Hats Off To Eric (and Win a Free Flyer Winter Hat, Too!)

Gosh, what to say in my inaugural post as the new Flyers Blogmaster besides welcome to the New and Unproved Flyers Blog?

Well, first, many MANY thanks (at least 732 thanks, and possibly more) to Eric S. for helping me transition into the role of Blogmaster.

Eric created something very special, made all the more special by the many Flyers who have put time, effort and caring into providing us all with informative, interesting, and sometimes extremely entertaining blog posts.  If only we had a Flyers MasterBlog charge card where Flyer bloggers could bill for their services....

And, many thanks, too, to Ed A. including for his darn-tootin' terrific tutelage on how to use the blog software and in otherwise assisting me to have a clue on what to do.

Eric S. and Ed A. bonding over mulch at a Flyers Central Park Clean Up Day

Hats off to both of them! And speaking of hats......

Win a Free Flyers Winter Hat!

In addition to the Flyer apparel featured on the website, there's a new NY Flyer Winter Hat for sale -- $17.50 at the JackRabbit Sports Upper East Side store (1225 Lexington Ave between 84th and 85th).

This new winter hat is really cool (hot?), and you can win a free hat right here on the Flyers Blog by participating in the Flyer Blog Free Raffle (no charge for tickets, and no limit on number of tickets!).

Lara K. Models the New Flyers Hat -- winner receives hat only (model not included)

It's easy to play. Here's how:

• Propose a blog topic and write it down within the comments section of this post (you don't need a Google account to submit comments on the Flyers Blog -- you can just click "annonymous" and write your name at the bottom of your comment).
• You don't have to volunteer to write about the topic, although you increase your chances to win if you do (see two bullets below).
• For every topic that you propose, you get a raffle ticket (I'll write your name on a slip of paper), so the more topics you propose the better your chances.
• If you propose to actually write about the topic for the Flyers Blog, rather than suggest that someone else write about it, then you get an extra raffle ticket for each write-up you propose to submit.

In one week, I'll pull one ticket out of the New Flyer Winter Hat, and the name on that ticket will be the winner of the hat.  If you don't win the hat, you still can buy one at the JackRabbit UES store for $17.50.

Proposing Blog Topics

I'd like the blog to continue to be about the club - running, members and events.

And, I invite Flyers to write from the heart. Please don't feel self-conscious in sharing your joys, your humor, your sorrows, and, within reason, your annoyance (hmm.... will the Ranting Runner return? No 'twas not me).

My goal is for the Flyers Blog to continue to be an interesting, informative, and fun resource outlet for NY Flyers. I can't wait to find out how it continues to evolve, and hopefully me along with it!

There's an exciting blog schedule already set for March, and plans are in the works to let Flyers know when each new item is posted. So stay tuned.

Happy Blogging!

Dave K.
Flyers Blogmaster*

*Footnote: I'm dedicating this year's efforts as Blogmaster to the memory of our beloved family pets, our cat Rollie who lived nearly 17 years (Nov 1992 - Sept 27, 2009) and our goldfish, Watery, who lived more than 9 years (Sussex County Octoberfest, Oct 2001 - February 16, 2011).


Rollie



Watery (on right)



Watery