Daily Archives: January 12, 2010

RIP Paul Baker

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A long term close friend and former AOL associate passed away in early January. All of us that were close to Paul Baker are still reeling from the news.

I just saw Paul in late November at a Capitals game. He looked and sounded great. He made me smile and he made my day. He laughed and joked with my son, daughter and other friends in the owner’s box. He was “just Paul being Paul.”

His loss is a great blow to many of us. He was a great and loyal friend. He was a terrific executive and lawyer. He was a heck of a great guy! He is missed. Go to Facebook and look up RIP PAUL BAKER to see some wonderful photos of Paul at his best.

Many friends have asked that I pass on the information on his funeral and related services so here they are:

Wake/Service will be Friday, January 15, between 6-8pm with rosary at 8PM.
Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home
9902 Braddock Road
Fairfax, VA 22032
Phone: (703) 425-9702

The church service will be Saturday, January 16, at 11AM.
St. Andrew the Apostle
6720 Union Mill Road
Clifton, Virginia 20124
Phone: (703) 817-1770

Such a loss. Be strong. Love one another and carry on…

Congrats to SB Nation and Japers’ Rink

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Japers’ Rink was named the Top NHL Blog and SB Nation had the most entrants in the Top 10 of any blogging network.Well done and kudos! Read this article about hockey blogs and the best of the best. It didn’t take long for the bloggers to overtake traditional media in terms of quantity and sometimes quality of coverage and generation of a massive amount of wonderful pixels covering our great sport.

With the Washington Times shutting down its sports section, we have the Washington Post and the Examiner as print properties that cover our team on a game by game basis and yet, when you walk into our locker room after a game, there are dozens and dozens of people interviewing our players and our coaches.

I have to admit that I am proud that we as a franchise led the way in creating and activating and embracing the blogosphere. I am also proud to be an investor in SB Nation, a place I start my day everyday to get the latest in news and commentary on the NHL.

Happy – Smiling

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Thank you. I smiled when I read this article in Sports Illustrated. It made me happy.

We are scrappy. We are talented. We are confident and we remain hungry and humble.

It is an honor to get pixels generated on our team such as this article. It makes us all proud but not cocky. We haven’t done anything until we win a Cup but once in awhile, the journey is the reward.

Paperless? I Don’t Think So

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I thought we lived in a paperless world? I thought the digital revolution would do away with our need for pulp.

Yikes! Americans use the most amount of paper. We are cutting down forests; using clean water; and releasing methane into the air. Yuck.

Here is a very straightforward, fact-filled film. It is six minutes in length called The Secret Life of Paper. I found it very powerful and smart. Click here to learn what you can do as a consumer to create change.