Applauding Sportsnet for Goddard firing

If you had a chance to catch "The Big Cat's Big Take" this morning, you'll know my colleague Devon Peacock was disappointed that former Sportsnet commentator Damien Goddard was fired, for expressing his opinions on same-sex marriage.

Just to give you a bit of background -- Goddard tweeted earlier this week in support of Burlington hockey agent Todd Reynolds. Reynolds criticized New York Ranger player Sean Avery for filming a TV commercial supporting gay marriage. Reynolds described Avery's position as “very sad” and “wrong.”

Goddard tweeted that while 'it's not about hate at all', he's 'a devout Roman Catholic' and he stands behind 'the traditional and TRUE meaning of marriage'.

Goddard was promptly fired from his job, though Sportsnet claims that, in fact, he actually lost his job several days earlier for other unrelated issues.

While I agree with Devon on many things -- including his posts on Don Cherry and CBC, which always ...

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Storm got you in a pickle?

Ahead of today's snow storm, I found myself going over a check list in my head of things we may need to get through it. Flashlight? Check. Blankets? Freshly laundered. Extra food? We just got groceries yesterday.

How about pickle juice? I just read an article about how officials in New Jersey are using pickle juice instead of road salt to help melt ice and snow. It makes sense; pickle brine is salty, and would probably work just as well as solid salt. And apparently it's cheaper too.

For those who watch Jersey Shore on MTV, you'll understand when I say Snooki would likely be thrilled to hear that other people in her home state appreciate pickles as much as she does.

That's another one of the few things I appreciate during these winter storms (there are VERY few, because I really hate winter weather). They force us to get 'creative', ...

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Despite the Snow, Londoners aren't Frosty

I generally have a love/hate relationship with snow, because I love the way it looks at Christmas time, but I hate the cold, shoveling snow, and the fact that most Canadian winters seem to drag on for way too long.

Right now, it's simply a hate/hate relationship. Old Man Winter? Enough already. We get it. We got an easy ride last winter, and now you're back with a vengence. No, we didn't forget about you and no, we didn't miss you.

For the past few days, I've been taking costly cabs to work, since my 14 year old rusted-up family-wagon doesn't have snow tires on it. I've also been shoveling my driveway every two hours when I'm home, in hopes of keeping up with the snow. I'm pretty sure by the end of all this, I'm going to have abs and arms like Batman.

But, I have to admit that there's ...

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