We interrupt our 24 hour sports coverage to bring you something very cool. This is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off mashed with Requiem for a Dream by the Kronos Quartet.
May 19, 2026
What a day! The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired the #5 pick overall in a trade with the New York Islanders and we've drafted defenseman Luke Schenn. From Wikipedia: Schenn started his career with the Kelowna Rockets in 2005–06. He was Kelowna's first pick in the 2004 WHL Bantam
Am I living in the bizarro world? This is turning out to be one heck of a strange sports news day in Toronto. First Cito returns, sending us straight back to the glory days in the early 90s, and now comes word from the Maple Leafs that the Montreal Canadiens
Cito Gaston is back, baby! Our Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager John Gibbons, coaches Marty Pevey, Ernie Whitt and Gary Denbo. Cito Gaston has returned as the manager for the remainder of the season. Nick Leyva will coach at third base and Gene Tenace returns as the hitting coach.
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Uncle Cliffy has pulled of a trade on the eve of the 2008 NHL draft. We've given up a third round pick to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Jamal Mayers, a 33-year old who scored 12 goals and added 15 assists with 91 penalty minutes in 80 games
I'm a competitive guy. I hate to lose. I really hate to lose. Over the years I've become a better loser, but the teams I've played for have won far more often then they've lost. I've played for the same slo-pitch team for about 8 years or so and we've
An anti-spanking bill has passed third reading in the Senate and is heading to the House of Commons. Bill S-209, which needs House approval to be made into law, proposes to eliminate Section 43 of Canada's Criminal Code, which allows parents, teachers and caregivers to use reasonable force to discipline
I remember when everyone was calling for Gord Ash's head. Gord had the misfortune of following a very successful and beloved GM in Pat Gillick. The clock just ran out on Ash and we all knew it was time for a change. We demanded more from our ball team. For
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Willie Upshaw was part of our string of dominance at first base. Not only did his name sound great coming out of Murray Eldon's mouth but he's the answer to a great
Yesterday, I attended sessions entitled "What's Different About B2B?", "SEM Toolkit", and "Web 2.0 and Search Engines". Here are some final thoughts from the Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo Toronto 2008. Measure Everything, But Don't Forget to Act - Bryan Eisenberg referred to the abundance of data we
Lew lives in British Columbia and he sent me a note this morning. Another foot today in Campbell River - this makes 6 in all. There are also 8 young men; in the same time frame gone missing???Cheers LewLew knows I'm following the severed foot watch in BC. My
Walking With Dinosaurs is fantastic. I just returned form opening night at the ACC and it was better than I expected. And no, I'm not just saying that because I saw it for free, although free tickets totally rule for two reasons. 1) They're primo seats - we were in
I've just wrapped up day two at the Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo Toronto 2008. I'll have more to say later about B2B search engine marketing and the semantic web, but I just realized today is the opening night of Walking With the Dinosaurs. I've been comped as a
Cyd Charisse was 86. She was the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
With more than 15,000 improvements, Firefox 3 is faster, safer and smarter than ever before. I've been using Release Candidate 2 of Firefox 3 for a couple of weeks now and I'm loving it. It's faster, that memory leak seems to have dried up and there are neat enhancements
I mentioned I'm attending the Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo Toronto 2008 today and tomorrow, and that's where I've been all day. I'm throwing down a quick entry with some thoughts about search engine marketing and e-marketing in general, and then we in Raging Storm have a double header
Yesterday, on our way to the ballpark formerly known as SkyDome, I referred to our dome as SkyDome. My six-year old corrected me, letting me know it's called the Rogers Centre now. I told him he can call it what he wants, but it will always be SkyDome to me.
You know, I still think about it. Every once in a while I'll revisit the final diner scene from The Sopranos finale in my head. As I wrote when it first aired, at first the episode angered me, then I accepted it and quickly saw its beauty. I had to
With no newcomers eligible this year, the Hockey Hall of Fame could induct some previously overlooked players tomorrow. There are a couple of former Maple Leafs that should be considered. Doug Gilmour owned this city for a few years in the early 90s. I had to have a #93 jersey,
I'm not the world's biggest golf fan, but I pay close attention to the major tournaments. For example, I made sure I was in front of a television to watch the last few holes of this weekend's US Open. Why was I interested in watching? Because Tiger Woods was in
James had the better first game. Back in 2004 I took him to his first Blue Jays game. We won big that day, I caught a foul ball and future Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke was sitting only two rows in front of us. Today Michelle got to her first
My Father's Day gift this year is three tickets to the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago Cubs at the ballpark formerly known as SkyDome. I honestly can't think of a better way to spend a day than at the diamond with the two greatest kids in the world watching my
Ajax Mike wrote me a note today calling me out for referring to the Hockey Night in Canada theme as our second national anthem. The song, recently bought by CTV, was referred to as "our second national anthem" by yours truly in this recent entry. Ajax Mike has a good
228 years ago, during the War of Independence, a British warship sank in Lake Ontario. The 22-gun brig-sloop HMS Ontario was a few hours into a voyage from Fort Niagara on Oct. 31, 1780 when it went down, killing about 120 people. For 228 years, the HMS Ontario lay in
