People play games

[austin_dern]

I spotted at lunch today a person with a ``Biolympics'' T-shirt. From the supporting text I gather it was some sort of athletic competition among the various bioscence departments. Underneath the left of the Biolympics name they had a rather cute rabbit, curled up and napping; on the far right was a turtle, chugging along, jogging and smoking a fat cigar.

The biochemical implications are staggering, at least.

In the mirrors in the elevator I noticed a spot under my eyes ... gleaming, little a little mirrored drop. I have no idea how this could be. There was a tiny mist of rain today (it's been quite the heat wave lately), but that was a few hours before I saw the spot. I have no supply of glitter anything. I've handled no broken glass in months, and haven't painted anything in over a month, and that with flat gray rather than silvery paint. What would make a nice, bright pinpoint reflection underneath my left eye I can't imagine. I don't suppose I'm turning silver.

Trivia: The first non-Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup was the Seattle Metropolitans, in 1917. Source: The New York Public Library Desk Reference, Paul Fargis, Sheree Bykofsky. I also note the Stanley Cup is the only major sports trophy I know of that isn't so gaudy as to be embarrassing to have around. And 1918 winner Toronto Arenas have possibly the only name worse than the 1914 Toronto Ontarios. 1903-05 Ottawa Silver Seven sound like superheroes, support staff for Captain Canuck.

Currently Reading: Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft, Courtney G Brooks, James M Grimwood, Loyd S Swenson Jr.

Comments

[terminotaur.livejournal.com]

While on the history of the Stanly Cup, you mention 1917,a nd 1918. 1919 is also of interest as its the only time the cup hasn't been awarded, thanks to the Spanish Flu. Apparently only about one player on the Seattle team was the only person NOT to be sick at the time.

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, there is that -- I just couldn't remember if I'd mentioned the suspended Stanley Cup series as a trivia item. (I really need a database of stuff I've used.) As I understand it the Victoria team offered to lend players to complete the contest, which would have certainly made for almost more interesting sports trivia. (It's hard not to notice that this would be the first time the Stanley Cup will go un-awarded since the last time the Red Sox won the World Series.)

But then they awarded two cups a year for a couple miscellaneous years in the 1890s and 1900s so I guess they've built up a little reserve, assuming somebody plays pro hockey again.