Nice one CHF on the new Pittsburgh Arena. I haven't seen Frank around since the playoffs ended hopefully he returns. I am also looking forward to reading what you have to say about the upcoming NHL season.

Hi,

Thank you very much for writing. Happy first day of summer!

It was 105 degrees here today, but I have been inside all day sewing spandex. The weather is supposed to cool down by Monday.

The Mets folded so horribly last year that I adopted the Dodgers/Angels as a kind of mild protest. I even tried to quit the Mets yahoo board but the manager persuaded me to stay. When you get right down to it, baseball is a bunch of guys making obscene amounts of money for playing a kid's game!

My best friend Nina was a hockey fan. We used to go to the Orlando Solar Bears games and she could always find someone to give us free tickets. And we met lots of nice people: firemen, corporate guys. One time we went to Tampa to see the Flyers. I drove her car while she graded papers using the dome light.

Nina ended up marrying a hockey player.

Oh well, my break is almost over. Talk to you again soon!

Jolie

All I remember is that the Flyers looked so much better than the Lightning and that the arena was HUGE.

Hey Paul,

Everything's great with me. If you don't follow the NFL very close, that's fine.

I think that Rolston just wants a decent deal at close to market value. He admits this is it for him, and I can't blame him for wanting to get some money before he retires.

Nice, hope you can go, and the sweep was great. It felt good to win

Hi Paul,

Thanks so much for writing.

The people on the Yahoo Met's board were really shocked by the midnight firing. Rick Peterson was an overrated pitching coach. Oddly, during all the Mets games I've seen, they played well.

Yes, it is a completely different world out here than in the midwest, northeast, or Florida (where I lived before moving here). Claremont is about twenty minutes from me in clear freeway traffic.

Today when I was walking my friend's dog he got overheated but a nice lady let me use her garden hose to get him some water. It does get blistering hot in the inland sections of southern California along with the desert.

If you get sick of the heat, you can either go to the mountains or you can get on the train and go to San Juan Capistrano/San Clemente/Oceanside where they get natural a/c from the ocean. Malibu/Santa Monica are usually cooler, too.

Sincerely,

Jolie

Hi cityhockeyfever,

If you are interested, Whatifsports played out the NHL Finals 10,000 times and predict the Red Wings in 5 games!

http://www.armchairgm....Simulated_10,000_Times

Glad you spotted it. Dan should fix it soon...

Ha Ha, we really aren't bitter. He had a shaky run towards the end of his tenure here in Pittsburgh. That led to the distain, but over the years, I have become convinced we boo him out of respect. We know that without him, the Pens might not have their cups.

Yeah, I hope so too. How bout that 4OT Stars/Sharks game last night? That was crazy.

Hey, they played a great series. Each game could have gone either way. Now, just send Jagr back to the 'Burgh for one more year.

Thank you for the gift, and nice series. New York put up a fight in game 5. Now, I just hope Pittsburgh can finish the deal. Good luck to your Rangers in 2009.