I meant to mention this at the beginning of the week, but it continually slipped my mind until I harnessed the mnemonic power of the 3M sticky note: one sure sign that summertime, if not yet Summer itself, is upon us is the transition of the beer advertisements during Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption from Guinness to Red Stripe. I have long extolled the virtues of Guinness, but it is an undeniable truth that it is not a warm weather beer. Where would we be as a civilization without the yellow sticky note?

"Revenge" of the Dead Wings
More good news out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, or at least as good as any news can be since the noble Detroit Red Wings were unceremoniously defeated by the upstart Edmonton Oilers, the hated Colorado Avalanche(s) were swept by the formerly laughable Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. At this hour, the villainous New Jersey Devils appear to be well on the road to victory over the annoying but not loathesome Carolina Hurricanes, thereby avoiding a four-game sweep. Yet, National Hockey League history suggests that the Devils' chances of overcoming the Hurricanes' 3-1 series lead are quite slim. Bwa ha ha ha ha!

As you may have gleaned, I subscribe to the Ambrose Bierce theory of happiness.