The design of this site has been evolving since 1999. Over the past decade I've introduced a few different looks and feels, but none I liked as much as the one in place at the time of this entry. Even though I'm a big fan of this design, today I
Last night, I wrapped up episode 13 from Season One of HBO's The Wire. That was the season finale. I'm going to throw down some thoughts after each season, but I'm not going to include spoilers. Nothing would piss me off more, so I'm going to treat you the way
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer goes to print for the last time tomorrow morning. The Hearst Corp. announced Monday that it would stop publishing the 146-year old newspaper, Seattle's oldest business, and cease delivery to more than 117,600 weekday readers.The company, however, said it would maintain seattlepi.com, making it
Ron Silver was 62. He was the award-winning actor and activist who was Emmy-nominated for his role on the hit U.S. television drama "The West Wing."
I finally got around to visiting the scene of the apocalypse that was Etienne Brule Park with my camera. My son and I made the walk by the Humber River near the Old Mill where recent flooding has created an ice age of sorts. The massive chunks of ice make
I finished the eighth episode of Season One of The Wire late last night. I've been working through this series since I picked up all 60 episodes from Andrew last week. This show is so compelling, so wonderfully written and so brilliantly paced that I simply can't get enough. Like
It was our greatest offensive output of the season. I just checked the archives and failed to find another game with 8 Leaf goals this season. It's also Calgary's ninth straight loss in Toronto dating back to December of 2000. In related news, I understand Brian Burke is lobbying the
Andrew Martin was 33. He was the professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment) under the ring name Test.
Alan W. Livingston was 91. He was the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records.
Since this blog is all about me, I'm going to create a category to track references and links to TorontoMike.com from the mainstream press. Fast Company's article, UK's Guardian Newspaper Embraces Future With Free Digital Content , by Kit Eaton, links to my How Should Newspapers Make Money Online? entry
I watched The Daily Show on Thursday night. That's right, I stayed up past my normal 11pm bedtime and watched the Jon Stewart ~ Jim Cramer Smack Down. It was great television, so I wanted to share the episode here. TheDailyShow.com made the full episode available online, so I went
In the mid-80s, my parents made sure we kids each got to at least one Leafs game a year at Maple Leaf Gardens. A teacher my mom worked with had season's tickets and he would sell a few pairs to us each year. They were seats 11 and 12 of
As an impressionable young baseball fan, someone game me a book entitled "The 500 Club". It had a page devoted to every player in Major League Baseball history who had hit 500 or more home runs in their career. This was the early 80s when there was two members of
Tampa Bay is 3-0 against us this season. Tampa Bay has the NHL’s second-worst record, but we can't beat 'em. We caught them the night after they went to overtime against the Sens and we still couldn't come close. Changing the topic somewhat, I'm starting to think about our
I find it strange that ER is only wrapping up now. ER was appointment viewing for me until 2002 when Dr. Mark Greene died. After eight years of viewing, and with many of the regulars now gone, that seemed like a good time to say goodbye. Seven years later, that
I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Consoler Of The Lonely" by The Raconteurs. Jack White is the hardest working man in showbiz today. There's The White Stripes, all that Jack White stuff, The Raconteurs and now, the Dead Weather. The Dead Weather is Jack White on vocals/
My city is a city of losers. At least when it comes to our primary professional sports teams. We suck. Our Maple Leafs of the NHL are 27-28-13, which puts us 11th in the conference and well outside the playoffs. Our Raptors of the NBA are 23-42, which puts us
You guys can stop laughing at me now. Toronto Mike has entered the 21st century. I now have a PVR. I made the decision two weeks ago, but only hooked it up last night. I've got it recording a few of my favourite shows, a couple for my wife and
I know when a web site links to mine when it shows up in the referral logs. Still, I somehow missed this CBC Radio 2 blog entry about hockey music which references my hockey music entry. This morning while Tom Allen was talking about "blow drying geese," the headline Introducing
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. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down During
My mom received a Cadillac Fairview Gift Card as a birthday gift a couple of years ago. You can use these gift cards as cash at any Cadillac Fairview Shopping Centre. Last weekend, my mom tried to use her gift card at Sherway Gardens. I say she tried to use
Remember Grabs? Mikhail Grabovski was that speedy little centre we plucked out of Montreal, but you're forgiven if you forgot about him. He hadn't scored in a while, but he notched his first OT goal last night to help the Leafs secure two points against the lowly Islanders. We have
I like to take my 1.5 litre water bottle, fill it with spring water and freeze it. I freeze it for about 8 hours until it's freezing cold with chunks of ice that will fit through the mouth of the bottle. Then, I take it down. Many people have
