Yesterday, I surpassed 500 KM of biking for August. I currently sit at 508.97 KM for the month. That's 18 consecutive months of clearing 500 KM. The last time I fell short was February 2016 when I only managed to ride 482.65 KM. I'm blaming mother nature. Since
Bryan Murray was 74. He won the Jack Adams award as NHL coach of the year in 1984 with the Washington Capitals and executive of the year as general manager of the Florida Panthers in 1993. He coached 1,239 regular-season games over his NHL career, compiling a record of
Here’s a quick quiz to whet your appetite for what’s to follow! Let’s get started with 3 questions about legendary Canadian poker players: This poker aficionado was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1974. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2014. His path to
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It's the dog days of summer, so here's some podcast stuff for the curious. Firstly, those who thought the folding Costco chairs podcast guests had to sit on should be upgraded will be happy to know that's happening today. Blue Sky Agency in Liberty Village has donated a couple of
Glen Campbell was 81. He was the singer and guitarist best remembered for a string of country-inflected hits that ran from the mid-'60s to the late '80s: "Gentle on My Mind," "Rhinestone Cowboy," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Southern Nights" and "The Hand That Rocks
There’s a reason the internet is obsessed with VPNs these days. For the past decade, our identities have swiftly been becoming entirely downloadable. With a person’s online activity, along with access to his or her social media pages, you can find out pretty much all there is to
In this 257th episode, Mike and Ivar Hamilton play and discuss his ten favourite songs. This episode is exactly 1:29:44. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to the feed at https:
Don Baylor was 68. He won the 1979 American League MVP with the California Angels, playing for six teams over a 19-year MLB career. He later went on to manage the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs.
With the day off, we drove to Milton to visit the Halton County Radial Railway. It was like discovering a time machine. Having just seen the Spoons this weekend, I was playing their video for Romantic Traffic and telling the kids about the old red subways. Little did I know
Darren Daulton was 55. He played 1,109 of his 1,161 career games for the Philadelphia Phillies, leading them to the World Series in 1993 before winning it with the Florida Marlins in 1997.
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In the mid-to-late 90s, I lived at Charles Street and Yonge for a couple of years. I was going to school down the street, so it was awfully convenient. During this period of my life, I got every haircut at House of Lords at 639 Yonge Street (website). As a
In this 256th episode, Mike and Fred Patterson play and discuss his ten favourite songs. This episode is exactly 1:31:58. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to the feed at https:
In this 255th episode, Mike and Norm Wilner play and discuss his ten favourite songs. This episode is exactly 1:26:28. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly to the feed at https:
Despite my best efforts, my oldest never took to baseball. I knew I was in trouble during the pennant race of 2015 when he chose to watch a preseason Leafs game over a Jays game against the Yankees. He just doesn't love baseball the way I do. In his 15
My oldest daughter turned 13 today. She wanted to start the day before dawn with a short ride to the waterfront to watch the sun rise. We got up at 5:30 am and watched the sun come up. It was spectacular, and I took some great pics. Here's a
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If you bike, jog or walk the waterfront trail just west of the Humber Bay Arch Bridge, you've likely seen the new Toronto sign that's been erected this week. Local artists Thelia Sanders-Shelton and Julie Ryan built it from driftwood that washed up on a nearby beach. It's only driftwood,
In this 254th episode, Mike chats with Larry Fedoruk about his years at CFTR, CKFM, CISS and Newstalk 610 CKTB. This episode is exactly 1:32:57. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen via StitcherFollow on tuneinSubscribe directly
At the end of April, I wrote that the Blue Jays were in trouble but not done yet. It was easy to say we were toast after that horrific start, but there was plenty of time to right the ship that had made two consecutive playoff appearances. To quote a
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
In this 253rd episode, Mike chats with Alex Pierson about her years at City TV and the rise and fall of the Sun News Network. This episode is exactly 1:30:29. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesListen via Google Play MusicListen
Chester Bennington was 41. He was best known as the frontman for the rock band Linkin Park.
Martin Landau was 89. He was the versatile actor who won an Oscar for his role as Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood".
