I think we're about to hit a new bottom... at least a new bottom for Toronto sports teams. With the Euro Cup and Olympic distractions behind us, and summer winding down, I've decided to do a quick State of the Union analysis of Toronto professional sports teams. Toronto Blue Jays
When the USA men's basketball team defeated Spain to win the gold in London, the arena started playing Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA. Born in the USA is not a patriotic or nationalistic anthem. It deals with the effects of the Vietnam War on Americans. Hearing it played to
It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another Weekly MP3. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it before playing. Camper Van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling I'm planning
My old Buddy Rick Hodge is back on the air as co-host of Niagara's 105.7 EZ ROCK Morning Show alongside Lori Love. Following an eternity doing mornings on 104.5 CHUM-FM, Rick Hodge was most recently a part of 97.3 EZ Rock's Toronto morning team. I once sat
Ron Palillo was 63. He portrayed class joker Arnold Horshack in the 1970s television series Welcome Back, Kotter.
I just read a comment on Reddit that suggests if you order "cold tea" after the 2am cut-off for selling alcohol in bars and clubs in Toronto, they'll serve you an unmarked teapot with cold beer in it. I had never heard this before. Toronto, I must know.... Is this
Toronto bid for the 1996 Summer Olympic games and finished third, behind Atlanta and Athens. I was late to school that morning because I stayed home to watch the IOC unveil the winning bid. We then bid for the 2008 games and finished second to Beijing. Now, there's talk of
Bicycling is a key part of Dutch culture and the intersection design on Amsterdam streets reflects this progression. As a Torontonian who loves to bike our streets, I'm completely envious. Here's a pic I snapped of a typical intersection in The Netherlands. Instead of trying to explain how it works,
Now that the 2012 Olympics are complete, I have something to get off my chest. I absolutely hated the official CTV Olympics app. I installed the Android version the day before the Olympics started hoping to use it as my go-to source for event and television schedules and somewhere I
I know I've been boring you lately with entries about my stay in Amsterdam, but here's one more for the road. These are photos I've taken this past week but haven't yet posted. It's been a fantastic visit, and I can't wait to return next month, but I do miss
Mark de Jonge has won bronze for Canada in the men's 200-metre kayak event at the London Olympics.
Tell someone you're going to Amsterdam and they inevitably bring up two things: weed and the Red Light District. I paid a couple of visits to the Red Light District, not to participate but just to see what it was all about. One of the main streets was under construction,
I've made a few trips to Vondelpark in Amsterdam, a beautiful public park in the west end. As one who has spent a lot of time in Toronto's High Park, I naturally compare the Vondelpark to High Park, and they're quite similar in appearance and vibe. One thing Vondelpark has
Richard Weinberger has won bronze for Canada in the men's open water marathon at the London Olympics.
This morning, I decided to have a bowl of Special K. No, that's not a street name for hash here in Amsterdam, that's the cereal from Kellogg's I often enjoy in Toronto. It seems Amsterdam's Special K isn't the same as the Special K we have in North America Canada.
Tonya Verbeek has won silver for Canada in women’s 55-kilogram wrestling at the London Olympics.
Canada has won bronze for Canada in women’s soccer at the London Olympics. Diana Matheson scored in the 92nd minute to beat France 1-0.
Amsterdam has been called the "Venice of the North" for its more than one hundred kilometres of canals, about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. I didn't have to count them to come up with those figures because I copied that line from Wikipedia. That's also where I copied this
It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another Weekly MP3. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it before playing. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe Did this tune
Carol Huynh has won bronze for Canada in the women’s 48-kilogram division at the London Olympics.
As a general rule, I avoid the hotel minibar at all costs. In fact, I've only broke this rule once in my life. I was once very hungry at about 4am and decided I needed a Snickers bar to tide me over until breakfast. That was the best €5 chocolate
Mark Oldershaw has won bronze for Canada in the men's 1000 metre canoe event at the London Olympics.
Adam van Koeverden has won silver for Canada in the men's 1000 metre kayak event at the London Olympics.
Derek Drouin has won bronze for Canada in the men's high jump event at the London Olympics.
Amsterdam is a very interesting city. I'll be sharing more pics from my visit soon, but this entry is about the bikes that dominate the cityscape. This summer, I've biked about three times a week throughout Toronto, but we in Toronto can't touch Amsterdam when it comes to biking. Amsterdam
