It's coffee rim rolling season. In Canada, this is a big deal. We're all rolling up our rims to win. Well, at Tim Hortons we Roll Up the Rim. At Coffee Time, you Flip To Win and at Country Style you Turn Up a Winner. Any way you slice it,
We were down 4-0 3 1/2 minutes into the second period. That's when Cujo got pulled and Pogge came in. That's also when this game changed. Pogge was great and the Leafs stormed back. It was 4-3 after Kulemin scored with over eleven minutes to play in the third,
I often get messages via the form at http://www.torontomike.com/contact.html. Here's an interesting one I received moments ago. Dear TM,I am a strictly anonymous person who wonders why fred's site isn't blocked by my work filter yet a certain other blog is...I wish to
I don't watch television in the morning. I never have. Even though I don't watch morning TV, I know Breakfast Television. BT debuted on September 6, 1989, with host Ann Rohmer and news anchor David Onley. When CablePulse 24 launched in 1998, Breakfast Television was simulcast on both Citytv and
We spend a lot of time looking at screens. According to the New York Times "adults are exposed to screens – TVs, cellphones, even G.P.S. devices – for about 8.5 hours on any given day." I actually think that might be low. I'm in e-marketing, and that means the
I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Laces Out" by Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. I've already confessed that I love the sound of USS. I really do. It's right up my alley. I've seen them live a couple of times and I've enjoyed everything I've heard from them. "Laces
My work issued laptop, a.k.a. The One Running Windows, is having a CPU usage issue. While I work, the CPU usage climbs until it can't climb no more. It then sticks around 100%, making it very difficult to work. Try working without any spare CPU... it's very little
Dan Seals was 61. He was England Dan in the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley and later had a successful country career. Here's the Dan Seals song I'm most familiar with, "Bop."
I blame myself. Everything seems to have gone south for Justin Pogge since my interview with him last month. Since then, I've seen him pulled during a Marlies game and trashed by both Burke and Wilson. Pogge rues the day he met me. Thanks to Martin Gerber's suspension, Pogge is
At the end of 2005, I ranked my 10 favourite songs of the calendar year. At the top of that list was "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire. Here's what I wrote about the tune back then: 1. Arcade Fire's Wake Up I'm not sure this song qualifies for this list,
When I wrote about 1050 CHUM being re-branded as CP24 Radio 1050, I wondered aloud what would happen to all the CHUM Charts archived online at the CHUM web site. I grabbed the chart from the day I was born because when a station is re-branded this way, the old
My mom often talks about listening to 1050 CHUM back in the day. It sounds like it was quite the station, I'm sorry I missed the glory days of CHUM AM. From the CTVglobemedia press release: CTV also announced today that CP24 will further extend its well-established brand within the
Last night, I wrapped up episode 12 from Season Two of HBO's The Wire. That was the season finale and the 25th episode overall. Season One was all about the Barksdale Organization and we spent those first 12 episodes on the streets of Baltimore and in the pit with Avon's
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. 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 to your PC before playing. Nena - 99 Luftballons When I make an 80s
When Martin Gerber got ejected for pushing referee Mike Leggo, Cujo came in and stopped eight shots in overtime and Washington’s three shootout chances as the Leafs moved within a point of tenth place in the conference. C'mon Leafers, let's gun for ninth! Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders31-30-13 73
Tonight is my sixth week of volleyball, a sport I hadn't played since primary school. It's damn fun, and we're pretty good. In fact, we're 10-0 heading into tonight's match-up. Tonight we play the only other 10-0 team. It's a battle for first overall in this 12 team league, and
George Kell was 86. He was a Hall of Fame third baseman who outdueled Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title and became a Detroit Tigers broadcaster for nearly 40 years.
I loved my Maple Leafs in the 1980s, in spite of their losing ways. In a sense, nothing has really changed on that front. We root for our team, through thick and thin, and cheer on all players (almost all players) who don the blue and white jersey. I remember
Every other ad I hear on the radio these days opens with "in these tough economic times" or something in that vein. I'm as guilty as anyone. Targeting CFOs with HTML email copy, I recently opened with "new economic conditions are driving companies to become increasingly cautious about the near
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. I used to watch Dear Aunt Agnes on TVOntario in the mid-80s. It was about as low budget as you can
As expected, the epic Fox News FAIL I wrote about yesterday has ignited a shitstorm of controversy. Canada’s defence minister, Peter MacKay, . said officials planned to contact Fox News to inquire about demanding an apology I believe that it should be requested and these individuals who have made the
A maid. A man needs a maid.
I'm writing this Nirvana primer off the top of my head, because I was there and I remember. I wish I could tell you I was all over Bleach in 1989 and that I was through with it before you knew what to do with it. Instead, I got my
