Rants from the man who brings you DobberHockey and the Dobber Sports Network
This one was a long time coming. Truth is, I nearly died – and reining in my emotions enough to put it all into words has been harder than I expected.
As noted in the last post on February 9, 2024, I had a new date for the stem-cell transplant of March 5.
Well, that didn’t happen.
Continue reading “Long Overdue Update (Hint: Still Alive!)”
This was another dead zone for me when it comes to new music. I guess at that point it was time to admit I was…old? I was 36, but pretty out of touch with the music scene, listening to my own collection at home while working at my own business DobberHockey (which was doing quite well).
Continue reading “My Favorite Songs from 2010”
I’ve waited over a decade to do this one because I knew it would be a huge project. Compiling the best songs by Canada’s own The Tragically Hip.
Continue reading “Top 100 Songs by The Tragically Hip”
My first full year as a father was obviously a busy one. It was also the year we moved into a new house (where we still live today). As with 2008, 2009 was a year in which I was exposed to very little in terms of newer music. The bigger hits and better songs got through thanks to the many car trips, but not like when I was commuting daily.
Continue reading “My Favorite Songs from 2009”
It’s been an interesting last six weeks since the last update, and I’ll summarize it here. Perhaps you, or someone you know, is going through a second bout with leukemia and having a second stem-cell transplant (SCT). Perhaps this helps prepare you for what’s to come.
Continue reading “The Second Stem Cell Transplant Date is Set”
This legendary rocker never seemed to age, pushing good music out there well into his forties. It really caught many of us off guard when he passed away just shy of his 67th birthday.
Continue reading “The 20 Best Songs from Tom Petty”
I was indeed diagnosed with cancer again. Leukemia for the second time. These past couple of months have been a whirlwind, beginning with relentless bad that was, eventually, followed by…some good. Hope.
Continue reading “Round 2 Begins”
At five years post-transplant, we’re told that the odds of relapse are quite slim. After two years, in fact, those odds are quite slim. If you make it that far without the stem cells being rejected, or without a cancer relapse, you’re probably going to make it.
I didn’t want to ever write a post in this section of my blog again. But here we are.
Continue reading “New Struggles”
While reviewing and cataloging all music, I was curious about certain groups and artists and how I feel about their music today. I decided to rank the songs of some of the greats and after kicking things off with the Beatles, Zeppelin, Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, CCR and R.E.M. It’s high time I moved onto a Canadian band.
Continue reading “The Best Songs from 54-40”
My first full year running DobberHockey was certainly a busy one. My wife and I learned we were having our first child, and my daughter was born on Christmas day. Meanwhile, I was trying to prove to myself (and my wife) that I could make this fantasy hockey thing work…
Continue reading “My Favorite Songs from 2008”
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