It is Good to See that the President…

…is hanging out with Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates and Michael Moore. Wow. Michael Moore has a lot of business to do at the White House, doesn’t he? See the logs within. Hidden camera, Mike?

George Clooney was there, Brad Pitt too. Michael Jordan - Denzel Washington - Al Franken – Oprah – Reverend Wright. Check out the list. Not sure what it all means but it is an interesting guest list to date.

Let Me Be Clear

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Mac

When I was in college, Fleetwood Mac was one of the “IT” bands.

In the 70′s, they ruled. ”Rumours” was a big album and everyone was listening to it. They were reintroduced to the mainstream when President Clinton embraced their sound during his campaign.

Here is a very good documentary about Fleetwood Mac, the band and their times. I enjoyed watching this one. It has a bit of Eric Clapton in it, too. Peter Green is an important individual in the history of rock. Who? Check this out! Here is your weekend film viewing free of charge on SnagFilms.com.

Too Busy To Worry

On Tuesday night, we beat Philly - a very tough team - 4 to 2. It was like a playoff game. We were focused and played well in front of a sold out building at home.

We then eeked out a 4 to 3 win two nights later – on the road - after taking a 3 to 0 lead over a divisional opponent. With the win, we now have won six games in a row. We have 18 points in 12 games played. We have the second most points garnered in the East, two behind Pittsburgh.

We got home at 2:30 am and tonight we play the Islanders at home and then the Blue Jackets on Sunday afternoon.

We play four games in six days, a grueling schedule.

After Sunday we can worry about how we did last week. Did we gain points and did we win in a way that is acceptable to folks? But right now we just need to focus and play each game as it comes. Don’t look back. Don’t critique. This schedule is difficult as it is hard to “get up” for every game, one after another and keep the intensity going.

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On Shaking Hands

I love to meet people and shake their hands. I do it at all of our games and at all of our events. At the Caps Convention, I honestly believe I shook more than 1,000! 

I think for the next few weeks I will curtail some of my social interactions just a bit. One of our players has contracted swine flu and we were all lectured on how to minimize the issue.

We are being hyper vigilant now in all of our locker rooms. I think you can eat off of our floors and equipment. They are that clean and sanitized.

We must all be aware of this new flu going around. Wash your hands often with hot water and a good soaping as well. Here’s to wishing and hoping and planning that we see no more flu bug in our locker room and that Quintin Laing recovers quickly and gets well soon!

Name Dropping

I was invited and had breakfast with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday in downtown DC. Several of my friends were at the small intimate gathering as well and we all had the chance to just listen to ”Mr. Prime Minister” talk about world affairs; the global economy; the Middle East; and politics in general.

I will be honest, I was blown away. He was so bright and so spot on in his opinions about the Middle East and our world economy. He is truly a “modern politician”. He gets it. He is a centrist and had a lot of energy and a very positive glow about him.

He was charming, funny and quite candid. And boy was he bespoke! He had on a shirt with three button cuffs and the nicest dress shoes I had ever seen!

It was an honor to be seated next to him and to listen to him hold court. He is of our generation as he was born in 1953. He answered all of my questions. He was unrushed and then he left us all to go to the White House and hang out.

We are so fortunate to live in Washington DC and get to meet the most interesting people in the world. And I don’t mean Mr. Dos Equis either. :-)