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Donna Summer, Dead at 63
Published by Toronto Mike on May 17, 2012 @ 12:08 in Celebrity Deaths
My Burgers Then vs. My Burgers Now
Published by Toronto Mike on May 17, 2012 @ 11:58 in Health and Safety
In the good old days, when I didn't give a hot damn about nutrition labels, I'd likely gravitate towards the Presidents Choice Gigantico burgers. Don't they look good?
Each Gigantico hamburger contains 34 grams of fat. 34! This weekend, I'll enjoy Presidents Choice Blue Menu Sirloin lean beef burgers. These, I must admit, are also very, very good.
Oh... and each Blue Menu hamburger only contains 8 grams of fat. Ignorance is bliss, but awareness is essential. And that's one to grow on.
Beaver Cleaver? Who's That?
Published by Toronto Mike on May 16, 2012 @ 14:09 in Television
I'll bet you know where this story's going... "Who's that?", was her reply. Who's Beaver Cleaver? Really? This 23-year old Canadian-born English-speaking woman had never heard of Beaver Cleaver. I was floored. Leave it to Beaver aired well before my time, but it's forever available in syndication. Furthermore, as a pop culture reference it should even be known by those who have never seen an episode. I'm going to assume every person who will ever read this entry has heard of Beaver Cleaver, am I right?
Living With The Name Michael
Published by Toronto Mike on May 15, 2012 @ 16:47 in Miscellaneous
Incredibly, from 1949 to 2010, the name Michael has ranked in the top four. Even more incredibly, from 1953 to 2010, it ranked in the top three, usually finishing first. Growing up, there were always at least three Mikes or Michaels in my class. That's 10% of us with the same first name. I played a couple of slo-pitch games last night with two other Mikes, and the three of us have been on this team for a decade. There are literally thousands and thousands of Toronto Mikes... I'm willing to bet a bunch of you are named Michael or Mike. Chime in if that's you.
Top 102 Albums of 1993
Published by Toronto Mike on May 15, 2012 @ 15:28 in Edge 102 ~ CFNY, Lists
Through the years I've shared a number of CFNY lists, all of which can be found at http://www.torontomike.com/cfny_edge_102/, but this 1993 list caught my eye for a few reasons:
Here's the list:
Almost twenty years later, the station continues to play tunes from a few of these albums, mainly those from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead and STP, but they haven't played New Order in quite some time...
My Phone Notification Settings - What Are Yours?
Published by Toronto Mike on May 15, 2012 @ 14:25 in Technology
These settings are currently applied to my Samsung GALAXY S II, but it was pretty much the same when I had a BlackBerry. I'm going to ignore settings for Twitter, Facebook and other apps and stick with the big 3. Phone Calls: Frequent callers have a custom ringtone. Non-frequent callers get the default ringtone (currently grabbed from a Beastie Boys tune), and everybody vibrates. Text Messages: Both sound and vibration. Email: Nothing. I get far too many emails to be bothered with an audio or vibration alert, although I'm not yet at 1000 emails a day. Ok, your turn. How are you notified of phone calls, text messages and emails?
The Car Stereo I Wanted Then, The One I Want Now and The One I Have
Published by Toronto Mike on May 14, 2012 @ 22:56 in Miscellaneous
And here's the car stereo I actually have today. Please suppress your laughter.
The CD player hasn't worked since 2006... My kingdom for an Aux-in!
2012 Playoff Pool Update
Published by Toronto Mike on May 14, 2012 @ 15:06 in Hockey Playoff Pool
The Lamster Line will remain in tact as my Palma Pasta buddy tied it with 22. But who of the 14 poolies will be taking home cold hard cash? There are three with a shot at winning, and each is relying on a different team. Bob could win with his Kings. Bob's an awesome guy and I'm sure he'll tip the Commish if he wins. Pats could win with his Coyotes. Pats is a better guy than he is a right fielder, but he won in 2009 and I doubt he'll tip the Commish if he wins. My brother Steve could win with his Rangers. Although Steve won last year and there's no way he'll tip the Commish if he wins. It's going to be a fun finish. For the current standings go here.
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Donna Summer was 63. She was the Queen of Disco, known for such hits as "Last Dance," "Love to Love You Baby," "I Feel Love," "Bad Girls" and "Hot Stuff."
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It's the May 2-4 long weekend, and most of us will enjoy at least one BBQ. Who doesn't love a tasty barbecued hamburger?
There's a new girl on my ball team and on Monday night I picked her up to drive her to our games. She lived in a nice neighbourhood so I told her Beaver Cleaver must live nearby.
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People definitely have personal preferences when it comes to mobile phone notification settings. We'll start with my preferences, then we'll get to you.
The graphic below has been floating around. It's totally accurate. Here's the car stereo I wanted 10 years ago and the one I want now.
I meant to post this following round 2, but here it is with round 3 already underway