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Bojana's Joy

When Breakfast Television's Mike Eppel visited in the summer of 2021, my neighbour Bojana was outside working on her lawn. She's often working on her lawn. When she saw Mike, she couldn't believe her eyes. "I watch you every day on TV!," she exclaimed. Knowing this, and with Mike Eppel
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Mid-March Musings

Just a few random thoughts on a mid-March morning. I think my body is adjusting to blood thinners... I get a mild headache now and then, but otherwise I feel like my normal self. The brain blood clot, btw, should be with me for another 6-12 months.When I mess
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The MuchMusic Delivery

FOTM David Kines used to work at MuchMusic, and over the years he collected a bunch of stuff. Today, I received a delivery that included some of that stuff. There are two boxes, and I'll open them on a live stream. I'll be sure to report back here what was
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The Coolest Barney

The other night, I was chatting with Barney Bentall, and he made a comment that he was just starting to make the name Barney cool when that big purple dinosaur showed up. Off the top of my head, I started naming famous Barneys. The first three that jumped into my
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Buffy Sainte-Marie

Today is our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and that got me thinking about the first indigenous person I ever knew. Buffy Sainte-Marie was on my favourite show as a toddler and young boy. She appeared on Sesame Street from 1975-1981, and I loved her. National Day for Truth
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Electric Surfing in Ontario

My friend is bringing electric surfing to Ontario and it's pretty cool. Here's the press release with all the info. Electric surfboarding is becoming one of the sports world's newest crazes and is an activity that is already well established in Europe. This exciting new sport finally came to Canadian
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Ellen Foley

I've always been impressed by the career of Ellen Foley. You might not recognize that name, but you know her. Allow me to explain... If you're like me, you went through a Bat Out of Hell phase and have every word to "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" memorized.  Turn this
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Mullet Head

Quick... name some great mullets.... In the 70s, there was David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. In the 80s Bono rocked a mullet, as did several NHL players, including Ron Duguay. In the 90s, Jaromir Jagr and Billy Ray Cyrus were mullet flagbearers. But by the end of the 90s, the
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The Murrays

Do you remember Get a Life? It was a Chris Elliott sitcom that aired on Fox in the early 90s and I loved it. The opening theme was REM's Stand and Chris Elliott played Chris Peterson, an adult with a paper route who lived in an apartment above his parents'
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Bluto vs. Brutus

As a kid, I found myself in possession of a VHS cassette featuring a series of old Popeye cartoons. And when I say old, I mean old. These shorts were from the 1930s and included such gems as Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali
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Snow Day

The plan for this morning was an episode of Toronto Mike'd with Rick Hodge. We have some catching up to do, and 10 jams to kick out. Rick, however, lives north of the city, so we've postponed so he doesn't have to drive home in a snowstorm. Rick was going
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This Blog Sucks

Yesterday, my buddy Elvis dropped by for our annual Festivus episode. That includes the airing of grievances, and one of his grievances was that this blog sucks. I've heard this from him before. In fact, way back in 2013, I launched a stand-alone podcast entitled "Your Blog Sucks" because that
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How to Hold a Baby

According to 150 StatCan, there were 383,102 births in Canada, in 2016. Newborns are precious and very delicate when you are first born, which is why you need to familiarise yourself with how to hold your baby correctly. Our guide will help to give you more insight into how
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The Furniture Bank

This afternoon, I was given a tour of the Furniture Bank at 25 Connell Court near Kipling and Evans. It's quite remarkable what's happening there. Here's what they do in their own words, and then I'll follow that up with my own words and photos. Furniture Bank is committed to
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