The View From Wisconsin

Still hot as ever.

Doofus me decided to be a wonderful husband and set the self-cleaning feature on our electric range overnight, while I was still awake, so in the morning my wife would find the kitchen cleaned up. Of course, what I didn't know was that it takes about four and a half hours for the cleaning cycle to complete. I also didn't know that, even with the windows wide open, the kitchen would become hotter than the Mojave Desert at noon during the cleaning cycle. AND, it didn't help that the temps outside were already hitting the high 80's at 6:30 AM Monday.

The air conditioner worked a little overtime yesterday to compensate...

I've been toying with my copy of Strat-O-Matic Computer Hockey 6.0 over the weekend. With the Hall of Fame disk, I actually played out an entire season of games with the various players. The Detroit Motor Kings and the Minnesota Northstars met in the finals, with the Northstars finishing their spectacular 12-1 run to the title with a 4-2 win at Minnesota. Though Detroit captain Steve Yzerman was named the playoff MVP, Detroit's Chuck Rayner couldn't stop Dickie Moore, Marcel Dionne and Dick Irvin from lighting the lamp. Guy Lafleur added an assist for the Northstars.

The standings were:
Eastern Division

1. Edmonton Oil Kings, 97 pts. (lost to Vancouver, 3-4)
   
2. Minnesota Northstars, 90 pts. (won championship)
   
3. Pittsburgh Igloos, 87 pts. (swept by Minnesota, 0-4)
   
4. Vancouver Islanders, 82 pts. (lost to Minnesota, 0-4)
   
5. Philadelphia Arrows, 72 pts.
6. Quebec Lafleurs, 64 pts.

Western Division

1. Chicago Jets, 99 pts. (lost to Boston, 3-4)
   
2. Detroit Motor Kings, 90 pts. (lost in finals)
   
3. New York Americans, 85 pts. (lost to Detroit, 2-4)
   
4. Boston Bears, 78 pts. (lost to Detroit, 3-4)
   
5. Toronto Blueshirts, 73 pts.
6. Montreal Habitants, 67 pts.