For Sharks fans:

• [Signing Damphousse a priority](http://www.mercurycenter.com/sports/sharks/docs/sha050699.htm)
• [Give ’em a Hand](http://www.mercurycenter.com/sports/sharks/docs/mp050599.htm)

Here’s
[Wired’s look at The Phantom Menace](http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/19535.html!)
*spoilers!*

Just a few thoughts for my wife and mother on Mother’s Day.

##Being a mother must be hard work

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OK. I admit it. I’ve never been a mother. But, to paraphrase Bill Cosby, I’ve seen the mother’s job, and I don’t want it.

I know what my mother had to put up with

My mother really had it tough… she had to deal with me on a day to day basis. Knowing myself pretty well, and remembering some of the strife I brought down on her, I can only understand her patience and love by saying that she’s a saint.

##I know my wife is a wonderful mother

You only have to meet our kids to know that their mother is doing an incredible job.