Toronto gets its first scramble intersection today as Yonge and Dundas is now scrambled. That means vehicle traffic stops with red lights in all four directions, followed by a pedestrian free-for-all, where people cross the intersection in any direction they choose: left, right, diagonally. It's worked elsewhere and I think
Over a year and a half ago I shared my frustration with Prima Television. You can click through to read the overwhelming response to that entry. I wasn't alone. One week ago, Denyse from Qualicum Beach left this comment on that entry. My mother who is 92 today - legally
Every day the list of recalled Maple Leaf products seems to grow. I don't know about you, but I see a couple of items I've ingested over the past couple of weeks. I'm still shocked at how many brand names fall under the Maple Leaf umbrella. Schneiders? Shopsys? Who knew?
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. Desmond Dekker - Isrealites I must confess, I didn't
Kevin Duckworth was 44. He was a two-time NBA All-Star who played on two Western Conference-winning teams with the Portland Trail Blazers.
As a kid, there was nothing better than a trip to Consumers Distributing. Consumers Distributing was a chain of stores where you would order via catalogue. The catalogue would arrive at our home and I would go through it, circling the items I wanted. Then, when my birthday came, we'd
Do you remember Mats Sundin? He was a nice Swedish fellow who wore #13 for the Toronto Maple Leafs the past 13 seasons. He holds the franchise record for most goals and points and he's second in assists. Here we are, about to hit Labour Day weekend, and Mats is
Tonight, my dodgeball team plays for the championship of the world. Well, it's the TCSSC dodgeball championships, and that's sort of like the championship of the world. We won the championship last season and tonight we go for the repeat. We'll be without our best female player because Jordy went
If you're a virgin, you finally have a radio station that caters to your sense of celibacy. Oh wait, I think I'm reading this press release wrong. It seems Mix 99.9 is being re-branded today. It's "the launch of the first North American commercial FM radio station under license
Our first regular season in the Comp division of the RSPA has ended and now it's playoff time. Tonight we throw it down OBA-style with double knock-out rules. That means we play two games and they add up the scores to determine the winner. If we're tied plus-minus after two
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Mike Flanagan was a decent pitcher for the Jays from 1987-1990, but I almost feel guilty calling him a Blue Jay. He was a Baltimore Oriole through and through. He came over
Tomorrow I'll be returning the Ford Focus I've been driving for the past ten days. Ford gave me the car for a no-strings-attached ten days and I drove it to the cottage I rented in Meaford and all around Highway 26 before heading back to the city. I wasn't told
Across The Universe: 6 out of 10. I was at a party recently where a woman was raving about "Across The Universe". We were chatting about music and the role it plays in our lives. "Across The Universe" moved her with music, Beatles music, to be precise. The premise is
I heard there was a secret chord, that David played and it pleased the Lord, but you don't really care for music, do you? Sure you do. And many of you, like myself, love Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". In fact, I'm willing to bet a bunch of you are only here
Freddie P shared a chain email that's been making the rounds and it opened an old wound. The email is for those of us born before the 1980s and it includes this line: Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to
I've spent the week in a charming little cottage we rented in Meaford, Ontario. It's right on the Georgian Bay which meant lots of swimming, trips in the paddle boat, hikes on the Georgian Trail, visits to Meaford, Thornbury and Owen Sound, a daily BBQ and a round of mini-golf
Canada has earned its eighteenth medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Adam van Koeverden won silver in the in the K-1 500 kayak competition.
One unexpected perk in driving this new car for ten days is getting a chance to sample Sirius satellite radio. The first morning I popped over to Sirius to give it a listen, I shot straight for channel 100. That's the Howard Stern station. At some point after Humble &
I've been out of town all week, scooting around in the new Ford Focus they lent me. I'll have more on my adventure this weekend, but I wanted to chime in on something I just discovered in the trunk of this car. If you're "accidentally" locked in the trunk of
Canada has earned its seventeenth medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Karine Sergerie won silver in the in the 67 kilogram event taekwondo event.
Canada has earned its sixteenth medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Thomas Hall won bronze in the in the C-1 1000 canoe event.
Gene Upshaw was 63. He was the executive director of the NFL Players Association and a Hall of Fame guard with the Oakland Raiders.
Canada has earned its fifteenth medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Eric Lamaze won gold in the equestrian individual show jumping competition.
Canada has earned its fourteenth medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Emilie Heymans won silver in the women's 10-metre platform diving competition.
LeRoi Moore was 46. He was the saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band.
