Yes, I know. My posting has been somewhat "sparse" of late. I've been spending my time working and sitting, mostly.

And sitting I was last Saturday evening, watching the end of the stunning Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators game. After the first period, it was 4-0 for Ottawa. Even I, Captain Toronto, had trouble believing that a comeback was in the cards. Toronto won 5-4 in overtime. That's heart, I tells ya.

Being a Leafs fan is sometimes difficult. Every year the team shows a glimmer of greatness followed by a fizzling end in the mid/late playoff rounds. The punishment is nearly unbearable. Even worse than that is being a Leafs fan living in Ottawa. Senators fans have a serious problem with cockiness, given that their team can't seem to make it past the 1st playoff round (to be more precise, make it past Toronto in the first round). They're by far the most arrogant, uninformed, and annoying hockey fans I've ever come across. As far as I'm concerned, the Sens are about 10 years old as a team, thus, every Sens fan is a bandwagon-jumper.

Anyhow, as I said -- I was sitting on the couch after watching the spectacular Leafs victory when from outside came an enormous ruckus. I sauntered to the balcony for a look-see whereupon I spotted a crew of 15-or-so drunkards wandering the sidewalks shouting "GO LEAFS GO!" at offensive volumes. Bravery in numbers, but bravery nonetheless.

It was only a matter of moments before people in the surrounding apartment buildings began to voice their displeasure, responding with violent retort from their windows. One gentleman made a lovely suggestion as to how the crowd might spend the rest of their evening (and how to do it with a certain part of Tie Domi's anatomy). Another simply screamed. Yet another threw bits of unidentifiable trash at the indignant mob.

I was compelled to add my two cents about a team that has players named Marian and a captain that spends enough money on hair styling products to fund a high-tech start-up.

Then again, I'll openly admit that I bleed blue. Sens fans might want to consider jumping bandwagons again before I have to say "I told you so".