Hey, look—it’s the second week in which I’m doing the thing I said I was going to start doing last week. That makes this a streak. I’m two for two! I’ve got three new things to share with you this week. Ignore or partake as you see fit for your life. 1. The Union Hockey League. I’ve already posted about the UHL and my local team, the Sun Prairie Killer Bees, but this is just a lot of fun for not a lot of money. We have a problem in America where people tend to support things at the highest level but ignore the stuff on lower levels. They’ll go see a one single NHL game and drop $500 on tickets, parking, food, merch, and everything that goes with it, but for far less than that $500, you could have season tickets, multiple merch items, better seats, and do the noble thing about supporting your local community. Going to an NHL game is an experience, no doubt, but so is going to low-level games. And it’s the same game. You’re just closer to it, and it means something when it’s your local team. I’m looking forward to the 48-team expansion of the UHL next season, and there’s still plenty of hockey to be played yet this year. 2. Old Gods of Appalachia podcast: I started listening to this podcast a while back, but it’s become one of those things that I look forward to, and when it shows up in the podcast feed on Thursdays, I know it’s going to be a good day. Steve Schell writes and narrates an ongoing serialized story about the goings-on in rural Appalachia, and the local citizens who have to battle the forces of darkness. Each season encompasses a new story with new characters, and it’s just great fun if you like horror stories. Steve’s got a great narrating voice and his command of the language is worth a listen. 3. Oreo Space Dunk cookies: Oreos are the best cookie in the prepacked, poison-that’s-killing-you aisle, and I always enjoy when they bust out new flavors. The newest one is the Oreo Space Dunk. It’s the standard Oreo chocolate wafers with some ungodly pink-and-blue filling. It’s no better or worse than a standard Oreo, but for some reason, the pink-and-blue filling just makes me feel like a kid, when you’d happily stuff your face with anything as long as it was labeled “candy” and had neon colors. (Hi-C Ecto Cooler, anyone?) There is nothing noteworthy about them, other than they brought me about 1.5 seconds of joy this month, and I will take any moments of joy I can get. Okay, that's three random things for this week. If you didn't catch the very nice review I received from Kirkus for the fourth Abe & Duff book, Bought the Farm, please check that out. |
About the AuthorSean Patrick Little is a writer, speaker, editor, educator, and general literary dude from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Click the pictures below to purchase books!
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