Now that I’ve started co-opting other people’s content, I find I am much more prolific. In this case, Podunk Meets Paradise’s only sponsor, Sturdy Pine Gear & Repair, has released a video that at once taps into Podunkery and Paradisery in a way that inspired me to my core. I got my own Sturdy Pine […]
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Gentle Podunk readers will remember that I’ve been trolling for sponsors for a good many years with surprisingly little success. All that has changed. My hockey team, the Cold Muthas, recently made an appearance in Podunk’s first annual Hoar Frost tournament. And we did so with the support of none other than Sturdy Pine Gear […]
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A few years ago, we started Podunk’s official ladies beginner hockey club — the Cold Muthas. We had big ambitions, like learning to get dressed and maybe even skate. For the most part, after 4 seasons, we have accomplished these lofty goals. A kneepad occasionally ends up strapped on the outside of a sock, helmets […]
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The Salmon Hockey Association has historically had 2 adult teams — the Tuesday/Thursday night Good Guys, or more experienced, competitive players, and the Wednesday night Wheelchair League, or more novice players. The Kelts, or spawned out salmon, bubbled up from the ooze of the Wheelchair league. When they challenged the Cold Muthas to a good-natured […]
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I know I’ve been remiss in reporting the Cold Muthas U79 Hockey League stats, and I’ve left many of you on the edge of your seats. Rest assured, the Muthas have been kicking ass and taking names — and then forgetting where we put the names. Unlike many amateur adult teams, the Muthas subjected ourselves […]
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My new women’s hockey team is progressing at a much faster pace than I had anticipated after our 1st practice, which mainly consisted of sorting our gear and convincing our middle school age coaches that we were serious enough to warrant them getting up before noon to help us. By practice 2, word had spread […]
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I belong to a hockey family, which is code for my house and car smell funny. Last year marked the beginning of a new era in Podunk hockey — the formation of a hockey league designed for the women who had previously been relegated to washing hockey underthings and working the concession stand. We are […]
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