Settling in, Sam's toe and Rangers are shutout again

It was a good day at work today. I am settling into my Scrum Master role OK now and am feeling less like a spare part than I did before. There is actually plenty to do and get involved with without having to be an active member of a development team.

After work I met up with Sam and went to see a podiatrist with him as his toe (the beast from the graphic warning blog entry) has been playing up again and was in need of attention. This was at the Eltham Osteopathy Clinic where Toni and I are seeing the osteopath, just so happens they have podiatrists too. Podiatrist wasn't too impressed with the original work that was done. We both learned some fascinating science about how tow nails grow and form. Sam had originally wanted to go in and demand that he have the toenail removed but he listened to what his options were and made a sensible choice IMHO. There was some cleaning up and minor snipping of the nail (plus some pain for Sam) and some bandaging up then it was time to go. Sam said it felt better already! He has to go back in three weeks for a check up (unless it gets worse) and then we'll see if things are much better, if he needs another snip like today or if he'll need a minor operation to remove the problem permanently. I'm hoping he can avoid the operation so fingers crossed on that front. Sam's one regret was not having gone here last time rather than going to the GP.

Peppered steak for dinner hit the spot beautifully and then I crashed out when we started to watch A Town Called Eureka. It seems like a pretty good show but I was just too tired to make it through even one episode LOL.

Having had a sleep I was then awake enough to watch New York Rangers v Boston Bruins. Given the disappointing game the other night this was one I wasn't looking forward to. Four minutes in and the Bruins were leading 0 - 1. The game started with Bruins dominating the play but the Rangers soon found their stride. First period ended with Rangers losing 0 - 1. Shots on goal were NYR 7 and BOS 13.

Second period started well for the Rangers but sadly at 02:49 the Bruins extended their lead to 0 - 2. Rangers had their chances but just couldn't score. The killed off nearly three minutes of penalty at the end of the period. Second period ended with Bruins leading 0 - 2. Shots on goal were NYR 14 (21) and BOS 11 (24).

Third period was a slow start with the Bruins once again being the more dominant team. Rangers just seemed to lack any real plan in the offensive zone with Rask being on form in the Bruins goal. A defensive lapse meant that the Bruins pushed 0 - 3 ahead. Final score was Rangers 0 - 3 Bruins. Shots on goal were NYR 9 (30) and BOS 8 (32). It was a very frustrating game to watch with none of the bounces going in favour of the Rangers and it wasn't for lack of shots tonight. Ho hum, roll on tomorrow night and hopefully a return to form!