I love to camp. When people talk about vacationing and getting away from it all, they speak of resorts and five-star hotels and casinos and I cringe. I far, far prefer the idea of pitching a tent and roughing it in nature as a fun escape from it all. Many
I'll bet at least 95% of all visitors to this blog are packing more inches than I am. The largest television in my house right now is 27". It's a Sony Trinitron and it's been my primary TV for over seven years. At the time, 27 inches seemed like a
I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration. I'm submitting "This Respirator" by The Flatliners. Is it wrong to favour local talent? Sometimes I'll hear a song and dig it, but when I find out the band is from Mississauga or Burlington or Newmarket or wherever, I'll dig it just a
Readers of the blog will know how much I enjoy Flight of the Conchords. It was actually my third favourite show of 2007. I can't wait for season two, but in the meantime, I have this new video to tide me over.
Last season, I managed my slo-pitch team for the first time. It's a lot more work than you'd realize, but it was also a lot of fun and we ended up winning our division and graduating into the comp division, the highest level of play in the RSPA. This season,
I remember the 1992 Stanley Cup Playoffs well. I remember it because Pittsburgh swept the Wales Conference final 4-0 against Boston and Chicago swept the Campbell Conference final 4-0 against Edmonton. That hasn't happened since and it won't happen this season because the Stars actually won a game last night
I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration. I'm submitting "I Will Possess Your Heart" by Death Cab For Cutie. It's 8:31, pretty lengthy for a tune these days, but the first 4:40 are just to warm you up. The first time I heard this new DCFC song, I
Writing about games we played in the schoolyard, like Butt's Up and Handball, I remembered Running Bases. Running Bases was a game I played often as a kid. There would be two bases, and someone wearing a baseball glove and manning each base. Everyone else would then run back and
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. Custom - May 26 I just wrote about Custom,
John saw Saint Ralph and got chills when Gord Downie sang "Hallelujah" at the end of the big race. I know how John felt because I felt it too. John followed up his chills the way everyone follows up these chills. He Googled the song, hoping to hear it or
Buffalo Boy just wrote about the Fraggle Rock movie and it caught me off guard. I had no idea there was going to be a Fraggle Rock film. I hit up Wiki for the 411. In May 2008 it was announced that The Weinstein Company will be distributing the Fraggle
I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration. I'm submitting "Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole" by USS. I'm told USS stands for Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. I heard these guys talking to Bookie tonight on 102.1 and their stuff has a great sound. They'll be at Edgefest, so I'll see them July 19.
"Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that." ~ Homer Jay Simpson CRACKED.com has a nice list of the 6 most frequently quoted bullshit statistics. The six are: You Accidentally Swallow About 8 Spiders a YearYou Only Use 10% of Your BrainMen
In late December 2004, I wrote about the 23,000 who perished in the Boxing Day tsunami in south and east Asia. That 23,000 total ended up being a small fraction of the actual number of casualties. Over 225,000 died as a result of that Indian Ocean earthquake.
We might be looking at two conference final sweeps. Red Wings vs. Penguins would make for a pretty exciting final. Go Pens Go! In the pool, the race for 2nd is heating up. Ryan currently holds down that spot with 79, Patino and Pops have 78 and Alexi has 77.
I used to have this feature where every Monday I'd shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that played. I'm not sure why I stopped. I think I'll start it up again. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story
Canada plays Finland today in IIHF World Hockey Championship action. Game time is 3:30, and if you're a regular joe like me, that means you'll be stuck in an office for most of the game. Throughout this tournament, being held in Canada for the first time, this has been
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Last week, I wrote about Toronto-born Joe Votto and called him "the best Toronto-born ballplayer since Rob Ducey". Right on cue, here's Robert Thomas Ducey. Ducey was a utility outfielder who played
The Google Press Center just made an announcement about Google Friend Connect. Here's what Google Friend Connect entails. Websites that are not social networks may still want to be social -- and now they can be, easily. With Google Friend Connect (see http://www.google.com/friendconnect following this evening's
I remember when Saturday Night Live was funny. Guys like Adam Sandler, David Spade, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Norm Macdonald, Chris Farley and Dana Carvey were always good for a few laughs on a Saturday night. Then, when those guys moved on, there were funny dudes like Darrell Hammond, Cheri
I have a mother I love very much and I want to wish her a very happy Mother's Day. My two angels have a mother they love very much and I want to wish her a very happy Mother's Day. My mom has a mother she loves very much and
Alpha Dog: 7 out of 10. I was worried about this one because Justin Timberlake almost single handedly ruined Black Snake Moan on his own, but he didn't suck quite as bad in Alpha Dog. Alpha Dog reminded me a great deal of Bully, another film I enjoyed. They'd make
I want to give props to all the mothers in our pool. Enjoy your special day, you're the grease that makes the world go 'round. For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2008hockeypool.html.
I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration. I'm submitting "Strange Times" by The Black Keys. I instantly liked this tune, from the first time I heard it. I know there's an official video featuring Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney playing laser tag, but I couldn't find it, so this will
I attended primary school from 1978 until 1989. That makes me somewhat of an authority on schoolyard games played during recess and lunch in West Toronto during the 1980s. This entry isn't about the typical games kids play, like baseball or catch or tag, this is about two games we
