed at le Centre-Expo during le Country Festival. Was awesome doing the man in black, easily my favorite. We practice now and then to stay relatively fresh, always enjoy singing his songs on my own and obviously with a big band in public.
Favorite personal pic, then the gang.
mercredi 20 octobre 2010
1st golf win
Arsenault wins PEIGA Match Play
Nick Arsenault from the Mill River Golf Club is the PEIGA Match Play Champion for 2010. Arsenault captured the championship Tuesday afternoon with a 3 and 1 victory over Dave Shellington of Belvedere. After thirteen holes the match was all square when Arsenault proceeded to birdie three of the next four holes to take the victory. A rain delay Saturday morning pushed the championship match to Tuesday at the Belvedere Golf Club.
On Sunday Arsenault defeated Richard Little of Fox Meadow 3 and 2 to reach the final while Shellington eliminated Tim York of Anderson's Creek 5 and 4 to set up the final.
This event marks the end of the PEIGA Amateur golf season. The top three ranked players from this summers tournaments will be awarded prizes compliments of Titleist and Chris Irwin. These awards and prizes will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the PEIGA this winter.
It was a nice way to finish my tournament golf ... looking forward to playing next year now ! Don't really want the season to be over ... but it's ok.
Final PEI points standings :
2010 Titleist Player of the Year
| Anderson's Creek | Avondale Open | Potato Blossom | PEI Amateur | Lobster Amateur | Stanhope Open | Island Open | Harvest Moon | PEIGA Match Play | Total | |
| Anthony Warren | 60 | *35 | 47.5 | 180 | 50 | 60 | 47.5 | 445 | ||
| Tim Yorke | 42.5 | 90 | 37.5 | 90 | 90 | 47.5 | 397.5 | |||
| John Schurman | 90 | *12.5 | 47.5 | 15 | 60 | 51.7 | 60 | 32.5 | 356.7 | |
| Chris Welton | 30 | 60 | 90 | 51.7 | 35 | 47.5 | 7.1 | 321.3 | ||
| Dave Shellington | 15 | 25 | 50 | 37.5 | 90 | 40 | 60 | 317.5 | ||
| Martin O'Brien | 37.5 | 120 | 90 | 7.1 | 254.6 | |||||
| Nick Arsenault | 1.7 | 20 | 22.5 | 45 | 22.5 | 90 | 201.7 | |||
| Matt Wood | 90 | 70 | 160 | |||||||
| Richard Little | 1.7 | 90 | 47.5 | 139.2 | ||||||
| Robbie Younker | 35 | 90 | 125 | |||||||
| Jeremy Brown | 30 | 42.5 | 10 | 22.5 | 17.5 | 122.5 | ||||
| Greg MacAuley | 25 | 50 | 45 | 120 | ||||||
| Cody MacKay | 12.5 | 15 | 37.5 | 50 | 115 | |||||
| Mike Irwin | 42.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 30 | 32.5 | 111.7 | ||||
| Jeff MacEachern | 42.5 | 22.5 | 65 | |||||||
| Jamie Diamond | 30 | 32.5 | 62.5 | |||||||
| Travis Carr | 60 | 60 | ||||||||
| Ron Garrett | 60 | 60 | ||||||||
| Ben Cook | 51.7 | 7.1 | 58.9 | |||||||
| Grant Somers | 20 | 37.5 | 57.5 |
Advice from Tony Horton
From our great friend, Tony Horton, enjoy, and worth the 5 minutes to read.
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE !
The title of this blog is much more than a means to grab your attention. With the start of a new year it's typical for many people to establish new disciplines (temporarily), but the new year is also a reminder that time is flying at light speed, literally. With every passing nanosecond we all get a little closer to death. You know, that thing that happens to everyone. Your final day on earth, rigermortous sets in, the end. It seems to me that quite a lot of people meander through life as if death isn't coming. We act as if we have all the time in the world. We wait, hesitate, procrastinate and blow-off life altering opportunities all the time. Our goals, ideas and aspirations are put on hold for some ideal moment in the distant future. We dillydally and waist our precious time on a mishmash of nonsensical meaningless crap that consumes years of our lives. Why and for what? Most often it's because we're scared. Scared to live at our full potential. Why take the risk when you think we're going to live forever? I'm here to tell you that your life on this earth is precious and shorter than you think. Turning 50 this year proved that to me. I swear it feels like I was in high school ten minutes ago. Turns out that was over 30 years ago! As we get older change can become more daunting with every passing day. You don't have to be at midlife for this to be true. Teenagers get just as stuck as people in their 50s and 60s. I've seen people give up and thrown in the towel at all ages. We've all been an eyewitness to the tragedies of misguided lives. The hope and optimism of childhood gives way to despair and disappointment with one bad experience after another. It's the saddest thing in the world. Maybe you know what I'm talking about.
Is there hope for the fallen? Can we turn it around after years of wasting time, procrastinating, plenty of hardship and waiting for the right moment that never comes? Hell yes! The good news is that you can have the life you dreamed of as a kid without meds and therapy. Step one is moving. Turns out that it doesn't really matter how you move. What matters is that you do. Step two involves eating healthy food. Whole food that feeds the body, spirit and especially the mind. The garbage this country eats most of the time is killing us. Junk food and fast food (AKA food porn) does NOT fuel our desire to grow, learn and change. It keeps us in a state of flux and despair. If you have problems, procrastinate and feel stuck in general, odds are you're overweight, out of shape and eat junk. The deck is stacked against you if you're overweight and out of shape. Your brain can't function to solve problems properly if your feeding your mouth tons of sugar and grease. If you like a life of quite desperation then continue to spend endless hours sitting and laying around. If procrastination, sadness, depression, low self esteem and a state of malaise fits your lifestyle then continue to eat candy, cupcakes, high fructose corn syrup, fried food, saturated fats, soda pop, processed carbs, hot dogs and tons of cheese on your pepperoni pizza. Nobody gets away with making lame choices in this world. Sooner or later (turns out later comes sooner than you thought) your bad behavior will ruin your life.
Good behavior can and will save your life. Good behavior will give you the opportunity to turn misery into joy and happiness. In the end it's joy and happiness we seek. Authentic joy and happiness comes from treating ourselves and others with respect and civility. Adult toys (cars, homes, jewelry, etc), prestige, money and looks are usually a means to short term pleasures. These things feed the ego. The ego isn't real. It's your desire to create a false you to present to the world. Nothing but smoke and mirrors to make you feel better than someone else. Yuck! What is good behavior? You know exactly what it is by now. It's a matter of whether you want to practice it consistently or not. The more disciplined you are the less problems you'll have. Honestly! For real! Life will still come at you at a million miles an hour and the issues in your life will still exist, but when you exercise and eat right you create the brain chemistry of a person who can deal with issues, problems and challenges productively and happily. Other variables like proper sleep and stress management skills play a roll as well, but the foundation of "the good life" comes from the two things that make you a joyous happy human being. Exercise and healthy food. Period. The clock is ticking and your death is inevitable, so while your here why not take the first steps toward a better life. Get off the fence, ask for help, start moving, eat your veggies, enjoy the journey, enjoy the power of right now, push play and experience the life you desire and deserve.
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| Tonus Maximus Hortonus |
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE !
The title of this blog is much more than a means to grab your attention. With the start of a new year it's typical for many people to establish new disciplines (temporarily), but the new year is also a reminder that time is flying at light speed, literally. With every passing nanosecond we all get a little closer to death. You know, that thing that happens to everyone. Your final day on earth, rigermortous sets in, the end. It seems to me that quite a lot of people meander through life as if death isn't coming. We act as if we have all the time in the world. We wait, hesitate, procrastinate and blow-off life altering opportunities all the time. Our goals, ideas and aspirations are put on hold for some ideal moment in the distant future. We dillydally and waist our precious time on a mishmash of nonsensical meaningless crap that consumes years of our lives. Why and for what? Most often it's because we're scared. Scared to live at our full potential. Why take the risk when you think we're going to live forever? I'm here to tell you that your life on this earth is precious and shorter than you think. Turning 50 this year proved that to me. I swear it feels like I was in high school ten minutes ago. Turns out that was over 30 years ago! As we get older change can become more daunting with every passing day. You don't have to be at midlife for this to be true. Teenagers get just as stuck as people in their 50s and 60s. I've seen people give up and thrown in the towel at all ages. We've all been an eyewitness to the tragedies of misguided lives. The hope and optimism of childhood gives way to despair and disappointment with one bad experience after another. It's the saddest thing in the world. Maybe you know what I'm talking about.
Is there hope for the fallen? Can we turn it around after years of wasting time, procrastinating, plenty of hardship and waiting for the right moment that never comes? Hell yes! The good news is that you can have the life you dreamed of as a kid without meds and therapy. Step one is moving. Turns out that it doesn't really matter how you move. What matters is that you do. Step two involves eating healthy food. Whole food that feeds the body, spirit and especially the mind. The garbage this country eats most of the time is killing us. Junk food and fast food (AKA food porn) does NOT fuel our desire to grow, learn and change. It keeps us in a state of flux and despair. If you have problems, procrastinate and feel stuck in general, odds are you're overweight, out of shape and eat junk. The deck is stacked against you if you're overweight and out of shape. Your brain can't function to solve problems properly if your feeding your mouth tons of sugar and grease. If you like a life of quite desperation then continue to spend endless hours sitting and laying around. If procrastination, sadness, depression, low self esteem and a state of malaise fits your lifestyle then continue to eat candy, cupcakes, high fructose corn syrup, fried food, saturated fats, soda pop, processed carbs, hot dogs and tons of cheese on your pepperoni pizza. Nobody gets away with making lame choices in this world. Sooner or later (turns out later comes sooner than you thought) your bad behavior will ruin your life.
Good behavior can and will save your life. Good behavior will give you the opportunity to turn misery into joy and happiness. In the end it's joy and happiness we seek. Authentic joy and happiness comes from treating ourselves and others with respect and civility. Adult toys (cars, homes, jewelry, etc), prestige, money and looks are usually a means to short term pleasures. These things feed the ego. The ego isn't real. It's your desire to create a false you to present to the world. Nothing but smoke and mirrors to make you feel better than someone else. Yuck! What is good behavior? You know exactly what it is by now. It's a matter of whether you want to practice it consistently or not. The more disciplined you are the less problems you'll have. Honestly! For real! Life will still come at you at a million miles an hour and the issues in your life will still exist, but when you exercise and eat right you create the brain chemistry of a person who can deal with issues, problems and challenges productively and happily. Other variables like proper sleep and stress management skills play a roll as well, but the foundation of "the good life" comes from the two things that make you a joyous happy human being. Exercise and healthy food. Period. The clock is ticking and your death is inevitable, so while your here why not take the first steps toward a better life. Get off the fence, ask for help, start moving, eat your veggies, enjoy the journey, enjoy the power of right now, push play and experience the life you desire and deserve.
lundi 27 septembre 2010
2010 Maritime Cup Champs !!!
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| Team Captain : Tim Yorke |
Here is the article that passed in the journal the day after winning the Maritime Cup. It was the 2nd time I was on the team and it was another great weekend. I surpassed my goal of going 3 wins - 2 losses by going 5 wins 0 losses. I was up against the weaker players of the other provinces, but it was still important for me to play well enough to defeat them. Playing with Grant Somers Saturday during the team events was just awesome, way better than last year even. We really clicked and he played so solid.
Here are my results :
Saturday morning - Best Ball - Grant and Nick defeat Nova Scotia 6 and 5
Saturday afternoon - Alternate shot - Grant and Nick defeat Nova Scotia 5 and 3
Saturday afternoon - Alternate shot - Grant and Nick defeat New Brunswick 3 and 2
Sunday morning - Singles - Nick defeats Nova Scotia 5 and 3
Sunday morning - Singles - Nick defeats New Brunswick 1up
P.E.I. kings of Maritime Cup golf
Published on September 26th, 2010
Eric McCarthy
MILL RIVER - There was a time when Tim Yorke wondered whether P.E.I. really belonged in the Mel Murray Maritime Cup golf event.
"We were, by far, the underdogs," Yorke said.
But not anymore.
At the Mill River Provincial Golf Course on Sunday, Team P.E.I. captured the Mel Murray Maritime Cup for the third straight year. And it wasn't even close this year.
P.E.I. amassed 34 points in the two-day Ryder Cup-style tournament, which features the top 12 amateurs from each of the participating provinces. New Brunswick finished second with 22 1/2 points, and Nova Scotia had 15 1/2 points.
Yorke, captain of Team P.E.I., said the landslide victory was probably the biggest of any province in the event's 10-year history.
Dave Shellington (co-captain), John Schurman (co-captain), Nick Arsenault, Rich Little, Chris Welton, Kyle Fraser, Martin O'Brien, Matt Wodd, Mike Irwin, Rob Younker and Grant Somers rounded out Team P.E.I.'s roster.
Margin of victory
Although confident in his team's ability, Yorke admitted he was surprised by the margin of victory.
"I actually figured it would be down to the last couple of matches," he said.
P.E.I. had built up a small lead Saturday, and just kept adding to it in Sunday's singles matches.
"We front-loaded our team," Yorke said of the final-day matchups. "We put some strength out early, hoping to build some momentum and pull away with it, and it worked."
P.E.I. was close only once in the tournament’s first seven years. Yorke credits the turnaround in the last three years to growth in the sport on P.E.I., and a good junior program.
And it helps that players are believing in the Maritime Cup format, and getting used to match play.
Top event
Yorke suggested the Mel Murray Maritime Cup has become the top golf event in the Maritimes, attracting the region's top golfers.
"That says something about the competition - guys want to compete against the best players," he stressed.
Match play, Yorke added, is a much more enjoyable game for most players as they can forget about their eights and nines on some holes, and treat the next hole as a new game.
This is the second year in a row, and the third time overall, that Mill River hosted the Mel Murray Maritime Cup.
Yorke said negotiations are in the works that might see the tournament stay in Mill River for the next five years. He described it as the perfect venue, and said players from the other provinces like the location.
mardi 21 septembre 2010
Festival Acadien 2010
Le Festival Acadien de la région Évangéline existe ça fait pas mâl d'années ... atleast, ça tou'l'temps existé depuis que moi ju envie, so pour moi ça tou'l'temps existé. Ça fait une couple d'années que j'ayide su l'côté artistique pour booker les bands et les artistes qui se présentent sur la scène pendant la fin de semaine. Desfois c'est pas mal de planification, but I must admit, une fois que la weekend vient, ju pas mal pumped up à faire parti de la whole thing. St'année ça ma pas du tout stressé pi toute à vraiment bien té. Well, on avait pas exactly de rink, but ça faisait pas grand différence ça ... on a renté une tente pour la weekend pi toute était fine and dandy dans là. Il faullait qu'on cancel les shows du samedi après-midi à cause y'avait à moitché un Hurricane (Earl) qui faisait son p'tit tannant. C'était mon (late) oncle qui nous faisait une p'tit trick encore une fois pour nous dire qu'y'était bein fine yousque y'était. Réveil a joué vendredi soir to the great pleasure of all ... toute le monde a back danser toute la soirée longue pi ya pas d'questions qu'on va back lé demander next année. Kenneth Saulnier et ses musiciens ont joué le samedi soir, pi la musique était de meilleur qualité, yes, but moins all-out party style comme Réveil. Plus, le vent était assez haut samedi soir pi du monde pensait que s'allait être cancelled. Cancelled ?? Come on !! Y'a pas d'way qu'on aurait cancellé ça, no matter les circumstances. J'ai pu voir une bunch de vieilles faces qué tou'l'temps nice ... ya du monde qui vient de pas mal loin pour le Festival. Une bunch descendront pour le Festival pi pas Noël, juste pour montrer the degree of hardcoreness pour some. Anyhow, c'était back un great time, pi j'ai déjà soif pour la next edition ... hopefully dans notre brand new rink !!
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| The brother Keiths reunited |
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| D'jâble dans l'corps avec Sam : ) |
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| Sweet pic from brethren Pat, Geraldine et Éric ... front row, proche de la fight. |
Dallas Stars training camp
Went to check out the Dallas Stars training camp at the UPEI Cari Complex last weekend. Always interesting to see the very best players in any sport competing. These guys were there on a Saturday morning, training hard, getting their bodies into shape for the upcoming season. It's amazing how fast they push and how intense the practice was.
Well, even the Summerside Caps, they train at the gym from 7:30 p.m. t'ill 8:30 ish, then go for an hour and a quarter practice. I think they do that twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and typically play two games a week. Goes to show the level of focus and work that is put in ... they don't just go out there and play.
Well, even the Summerside Caps, they train at the gym from 7:30 p.m. t'ill 8:30 ish, then go for an hour and a quarter practice. I think they do that twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and typically play two games a week. Goes to show the level of focus and work that is put in ... they don't just go out there and play.
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| Andrew Raycroft |
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| Coach Crawford |
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| One goal already : the Stanley Cup |
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| Somehow this guy already had 50 goals in a season |
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| Mike Ribeiro, fastest player out there |
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| The captain Brenden Morrow |
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| Brad Richards |
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| Kari Lehtonen standing tall |
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| The menace : Steve Ott |
dimanche 19 septembre 2010
Maritime Cup bound
I've been picked to play for team PEI in the Maritime Cup. Needless to say I was quite thrilled to receive the call from Tim Yorke, who is captain of the team. Last year we retained the cup as we had tied New Brunswick. Team PEI will be going for a 3-peat. Anyhow, I'll be practicing as much as possible this week, getting ready to contribute as well as possible ! Last year I was 2-3, my goal is to go 3-2 this year. We'll see !
A bold online description of Tignish
Somehow, I doubt this person that describes Tignish would have been able to repeat it while talking with a few nishers.
Tignish - PEI's slum. There's never been a fair fight in Tignish. They all have drinking problems by 15 years old, mustaches by 16, Chevy Cavaliers or Pontiac Sunfires by 18, fat wives by 19, 50 empty cases of Alpine in the trunk by Sunday, dentures by 20, jailhouse-looking tattoos by 25, restraining orders by 26, Harleys without pipes by 30. Tignish is full of the biggest cowards, losers, inbreeders, closed-minded fools and ignorant hicks in all of Canada. Suck on THAT!
Tignish - PEI's slum. There's never been a fair fight in Tignish. They all have drinking problems by 15 years old, mustaches by 16, Chevy Cavaliers or Pontiac Sunfires by 18, fat wives by 19, 50 empty cases of Alpine in the trunk by Sunday, dentures by 20, jailhouse-looking tattoos by 25, restraining orders by 26, Harleys without pipes by 30. Tignish is full of the biggest cowards, losers, inbreeders, closed-minded fools and ignorant hicks in all of Canada. Suck on THAT!
jeudi 16 septembre 2010
Iggy
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| Sonny's Dream : Michael Ignatieff ... and a jock. |
I am so proud of the St-Chrysostome Softball team
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| St-Chrysostome's pride and joy |
I rejoiced in a few tears when I heard the fabulous news that St-Chrysostome, my beloved softball beer league team, had finally won its first championship ever since Saint-Chrysostome himself pitched in the first ever game, with a cigarette in mouth. Joseph, son of Ronald, team captain, was kind enough to give me a beautiful recap of the weekend. The past few years I've been unable to attend all games and have only showed up here and there ... yet never has my heart veered ... ever do I stand a St-Chrysostomer. Here is the play by play as described by Champion, Joseph Caissie.
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| Team Captain and Spiritual Leader, Joseph Caissie, accepting the Championship trophy from Aurelle à Denis (brother of the late Claude Arsenault who's tournament this is dedicated to) |
"Ok, let me see,
I'm not sure where to begin,
I don't know much about the other games, scores and such, maybe you could get some other results from Ghislain,
Not sure how much detail your able to put but here's what I know, (all games were played at school and in Mont Carmel)
At 10am we played against the old veterans from previous years teams put together by Gilles Bernard (peanut) with help from J-C Gallant. The team went by the name of Mont Carmel. We were victorious 9 to 3.
A stellar defensive effort led by All star shortstop Joey Caissie was the key to the victory as well as a strong pitching performance from Jonathan Caissie.
Our top batters this game were spread out, (Jamie Arsenault 2 for 3, triple, double, walk, 2 RBI,), (Joey Caissie 2 for 3 double, walk, RBI) and
(jonathan Caissie 2 for 3, walk, RBI). The other game at 10am fe.atured Abram's Village captained by Ghislain Bernard victorious over the Wellington team captained by Catlin Palmer.
At 12:30 we played against Abram's Village. Once again stellar defense and a solid pitching performance from Tyler Richard were the difference in a 13 to 8 St Chrysostome win. Many would say that the TSN turning point was midway through the game with Abram's Village threatening to get back in the game with one out and runners in scoring position, a lazy line drive up the middle was flagged down in mid air by shortstop Joey Caissie who then somehow managed to get the ball off balance to 2nd baseman Marcel Arsenault who made an incredible diving catch while remaining on the bag to catch the base runner and convert the double play to get out of trouble. Top batters:
(Jonathan Caissie 3 for 4, HR, double, 2 RBI), (Jamie Caissie 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBI), (Joey Caissie 3 for 4, Triple, Double, 3 RBI).
In the other game at 12:30, the veteran team from Mont Carmel (peanuts) defeated Wellington (Catlins).
At 2:30 we played against Catlins team from Wellington and finished 3-0 with a 15 to 7 victory. Marcel Arsenault pitched a brilliant game for the win. Top Batters:
(Jonathan Jeffery 3 for 3 walk, 2 RBI), (Tyler Richard 2 for 4 HR, 2 RBI), (Marcel Arsenault 2 for 3 walk, 3 RBI) In the other game to decide 2nd place, Abrams Village was victorious over Mont Carmel (peanuts).
Final standing after the round robin went
St Chrysostome 3 - 0
Abram's Village 2 - 1
Mont Carmel 1 - 2
Wellington 0 - 3
In the championship,in Mont Carmel, the two longest tenured teams remaining in the league, and also the two teams that had both never won the championship to this point, battled it out for the trophy. The game was tight, with St Chrysostome (the home team) getting out to an early 5 to 1 lead after 2 innings, but with Abram's village fighting back to tie the game at 6 to 6 in the third. Abrams Village then took an 8 to 6 lead into the 5th inning when St Chrysostome in their turn battled back to tie the game at 8's. The score remained tied at 8 to 8 throughout the 7th and final inning so an extra 8th inning was required. In the top of the 7th, St Chrysostome held Abram's Village off the score sheet for the 4th consecutive inning then went back to work in the bottom of the 8th. Leadoff batter Tyler Richard drew a walk and eventually made his way to third base. With 2 outs and runners on the corners, Jason (a Edmond) Arsenault stepped up to the plate and delivered a screaming line drive single into the shallow left field gap to score Richard from 3rd and win the game for St Chrysostome and the most coveted of trophies. Tyler Richard was the winning pitcher in relief of Jason (a Edmond) Arsenault. Top Batters:
(Mike Arsenault 3 for 5 HR 2 RBI), (Jonathan Caissie, 3 for 4 walk RBI) (Jason Arsenault, game winning RBI)
Aurelle a Denis (Arsenault??) was on hand to present team captain Joey Caissie with the Claude memorial trophy as you can well see in the pics posted all over facebook.
That's the story as I remember it, you can ask Peanut, Ghiz and Catlin for more details if you wish, and of course I am always available for interviews, as are all of my teammates I am certain. I will talk with the rest of the guys over the weekend to see if they can remember any other details, there was also a big double play around the 6th inning in the championship game where we got someone out at 1st base and at home, i'll try to get you the details on that one.
thank you Nick
Joseph, son of Ronald, Champion"
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| Faithful St-Chrysostome member and beerkeeper, Marcel |
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| After his winning run, along with the trophy, Tyler is taking a moment to let it all sink in while praising the Lords above |
mercredi 15 septembre 2010
2010 Golf Tournament Season
Anderson Creek Open Anderson Creek May 29-30 (78-76) t-12th
Potato Blossom Mill River June 19-20 (77-77) 9th
Island Amateur Stanhope July 3-4 (79-73-69-77)(DNQualify)
Lobster Carnival Summerside July 10-11 (85-76)
Stanhope Open Stanhope Aug 6-8 (71-81) t-8th
Club Championship Mill River Aug 14-15 (77-72) t-2nd
P.E.I. A/S Open Belvedere Aug 21-22 (71-72) 4th
Harvest Moon Brudenell/Dundarave Sept 11-12 (82-73) t-8th
Maritime Cup Mill River Sept 25-26
PEIGA Match Play Belvedere Oct 2-3
Right now, my point total is : 111.7
It has been a similar year in the sense that nothing calming has come over me to control my emotions, and my swing under situations that could be a little stressful. I was only ever close to the lead after Stanhope and Belvedere, then quickly made several bogeys to start my 2nd round. Currently (just Match-Play left) I'm ranked 12th overall on the island. All things considered, it's ok, yes, it's ok. I didn't get picked to play in the Maritime Cup which made sense. Even though I was 12th, I didn't exactly make any memorable performances to warrant the captains to pick me to go on the team. I admit it has already fueled a fire for next year ... and we will see if my results can improve. Yet, I will have to make big changes in my mental game and perhaps physical game throughout the winter and early months next year in order to change this pattern of finishing in the middle of the pack. I guess though, the most frustrating thing, is that I still had no trust of my swing .. even on rounds that ended up good .. I still had no trust of my swing out on the course. I putt well pretty much all year .. happy about that. And with my new driver I've been driving the ball phenomenally off the tee. It's now to tighten up my iron play ... it really is my iron play (including chipping and pitching) where I lose ALL my shots. Anyhow, even though sometimes I feel like quitting the game of golf, within a few hours after the round, I want to play again ... amazing game : )
Potato Blossom Mill River June 19-20 (77-77) 9th
Island Amateur Stanhope July 3-4 (79-73-69-77)(DNQualify)
Lobster Carnival Summerside July 10-11 (85-76)
Stanhope Open Stanhope Aug 6-8 (71-81) t-8th
Club Championship Mill River Aug 14-15 (77-72) t-2nd
P.E.I. A/S Open Belvedere Aug 21-22 (71-72) 4th
Harvest Moon Brudenell/Dundarave Sept 11-12 (82-73) t-8th
Maritime Cup Mill River Sept 25-26
PEIGA Match Play Belvedere Oct 2-3
Right now, my point total is : 111.7
It has been a similar year in the sense that nothing calming has come over me to control my emotions, and my swing under situations that could be a little stressful. I was only ever close to the lead after Stanhope and Belvedere, then quickly made several bogeys to start my 2nd round. Currently (just Match-Play left) I'm ranked 12th overall on the island. All things considered, it's ok, yes, it's ok. I didn't get picked to play in the Maritime Cup which made sense. Even though I was 12th, I didn't exactly make any memorable performances to warrant the captains to pick me to go on the team. I admit it has already fueled a fire for next year ... and we will see if my results can improve. Yet, I will have to make big changes in my mental game and perhaps physical game throughout the winter and early months next year in order to change this pattern of finishing in the middle of the pack. I guess though, the most frustrating thing, is that I still had no trust of my swing .. even on rounds that ended up good .. I still had no trust of my swing out on the course. I putt well pretty much all year .. happy about that. And with my new driver I've been driving the ball phenomenally off the tee. It's now to tighten up my iron play ... it really is my iron play (including chipping and pitching) where I lose ALL my shots. Anyhow, even though sometimes I feel like quitting the game of golf, within a few hours after the round, I want to play again ... amazing game : )
Last comedy act I've done (2008)
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| Pierre, Christina, Children's wish foundation, Hippie, Anna, Julie |
A few years ago now, just found it randomly in my random photos. I enjoyed acting, but after a while felt I wasn't that funny and didn't have that much presence on the scene. So I've backed off until it feels right to try again (if that ever comes). Still enjoyed doing them and did several from 2003 t'ill 2008 during summers.
Jeff Foster
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| No it isn't Nick, it is Jeff ... yet he does look a bit like Nick |
www.lifewithoutacentre.com
I don't have to go on forever about it, if you feel it, go see it, if not, don't. It won't hurt the feelings that emanate within the force field I too oftenly interpret as "mine". It is but a force field, not mine ... and there's nothing wrong with it.
You don't need to smoke or get intoxicated with Lots of Beereses when you can read books like Jeff's. It's deeper on a deeper level, a better level.
TSN Kraft Celebration Tour
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| Cedric Gallant, Darren Dutchyshen, Jennifer Hedger, Dr Nick |
Unbelievably, or not, Abram-Village's application for this TSN thing won ... we took home $25 000 and we got to host Darren Dutchyshen (well spellt) and Jennifer Hedger (well .. just well) from TSN as they broadcasted SportsCentre. It was an hour show and about 15 minutes was focused on la région Évangéline, kindof cool. Cedric did a great job in the interview (same as Des and Claude's siblings) and the 911 call was stunning to hear it for the first time. The park stood so silent it was awesome when we all saw this for this first time, about 750 people there in utter silence. I still get chills and tense up when I watch it over again. Can't wait to see Cedric with his tuxedo driving around in that zamboni on our new ice surface. We had the right people in place to deal with such a huge blow, it's amazing the aliveness that happened within the spirits dwelling in our community once the rink burnt. At the TSN thing at the Park in Wellington, we saw people who we forgot still lived. People are coming out of their hermit holes and realizing our community still rocks the cashbox !! Here's a few pics to try to sum up the whole thing ... a great experience. I may have written the essay and submitted a picture, but everyone helped to push the tiny snowball into the avalanche that made us win. Hopefully great things like this keep happening for us !!
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| The Kool-Aid man (Pat) made a sweet (get it?) appearance with a random guide with a paddle (Sylvain) |
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| Just before the show ... Cheque Presentation |
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| And DUTCHY spelled in the back ... classic (2nd guy from the right has a wicked name ... it's Nick) |
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| TSN put on a great show ... many hermits here |
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| Had to go horizontal to celebrate of course |
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| These two guys are awesome Roger and Cedric |
Juste une autre fin de semaine chez les Richards
Ma première try à faire une pièce de théâtre avec sta gang là. J'étais nervous au start et j'ai été jeté une couple de curveballs, mais en général ça vraiment bien té et j'ai laimé l'expérience. J'suis embauché pour faire deux autres pièces dans l'automne, so ça doit que quelque chose à pogné .. but j'y pense pas trop trop. C'est kindof weird comment mes dernières jobs ont juste poppé out of nowhere, j'crois j'ai juste plus de trust que la vie va aller ma way dans son bon temps. J'essaye pas trop de penser par en avant ou en arrière ... juste par en d'dans.
Une couple de portraits icitte pour souvenirs ... great cast !!
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| La Soeur Josépha avec son assistante tanante Cécila |
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| "Ah non, pas la vieille aussi !" - Antoine |
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| Peut-être le prêtre à juré ? J'sais pas ... soit ça ou la Docteure Gallant va donner un coup de coude à Chérillia |
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| C'est un secrèt entre moi et lui. |
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| Faut croire que la croix croit qu'elle est croyante |
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| "La police !! Mon Dieu j'y avais pas pensé" - Célina |
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