Dear BRYAN,
What a spectacle indeed! I think what we just witnessed were three players wanting a championship and who would blame them? However, to clump Chris Bosh in as a superstar seems superfluous - but that's just my opinion - though I bet I'm not alone. My prediction is that his numbers will now go from 20-10 to about 12-5 and maybe an assist or two more then before because he'll be drawing defense and dishing back out to the perimeter to Mr. James...
Whatever happens with this new and renewed Heat team - I wish them all the best.
Now back to the real issue at hand. Now, Mr. C, your return for Bosh was less than spectacular... in fact we got more out of the VC trade than we did with the sign & trade for Bosh. Did we even consider acquiring Beasley before he was traded? Or take a look at David Lee - or ANY of the actual prospects out there that can make a difference on our team? True, I'm a fan of Amir & Sonny, but they can't carry our team to a championship - or realistically even a playoff spot. So what do you plan to do? Are you going to use the exception and draw some talent to Toronto - or are you going to hope that Davis is going to turn out to be a super star and then have him carry the team for the next 7 years alone? I think it's safe to say that this tactic has never worked or ended well for us, so how about building a team with at least 5 key players that will do more than 8-10 points each?
Sadly, I'm not looking forward to the 2010-2011 season because our future looks bleak without a single player on the roster right now that can be a consistent contributor. I hope you believe in miracles, because that's all we've got so far!
Sincerely,
Me
Dear MANDY,
What a spectacle! What we have all just witnessed is something unprecedented in professional basketball and possibly even in professional sports. In a year where multiple NBA teams positioned themselves for the ability to sign a "maximum" contract player (or players) in free agency, three of the NBA's bright young stars are teaming together in an attempt to win an NBA Championship. Kudos to the Miami Heat for pulling off such a feat.
I'm sure that there is frustration and disappointment, possibly even resentment, upon hearing the news that Chris Bosh is leaving Toronto to join forces with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James in South Beach. Well that certainly is the feeling from this vantage point as we lose a player that has been the centrepiece of our franchise for the last several years. I can assure you every move/investment made in the last four years to improve our basketball team was designed with the belief that putting the right pieces around Chris would get us closer to our goal of winning an NBA Championship. In fact, Chris actively participated in that process as transactions and changes were contemplated because I have always believed that a franchise player experiences a sense of ownership in team building. Unfortunately, we fell short of that goal and must now move on to a post-Bosh era in Toronto.
In completing a Sign-and-Trade transaction with Miami, we were able to extract a very valuable Trade Exception and future draft picks that will serve as building blocks in the process of re-tooling our basketball team. The Trade Exception can be used to acquire players under contract with other teams via trade, or it can be used to leverage the acquisition of additional future assets. Speaking of the future, I can't tell you how energized we all feel to see the positive growth and development of so much young athletic talent on our roster including re-signing Amir Johnson and the recent first-round draft selection of Ed Davis. While more changes to the roster are possible, even likely, we can promise you now that this team will compete every night they take to the floor.
We believe we have the best fans in the NBA and we believe in the city and country that we play in. Your passion, pride and support has been tremendous no matter what the circumstances, and we cannot thank you enough for that. We all share a commitment to winning both on and off the floor and MLSE/Toronto Raptors ownership and management will do whatever it takes to WIN while also making the community a better place. Our franchise will evolve and emerge stronger than before, and I assure you that our combined efforts will produce the WINNER you are hoping for.
Sincerely,
Bryan Colangelo
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Einsteinium....
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.
The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.
The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
How Do You Title Longing?
I wonder if that cliche of "woman's clock" has any truth....
or maybe it's just that I'm seeing all my friends settle down and find that person they want to spend the rest of their life with...If that feeling isn't mutual do you count your losses and look somewhere else? What if the heart doesn't want to look anymore.
It's starting to ache... to wonder if I deserve that stability; that commitment; the respect; the honesty; that other person wanting to spend the rest of their life with me....
Even the one most non-committal friend I have has now made the plunge.
Maybe it's just me... seems like there are 1000 reasons why it's me...
I guess, at least if all else fails, I'll be there....
or maybe it's just that I'm seeing all my friends settle down and find that person they want to spend the rest of their life with...If that feeling isn't mutual do you count your losses and look somewhere else? What if the heart doesn't want to look anymore.
It's starting to ache... to wonder if I deserve that stability; that commitment; the respect; the honesty; that other person wanting to spend the rest of their life with me....
Even the one most non-committal friend I have has now made the plunge.
Maybe it's just me... seems like there are 1000 reasons why it's me...
I guess, at least if all else fails, I'll be there....
Your Emptiness; My Despair
While I'm missing you
You're missing her
Faceless, nameless
Couldn't be bother with your heart's content.
Only cares where you sign
Dotted Line
And the next time you'll return.
Feels so cold
In your embrace
A nobody in my place
That you dream of now instead.
She'll scream your name
If you place
A credit line
To pay for her next expense.
We drift apart
Can't be whole
Argue tomorrow
Because you're no longer mine.
The energy you commit to it
Instead of time, to build what is
Lost in space, so meaningless
When you turn back it's nothing but
Emptiness.
I'll be gone built a life
That could, should, would be yours
But in place
You took a short turn road
For a taste
Of 30 seconds of pointless bliss.
You're missing her
Faceless, nameless
Couldn't be bother with your heart's content.
Only cares where you sign
Dotted Line
And the next time you'll return.
Feels so cold
In your embrace
A nobody in my place
That you dream of now instead.
She'll scream your name
If you place
A credit line
To pay for her next expense.
We drift apart
Can't be whole
Argue tomorrow
Because you're no longer mine.
The energy you commit to it
Instead of time, to build what is
Lost in space, so meaningless
When you turn back it's nothing but
Emptiness.
I'll be gone built a life
That could, should, would be yours
But in place
You took a short turn road
For a taste
Of 30 seconds of pointless bliss.
Perspective
Humming birds flutter a graceful dance;
Shockwaves unravelling the queen ant's nest.
New trends, must have, millions;
A child laborer's blistered hands.
Rainstorms quenching dry parched horizon;
Mudslide buries the endangered species land.
Shockwaves unravelling the queen ant's nest.
New trends, must have, millions;
A child laborer's blistered hands.
Rainstorms quenching dry parched horizon;
Mudslide buries the endangered species land.
Today's Radio Show...
30 Chick Flicks in 30 Days
I was about to change the radio station when this topic came up, but I couldn't be bothered and glad I left it.
In summary a married couple (real story) went on this venture to watch 30 chick flicks in a month. I thought the consensus from the guy (who was interviewed) would be that overall they were cheesy and too stereotypical. But he saw past Hollywood, which was a breath of fresh air.
He concluded that to maintain a success relationship you need 3 key factors (amongst the obvious ones)
1) Forgiveness - not just between man and woman, but in life
2) Vulnerablility - allowing yourself to love so much that you let the other person (now talking about the relationship) to enter 100% into your heart so that you let them love you and in turn, risk being hurt by them too. But without this vulnerability you will never truly learn to be a part of something
3) Friendship - this one quite straight forward
It was nice to hear it from the guy who actually said by sharing these 30 days with his wife, he's managed to turn into a better man. He said his wife has noticed that he's no longer doing the things that hurt her, is more attentive - listens well - and funnily - has become a better kiss because he's aware of her non-vocal signs.
I guess it's nice to know that a seemingly stupid social experience could help improve a marriage.
There is hope for love afterall.
I was about to change the radio station when this topic came up, but I couldn't be bothered and glad I left it.
In summary a married couple (real story) went on this venture to watch 30 chick flicks in a month. I thought the consensus from the guy (who was interviewed) would be that overall they were cheesy and too stereotypical. But he saw past Hollywood, which was a breath of fresh air.
He concluded that to maintain a success relationship you need 3 key factors (amongst the obvious ones)
1) Forgiveness - not just between man and woman, but in life
2) Vulnerablility - allowing yourself to love so much that you let the other person (now talking about the relationship) to enter 100% into your heart so that you let them love you and in turn, risk being hurt by them too. But without this vulnerability you will never truly learn to be a part of something
3) Friendship - this one quite straight forward
It was nice to hear it from the guy who actually said by sharing these 30 days with his wife, he's managed to turn into a better man. He said his wife has noticed that he's no longer doing the things that hurt her, is more attentive - listens well - and funnily - has become a better kiss because he's aware of her non-vocal signs.
I guess it's nice to know that a seemingly stupid social experience could help improve a marriage.
There is hope for love afterall.
Disassociated
Wide-eyed, non-blinking lied to
In the face, with a smile
Brushed aside
As if just another moment in time
Lost in space
Out of Place
Can't escape
A world that's superficially mine
Won't relate
Or incorporate
Or let me be
all that I am as part of you
Spoken to
Like a child
My importance, non-chalance
Not intended to be made whole
In the face, with a smile
Brushed aside
As if just another moment in time
Lost in space
Out of Place
Can't escape
A world that's superficially mine
Won't relate
Or incorporate
Or let me be
all that I am as part of you
Spoken to
Like a child
My importance, non-chalance
Not intended to be made whole
Before Yourself
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
If the recurring theme is "what's in it for me" then this life will be a lonely & inhabitable place.
If the recurring theme is "what's in it for me" then this life will be a lonely & inhabitable place.
Either Way...
I can deal with attention deficit.
I can deal with multi-tasking something of importance.
Can't however... deal with not even being able to be given the time of day for 2 minutes.
If at all important, it should be glaringly obvious.
30 Days
... 由 這 一 分 鐘 我 一 生 就 只 有 您 (From this minute on, I live my life for you)
... 明 日 縱 使 不 堪 阻 不 到 我 用 心 愛 您 (No matter how bad tomorrow is, it won't stop me from loving you)
... 讓 我 終 於 都 明 瞭 明 白 您 比 生 死 重 要 (finally realize that you are more important than life or death)
....讓 我 終 於 不 動 搖 這 改 變 因 您, 原 諒 我 卻 試 過 傷 害 您 (It is you who's made me want to change; forgive me for ever trying to hurt you)
I can deal with multi-tasking something of importance.
Can't however... deal with not even being able to be given the time of day for 2 minutes.
If at all important, it should be glaringly obvious.
30 Days
... 由 這 一 分 鐘 我 一 生 就 只 有 您 (From this minute on, I live my life for you)
... 明 日 縱 使 不 堪 阻 不 到 我 用 心 愛 您 (No matter how bad tomorrow is, it won't stop me from loving you)
... 讓 我 終 於 都 明 瞭 明 白 您 比 生 死 重 要 (finally realize that you are more important than life or death)
....讓 我 終 於 不 動 搖 這 改 變 因 您, 原 諒 我 卻 試 過 傷 害 您 (It is you who's made me want to change; forgive me for ever trying to hurt you)
Remember the Time?
Do you remember the last Christmas that Santa was real?
Or the tooth fairy would grant you a dollar for your baby teeth?
How about when the twinkle of the stars was no longer Neverland happy thoughts
And when Prince Charming didn't rescue Snow White because she wasn't asleep
It appears... every happily ever after must die; and die must every happy soul.
Or the tooth fairy would grant you a dollar for your baby teeth?
How about when the twinkle of the stars was no longer Neverland happy thoughts
And when Prince Charming didn't rescue Snow White because she wasn't asleep
It appears... every happily ever after must die; and die must every happy soul.
The Fall List
In light of a summer gone and too much time not doing what I should have been doing - here's a list to start the fall:
A little more of:
A little more of:
- Sunsets by the lake
- rollerblading
- yoga & P90X
- trying new foods
- day trip adventures
- street fests
- movies
- picture taking
- drawing
- finishing my paintings
- guitar lessons!
- golfing
- good eating habits
- sitting around
- eating to be full
- worrying about bills!!! WOO HOO good bye car payments
- procrastinating
- injuring my back
- breaking my own promises
Last Summer Long Weekend 2009
This year, no pictures.
Things I missed out on this summer:
Things I missed out on this summer:
- Campfires
- Hiking trails
- Meteor shower
- Summerlicious kick off
- Just For Laughs
- Montreal
- Taste of the Danforth
- Rollerblading
- Golfing *sniffle*
- Hurting my back
- Watching the sun set by the lake
- Unionville
- Cancelling plans
- Sitting around
- Shopping
- Nursing my back
- Nothing
Hello Teacher, Tell Me What's My Lesson
I've realized that when your world is crumbling there are always two kinds of people in your closest vicinity: The ones that try and help hold the walls up and the ones that push the walls down to crash on you harder. The ones that try and help hold you and pull you out of the rubble, does not point a finger at you as to why your world is crumbling and why you are so weak beneath the rubbles. The other, well if they are piling the bricks on top of you, I think that it is obvious what they are and are not doing.
Is it fair to judge the homeless man begging for his next dollar when you have no idea his circumstances and why he is where he is? Would it help him to be criticized if all he needs to survive is one more meal? The world has enough cynicism, hypocrisy and hate and definitely not enough of empathy, understanding and love.
Looking on a smaller scale, often times in each of our lives, the people you cherish most are the first to point, stare and laugh. It is an irony because these same people willingly reach out their hand to strangers. Is it really only because you love them that you dare to hurt them? Has society twisted our minds so badly that we believe that those dearest to us deserve the least respect, least empathy, least understanding and worst yet should be taken for granted most often?
We are where we are in life because of our circumstances and because of our choices. Often in retrospect we realize we've made mistakes, but it is never wise to project our errors on others and make them the scapegoat for our own imperfections.
A man once said: you are free to judge me if you yourself are without fault. Until you remove the speck from your eye, do not be so arrogant to believe you can help others in removing theirs.
~Take THAT with a grain of salt
Is it fair to judge the homeless man begging for his next dollar when you have no idea his circumstances and why he is where he is? Would it help him to be criticized if all he needs to survive is one more meal? The world has enough cynicism, hypocrisy and hate and definitely not enough of empathy, understanding and love.
Looking on a smaller scale, often times in each of our lives, the people you cherish most are the first to point, stare and laugh. It is an irony because these same people willingly reach out their hand to strangers. Is it really only because you love them that you dare to hurt them? Has society twisted our minds so badly that we believe that those dearest to us deserve the least respect, least empathy, least understanding and worst yet should be taken for granted most often?
We are where we are in life because of our circumstances and because of our choices. Often in retrospect we realize we've made mistakes, but it is never wise to project our errors on others and make them the scapegoat for our own imperfections.
A man once said: you are free to judge me if you yourself are without fault. Until you remove the speck from your eye, do not be so arrogant to believe you can help others in removing theirs.
~Take THAT with a grain of salt
Last Night's Demon Chasing Me
Open wide, demon face
Down the rabbit hole esophagus
Into a fiery burning hell
That Echos
Magnetic pulls, delusions
Very convincing to follow
Not today, not tomorrow
Cannot drown my sorrows
Cannot steal my soul
Down the rabbit hole esophagus
Into a fiery burning hell
That Echos
Magnetic pulls, delusions
Very convincing to follow
Not today, not tomorrow
Cannot drown my sorrows
Cannot steal my soul
More of an Effort
The newest dilemma is this:
Should I put more of an effort into being nicer to stupid people
or
Should I put more of an effort into ignoring and not condoning their behaviors?
I ask this only because Einstein pointed out to me that supidness is limitless... which would mean my efforts would have to be limitless for those who wish to be perpetually... well... stupid.
But then that would mean I lack drive to excel if I don't try - or maybe that's just a stupid thought.
HA.
Irony capitalized.
This is what happens on a Friday afternoon when I'm thinking about indulging my semi-alcoholic behaviors.
OK. That's an exaggeration... not the indulging part though.
Should I put more of an effort into being nicer to stupid people
or
Should I put more of an effort into ignoring and not condoning their behaviors?
I ask this only because Einstein pointed out to me that supidness is limitless... which would mean my efforts would have to be limitless for those who wish to be perpetually... well... stupid.
But then that would mean I lack drive to excel if I don't try - or maybe that's just a stupid thought.
HA.
Irony capitalized.
This is what happens on a Friday afternoon when I'm thinking about indulging my semi-alcoholic behaviors.
OK. That's an exaggeration... not the indulging part though.
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