tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14189071.post6067841728302553064..comments2023-05-15T06:06:33.543-06:00Comments on Arcol-o-Gist: What's a Bonspiel?arcolaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14189071.post-12877703413567174862007-02-03T06:59:00.000-06:002007-02-03T06:59:00.000-06:00Laura: that may not have gone through correctly f...Laura: that may not have gone through correctly for the web address. If that didn't work, then do google search for <br /><br />boston globe newspaper<br /><br />then go to most emailed pages, and the article about ted johnson is the top one.<br /><br />TimTim Hodgenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237942768894057727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14189071.post-37104129153888147712007-02-03T06:54:00.000-06:002007-02-03T06:54:00.000-06:00try this:
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/p...try this:<br /><br />http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/02/02/i_dont_want_anyone_to_end_up_like_me/<br /><br />TimTim Hodgenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237942768894057727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14189071.post-69144789888240621012007-02-02T22:57:00.000-06:002007-02-02T22:57:00.000-06:00Well, Tim, for a proper cultural exchange, we coul...Well, Tim, for a proper cultural exchange, we could get into a discussion about who plays the <i>real</i> game of football (wink). I recall back when we lived in a house trailer with no running water or electricity, Dad would haul out the generator and fire it up once a year to power the TV so we could watch the Grey Cup. But I've never actually been to see a football game live, so I guess I really can't comment on the full cultural experience. Hockey, though: I've seen a few games at the rink here, and as in football, the violent interactions are clearly a key to victory. Mostly I enjoyed watching, even though most everyone else was groaning at the performance of our team, but I was just thinking, "Wow, there's no way <i>I</i> could skate like that!" But when the players forgot about the puck and focussed on the violence, I'd had enough.<br /><br />Thanks for the mention of Ted Johnson. I couldn't get at the Boston Globe article without inventing a zip code for myself (another little cultural dissonance) so I browsed other news sites and came up with a <a href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/tb/4984">medical report</a> on concussion assessment in sports. I hadn't heard of the elevated risk of injury from subsequent concussions - that's worth knowing about!arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14189071.post-86740096518334715212007-02-02T16:49:00.000-06:002007-02-02T16:49:00.000-06:00Laura: Thanks so much for the intro to curling. ...Laura: Thanks so much for the intro to curling. Whenever I get to Canada I make it a point to watch it on TV. Just seeing it leads me to agree with you as to why there are so few spectators in the stands. I'd be on the "sheet" also.<br /><br />The flash animation was helpful. I especially liked the "double takeout" and the "hit and roll."<br /><br />It's good the nurse gave you guidelines to use after your dad's collision with the ice. Post-concussive states, especially if the events are closely spaced are never to be treated lightly. You might want to do a google search for today's Boston Globe sports section and look for the piece on Ted Johnson. If you can't find it and still want it, I can mail you a copy if you want.<br /><br />He talks about consequences, behavioral and cognitive, which he directly attributes to 2 specific concussions (but in a context of numerous others)in a way which gets your attention. <br /><br />He was a linebacker for the Boston Patriots and was a super bowl winnner. Football, for you curlers, is a sport where two opposing teams line up across from each other, in which one team tries to move an inflated oval shaped ball down the field and across a goal line. <br /><br />One team uses skill, cunning and brute aggression to move in one direction. The other team uses skill, cunning and brute aggression to thwart that. There are many violent interactions (but with surprisingly few short term injuries...longer term injuries are another subject which is seldom talked about.) <br /><br />In order to protect the players, various parts of their bodies are protected with equipment. Once the body is as well protected as it can be, the players can now play the game with even more reckless abandon and more forceful collisions. <br /><br />For this they are handsomely rewarded with a contract which is then traded in for lots of green paper. <br /><br />Oh, and the whole "game" is thoroughly enjoyed by men and barely tolerated by most women. The pregame rituals of "tail-gating" improves the attitude and mental prepartation so the audience can tolerate the cold better and can lose most inhibitions towards the obvious punishment that the players are doling out to each other. <br /><br />Aye, lassie, it's a great game. And 'tis a sadness that two days from now the Patriots will not be at the super bowl.<br /><br />Well, thanks for your intro to curling and I guess this will qualify for our yearly cultural exchange of vital information.<br /><br />TimTim Hodgenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237942768894057727noreply@blogger.com