May The Force Be With You

Benny Hinn would be great at parties.

Beer Me!

While there's a beer for all seasons, I really enjoy it when the weather's warm. There's nothing better on a warm day than sitting outside in the sun with a cold beer.

And there's a lot of them I like. For instance Appalachian Wheat from ABC Brewing in Harrisburg is a favorite. It's really good when you're grilling burgers, hot dogs, or steaks. Troegs Brewing, also in Harrisburg makes Rugged Trail Ale which I really enjoy.

That's just two of my favorites, the tip of the iceberg. Let me know what you like.

NHL Playoffs

This has got to be my favorite time of the year. It's the start of another baseball season and the beginning of playoff hockey. There is nothing quite so intense, dramatic, heartbreaking, and exciting as playoff hockey. And joyous too as the Flyers make the playoffs after a dismal last season. They face the Capitals in the first round and it should be a good series.

And now the predictions. First in the Eastern Conference my heart tells me the Flyers will make it to the conference finals. Despite injuries to key players, they were able to turn it around from last year, come together as a team and I would love to see them go deep in the playoffs. But my head is telling me something else. It's telling me that the Flyers will beat the Washington Capitals in five or six games but lose to the Canadians in the second round. After finishing off the Rangers in the first round, New Jersey will beat the Penguins in the second. Then the Montreal Canadians will beat the New Jersey Devils to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadians have been playing real good all season and if they stay healthy, I believe they'll be in the Finals.

For the Western Conference I think the Detroit Red Wings will beat the San Jose Sharks to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings should take care of the Predators in the first round and then Colorado in the second. Also, the Sharks take their first round from Calgary and then beat the Ducks in the second round.

Then for the Stanley Cup I think the Red Wings will beat the Canadians in six games.

Let me know what you think and what your predictions are. Once the playoffs start, I'm sure I'll be amending those picks.


Go Flyers