I talk to fathers of older kids and they're constantly at soccer tournaments or soccer practices. It seems they spend most their weekends during the summer driving their kids to soccer and watching them play. Here's a glimpse into my introduction to soccerpalooza. This morning I woke up early to
After my most recent redesign of this blog, I borrowed the style of the header image from Spacing.ca. But, before I did that, I asked Matthew Hague from Spacing if it was cool with him. It was, in fact, he told me exactly what font and colour they use.
Tim Russert was 58. He was the host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and the network's Washington bureau chief.
Miroslav Dvorak was 56. He was a key defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers for three seasons in the 1980s.
The best sports rivalries Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal CanadiensBoston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersToronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsCanada vs. RussiaNew York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox
Citytv has axed Speakers Corner, the long-running program featuring clips from the automated video booth at the intersection of Queen Street West and John Street. I remember when they opened that Speakers Corner booth in the late 80s and it was a big deal. The show was fun viewin' as
Industry Minister Jim Prentice introduced new copyright legislation that is meant to deal with "iPod Nation". There's a component of this new legislation that really has me concerned. It's has to do with the ripping of store-bought CDs to MP3. I'm a ripping machine. For the past five years I've
Brian Budd was 56. He was the Canadian soccer player best known for winning ABC's World Superstars championship three years in a row from 1978 to 1980.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey tonight at the NHL Awards. The Blakester was diagnosed with leukemia prior to the season, but he didn't miss a single game. This is a big win for my beloved franchise.
My comp slo-pitch team, Raging Storm, is doing okay. We just split a double header and we're 5-4 on the season. The struggles are with my other team, my beer league team. How do I put this nicely... we're not a very good offensively and we're horrible defensively. We're 0-3
We've been having an interesting discussion about 102.1 in the comments for this entry about Alan Cross's exit as Program Director for CFNY, now better known as Edge 102. The primary complaint is Edge 102's small playlist. They seem to play the same 12-15 songs over and over and
I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration. I'm submitting "I'm Amazed" by My Morning Jacket. A couple of years ago I saw My Morning Jacket open for Pearl Jam on back-to-back nights. By the end of their second show, I was totally digging their sound. I dove into It Still
Does anyone else out there find it strange that our General Manager is going to work for the Anaheim Ducks next season? I might be wrong, but I believe this is first time an NHL GM has actually overseen another franchise. Brian Burke, we'll see you here next summer. Uncle
If you were one of the 18 people reading this blog in 2003, you remember I wrote about my three imaginary friends. Their names were Honour, Grrr and Lion and I spent a great deal of time with them as a child. I swear I thought they were real, just
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 Kooks - Young Folks You remember "Young Folks"
65.23% of visits to this site come from Canada. This isn't surprising, I write about what I know and care about, and I'm Canadian, so it's natural that fellow Canucks will relate best. Google Analytics makes it easy to see where else in the world visitors to this site
Tyrone Jones was 46. He was the colourful and outspoken linebacker who helped the Winnipeg Blue Bombers capture two Grey Cup titles during his eight-year tenure with the CFL club.
I recently shared the list of early Canadian rock songs that made up volume two of a homemade mix of such songs from the 1960s and 1970s. On that mix is "I'm Running After You" by Major Hoople's Boarding House. Admittedly, I don't know much about Major Hoople's Boarding House.
The message was short but clear. "alan cross fired? :O" Originally it was sent anonymously, but then a follow up message made sure I knew it was coming from "mr. oj - chq sowny!". I know SOWNY. It's The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum and the posting there led with
I'll be attending the Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo Toronto 2008 event next week from June 16-18 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It's a good event for those looking to learn: How search engines list Web sites for free and through paid placements;How to get free "organic"
Ken Griffey Jr. should sue Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa. Griffey just joined the 600 club and it's barely registered as buzz-worthy. Griffey is the sixth player in baseball history to join the exclusive club, but he's the third in recent years. There's one big difference between Griffey, Bonds and
The saga of our second national anthem, formerly known as the theme to Hockey Night in Canada, has come to a surprising end today. CTV has acquired the rights to the theme song that has played on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada for 40 years. "Beginning this fall, the song
As my kids grow older, I find myself becoming more conscious of the unwritten equal time law. I've got a son and a daughter, and when I find myself spending a significantly greater amount of time with one over the other, I make an effort to balance it out. This
Every 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. Backed Out On The... - Kevin DrewDo You Love Me - KissThe Spirit of Radio -
The company promoting Walking With Dinosaurs at the Air Canada Centre is sending me and one of my kids to opening night. "Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience" as it's billed is a live theatrical adaptation of the six-part television series produced by the BBC. I'm told 15 life-size
