Life of an Optimistic Sports Fiction Author

Sports fiction best selling author fighting the good fight against late-stage Meniere's. Shine A Light supporter, hockey fan, and cat lover.

[maljic]

two minutes for tripping

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That look...lol

[sharksfannatalie4life]

Emotions running high | 01.11.20

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San Jose Sharks on Twitter

“San Jose still loves you, Pavs. 💙 https://t.co/jMmipK2wbl”

[joethornton]

ᴅᴀʟʟᴀs at sᴀɴ ᴊᴏsᴇ | 01/11/20 — pavelski returns to the tank for the first time since signing with the stars

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San Jose Sharks on Twitter

“Little Joe. Big Pavelski. Captain America. Pavs. Thank you, Joe Pavelski! https://t.co/JtiJRYkw6e”

Thank you Pavs!

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Sharks giving 49ers some great support!

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Throwback moment of ShineALigh7 founder Paul Martin. Ten years went by quick!

Source: https://bit.ly/36Miprf

[hertl]

daily reminder to vote hertl for asg ✨

[erikkarlsson]

vote for hertl // 1.2.20

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The five best and five worst free agent signings by the Penguins in the 2010’s

Some were hits, some were misses when the Penguins dipped into the free agent pool

[rask]

mario’s first nhl goal • phi @ sjs • 12/28/19

[joethornton]

ᴘʜɪʟᴀᴅᴇʟᴘʜɪᴀ at sᴀɴ ᴊᴏsᴇ | 12/28/19

[hertl]

mario’s first goal, kellman’s first goal, timo’s first hatty, patty breaks a goal scoring slump, jumbo ties adam oates for 7th all time in assists?? YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE IT

[ladymissginger]

Mr. First Hat Trick, everyone!

[npr]

Here's Why You Really Need A Flu Shot

It’s never too late to benefit from a flu shot, even into December and January, says Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville.

“Giving influenza vaccine to people with heart disease, for example, is as important as giving them a statin,” Schaffner says, yet many people living with chronic illness — and even many of their health care providers — don’t realize how vital flu vaccination is to managing their condition.

The vaccine’s ability to prevent flu cases last year hovered around 44 percent overall; it was about 59 percent effective in young children and just 16 percent in adults over 65. But even that low number for older adults elides how much death and disability the vaccine prevented.

“Effectiveness” only refers to the ability of the vaccine to prevent illness, and the vaccine does so much more than that,“ says Dr. LJ Tan, chief strategy officer for the nonprofit Immunization Action Coalition, based in St. Paul, Minn.

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