I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. The first thing I thought when I saw this card was, "damn, he was slim back then!" David Wells was larger than life and a fan favourite during his two tours of
Humble posted this today. It's a piece by NBC News on our Highway of Heroes.
Mitch Mitchell was 61. He was the drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member.
Brian Burke is out as GM of the Anaheim Ducks, paving the way for Burke to be hired as president and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It never did seem right that the Leafs' GM could be running another hockey team. The only question is when? Will Burke be
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. The Dropkick Murphys - The Fields of Athenry "The
It's hard to believe this is our first road trip through Western Canada since January 2006. Sometimes I wonder what Gary Bettman is thinking, The Leafs should make stops in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver each and every season. Once again, we fell behind by two goals before clawing back. Once
There are 5,693 pictures in my Flickr account. These 5,693 pictures have been viewed a total of 51,429 times. The picture viewed the most times, at least amongst the shots I personally took, is a shot of Santa Claus closing out the 2004 Santa Claus Parade. I
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Todd Stottlemyre was here for seven years and played a key role in our back-to-back titles. He was never the ace, but he was fairly solid, particularly in his later years here.
Veteran's Affairs Canada provides general statistics about Canada's participation in war, including numbers of casualties. It doesn't include our recent losses in Afghanistan, but the figures are still staggering for a country our size. South Africa War (1899-1902) Approximately 7,000 Canadians served; 267 of them gave their lives.First
I've been seeing ads lately for Burton Cummings' new album, Above the Ground. The featured song is entitled "We Just Came From the U.S.A." and it's super catchy. It ought to be catchy as its chorus is an old school yard chant I remember well. My first three
Sometimes, on a Monday, I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that played. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around the BendSarah McLachlan - Do What You Have
Miriam Makeba was 76. She was the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid.
Lots of houses in my neighbourhood go all out for Halloween, creating elaborate displays and building scarecrows and other seasonal characters. One house, however, had my favourite Halloween display. Here's a pic I took of the Napoleon Dynamite Halloween display that makes me giggle on my way to work each
Ghost Town: 7.5 out of 10. November is almost half over and I just realized I had some free movie passes for the AMC Yonge & Dundas 24 that expire in a few weeks. Reviewing the films currently playing there, I could only find one I'd be willing to
I thought Mikhail Grabovski was our best player in the pre-season. I was disappointed by his slow start in the regular season, but now he's really come on. He was clearly the offensive spark yesterday, scoring a goal and setting up another early. Grabs has six goals and two assists
I just got back from watching a fantastic Leafs game from the bestest seats ever. At least they're the best seats I've ever had for a Maple Leaf game and way better than the last Hall of Fame game I attended. I was treated to seats in the 4th row
Tonight I play my first game of hockey on ice in 21 years. I had a helmet, skates, stick and jock strap, and woodpeck, a reader of this blog, set me up with the rest of the gear. Thanks, woodpeck! My primary objective tonight is to survive. If I accomplish
My favourite Flight of the Conchords songs If You're Into ItHiphopapotamus v RhymenocerousBusiness TimeNot CryingHumans are Dead
It's nice to see Blake doing what we signed him to do. He scored three goals last night, hopefully a sign of things to come. Blake came over for big money after that 40 goal outburst in New York, but miraculously lost his prolific scoring touch the moment he arrived.
I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration. I'm submitting "Cath..." by Death Cab for Cutie. "Cath..." is the second single from Death Cab for Cutie's sixth studio album, Narrow Stairs. It's not as strong as "I Will Possess Your Heart," but it's still solid DCFC.
When I see an image I like, I throw it in my Flickr account. Over the past year, I've added nine images I've tagged "obama". Here is my Obama collection.
I was listening to CBC RadioOne this morning when Andy Barrie told us at 8:27am that he had something personal to announce. He told us he was leaving the show indefinitely. Immediately I suspected his health was the reason. Andy has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. He quickly reassured
One perk when working for a software company is easy access to hardware deemed insufficient for development purposes. At least this is a perk when you're buds with the IS guy. Older desktops and laptops are taken out of circulation and replaced, usually because the latest version of Windows demands
Hey, remember Toronto One? I just hit up the archives to throw down something from five years ago when I saw this entry I wrote five years ago tomorrow. A producer for Toronto Tonight had asked me if I was interested in appearing on their program. The program aired on
Michael Crichton was 66. He was the million-selling author of such historic and prehistoric science fantasies as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain."
