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 The Canada -USA gold medal hockey match just went into overtime at 1-1 as we write this. Sorta pulling for Canada as our wonderful neighbors to the North have endured so much BS from us, they deserve this win as a feel-good experience for a great nation that is North America's new bastion of Democracy and liberty. Plus their Jersey's are much cooler. Sign us up for one. 

Knicks had a great come from behind win at the Garden last night over the Rockets. Getting ready for playoff basketball. '

Speaking of New York. Bundle up and settle down with a hot soup and good book. A 24 hour nor-easter is set to hit today- a massive blizzard with up to two feet of snow and 50+ MPH winds that will create 5 and 6 foot snow drifts. 

Here is Washington Square Park after the great 47 blizzard.

And here is Wall Street after the 1888 Blizzard. 

Back then there was much less available on Netflix and Hulu. Times have changed.

Our prescription for a blizzard day: 1 whole chicken; a whole diced onion; whole diced apple; 4-5 carrots thickly chopped; whole plum tomato diced; place all in a slow cooker for four hours; add Italian spice mix or Goya Sazon. When done, roughly shred chicken with two forks, keeping in bones for flavor. Cook your fav noodles in a sperate pot adding a 1/4 cup of broth for flavour. 

Pick an old favourite book to re-read. Something like 11/22/63 by Stephen King.   Or The Alieniest by Caleb Carr.; or The First Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders. 

Mr. Sanders has passed away, but his First Deadly Sin is the classic NYC serial killer novel. We first read it when it was serialized in the NY Daily News in 1977 because it had been published just before the Son of Sam murders and there was some thought the killer had read the novel. Although he was already an established author, The First Deadly Sin propelled Sanders to superstar-best-seller status, and this novel is worth all the hype. His characters are great- and Edward X. Delaney, the NY Captain who hunts down the killer outside the NYPD bureaucracy which was beset by local politics, is a great hero. Well written, accurate as to NYC and NYPD, and totally suspenseful. We just talked ourselves into re-reading it today. 

Enjoy your Sunday. AND LITERALLY AS WE WROTE THIS- The USA scored and the USA wins the Gold!

Jack Hughes of the NJ Devils scored 1:42 into OT. Outshot 42-28 by Canada, the 2026 USA team joins the 1960 Squaw Valley and 1980 Miracle On Ice teams as the only US team to win Olympic Gold.