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About me - Shane Christensen

I am a 46 year old, married father of 3 adult age "children".

I have contributed music and concert reviews, as well as opinion pieces to a Vancouver Ezine in the past, and I also write short stories.

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Sports & Recreation > Hockey NHL hockey: Top news stories of the 2007-2008 hockey season: 5 of 5
There were a number of top news stories from the 2007-2008 NHL season, but probably the biggest and most surprising was the outstanding play of the Montreal Canadiens as they finished first overall in the Eastern Conference. And directly related to this was the stellar performance of rookie goaltender Carey Price who's phenom... More..
Entertainment > Movies (Other) Great movies and how they can affect you: 5 of 5
We all watch movies to be entertained, and on rare occasions we're lucky enough to be moved in a way so profoundly that it can change your life, even if ever so subtly. I've been fortunate enough to have seen two such movies in the last couple of months.The first one, Fast Food Nation, is similar to the movie Crash in how it ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players The all time best players on the Toronto Blue Jays: 5 of 5
The Toronto Blue Jays have the distinction of being one of the few teams in major league baseball history to win back to back World Championships, which they did in 1992 and 1993. So it's no surprise that a lot of the all time greats who wore the Blue Jays jersey were members of those illustrious teams, and who are subsequent... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hockey NHL team profile: 2007-2008 Ottawa Senators: 4 of 4
In today's age of parity in the NHL, it's usually a given that any teams that make it to the Stanley Cup final one year, will be basement dwellers or close to it the following season. It's happened to a few teams over the last few years, most notably Carolina, Calgary, and Tampa Bay, and even transcends other sports as it's h... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips How to properly do a squat: 4 of 4
If there is one particular exercise that invokes fear and anxiety for most newcomers to the gym, it is undoubtedly the squat. No matter what club you go to, you're bound to see any of the squat racks empty while all the other machines and benches are occupied for hours.And it's actually a shame, as no other single exercise wo... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hockey How did Wayne Gretzky change hockey history?: 3 of 3
Wayne Gretzky changed the game of hockey both on and off the ice in many profound and fundamental ways. And these changes were a direct result of his incredible talents and abilities, along with those of his team-mates and fellow Edmonton Oilers who were the last great dynasty in the N.H.L.One of the most obvious ways he chan... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hockey What makes the Montreal Canadiens the best dynasty in NHL history?: 3 of 3
The Montreal Canadiens own the title of the NHL's greatest dynasty because they have had unprecedented success for decades that parallels that of other renowned sports teams such as the New York Yankees, or even the old Soviet Red Army teams that jostled with the NHL for supremacy of the hockey universe back in the '70s.The C... More..