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About me - Julia Borgini

While knitting may be my newest obsession, it's by no means my only one. Hockey, tennis, soap operas, cooking shows and salt & vinegar chips all compete with knitting for my attention and affection.

I am a technical writer by day, so I need my obsessions

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Sports & Recreation > Hockey Hockey: 2007 Stanley Cup Predictions: 21 of 24
Predictions are always a tricky thing in sports. You can go with your heart or your head, look at the stats or look in your crystal ball.For a heartfelt prediction, I offer this: the Montreal Canadiens will make a surprising run to the Eastern Conference final, riding the emerging goaltending talent of their young call-up Jar... More..
Travel > Italy Travel destinations: Venice, Italy: 18 of 18
Venice is a wonderous city, especially for those of us from land-locked cities around the world. It is an amazing thing to think of a city built on a delta, trying to keep the water at arm's length, all the while people going about their daily lives. I visited Venice in 1984, on a family vacation, and we toured around the cit... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Why the NHL doesn't enforce the helmet rule more stringently: 2 of 2
Why doesn't the NHL regulate more closely the helmets the players wear?The NHL Rule Book only contains a very generic statement about helmets, that allows for quite a bit of interpretation. It states "All players of both teams shall wear a helmet of design, material and construction approved by the League at all times while p... More..
Entertainment > Concert Reviews Concert reviews: The Police in Toronto, Canada: 2 of 2
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da indeed. That song is still rattling around my brain today, the day after the Police played a sold-out concert in Toronto. They played the first of a two-night, sold-out tour stop at the Air Canada Centre, playing for a solid hour and three-quarters.The set list was slightly modified and a bit shorter ... More..