I had a blast running last year. Last March I took up running and I went out three times a week for seven months, even finishing a few races. I got in great shape, felt fantastic and thought I had discovered a year round activity for the long haul. As
If you caught American Idol on Tuesday night, you saw David Cook sing Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". It was the best performance of the night and he received a great deal of praise for the arrangement and modern spin on the Thriller classic. The praise was well deserved, but it
It didn't take James long to demonstrate more artistic talent than his father. James just drew this and it's way better than I could do. Of course, I wouldn't draw it. I'd spark up Photoshop and go digital. There's something charming about the old school methodology of the kindergarteners.
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. I once put Tony Fernandez at #4 on my favourite Blue Jays position players of all time list but he's #2 on my favourite Murray Eldon announcements list (to be read in
At some point over the past few years, the price of concert tickets in this city jumped. I used to attend plenty of big shows, and it wasn't that long ago that $50 was a pretty expensive ticket. That's changed, especially with festival shows. Virgin Festival 2008 tickets go on
Five things you can do for Earth Hour Sign up for Earth Hour 2008Get involved and create a bigger, better Earth HourReduce your impact on climate changeCreate your own Earth Hour eventKnow your footprint and challenge your friends
Away from Her: 8 out of 10. Toronto's Sarah Polley's directorial debut is a winner. "Away from Her" is a poignant tale about Alzheimer’s disease, and Polley's subtle touch and Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie's amazing performances gives it class. It's also a movie that isn't ashamed to take
This is the first time since the 1926-28 seasons the Leafs have gone three years without a playoff appearance. Throw in the lockout season, and we haven't been to the big show in four years. Here's my recap of our last playoff game. I opened that entry with "I am
762 will be the answer to a common trivia question. That question, of course, is "what's the most home runs hit in a major league career?" No team will touch Barry Bonds. He's been blacklisted as a steroid user and perjurer. Quite frankly, it looks good on him. He finished
Humble wrote a nice little piece about Dan Duran today. Dan Duran is 50. I don't know Dan the way Humble knows Dan, but we are neighbours, our kids go to the same school and I've crashed his home for a few podcasts and software demo recordings. On Dan's 50th,
Just about everything I ever knew about Tibet I learnt from the Beastie Boys. I doubt I'm alone. I was (and am) a big Beastie Boys fan, and back in 1994 they sampled Tibetan monks on Ill Communication. The Milarepa Fund fund was created to disperse royalties to these monks
We're only 11 days away from drafting our annual playoff pool. We've got the location set, so if I know you in the real world and you want to join in the fun, drop me a line and I'll set you up. Even though this pool has existed for over
Chris Webber has retired from the NBA. This isn't just a sports story for me, this feels like something more. In the fall of 1991 I was 17 years old. I caught an NCAA basketball game on television and the commentators were talking about these five freshmen who were all
I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration. I'm submitting "Salute Your Solution" by The Raconteurs. This is fresh Rac. Everything Jack White touches turns to gold, so this will be on SLS19. I can't wait to hear this album, Consolers of the Lonely.
I enjoyed last year's Blue Jays ads. You might remember the controversial spot with Frank Thomas decking that kid with a pillow. Click on over and watch that one again, it's great. Here are this year's batch of TV commercials promoting Blue Jays baseball. These are pretty good, too. Roy
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 Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Now that was disappointing. Unless Sundin's groin is ripped to shreds he should have been out there last night. And Mark Bell, how the hell does he still have a job? I'm just cranky because the SOBs did it again. Let the healing begin once more. Current Record Last GamesSeason
A couple of years ago I listed my ten favourite movies of all time. On that list you'll find four of Quentin Tarantino's six films, and when I put that list together he had only directed five movies. That meant I found 80% of the man's career worthy of my
I got asked an interesting question the other day. I was asked what was the most embarrassing thing on my iPod. My thoughts instantly turned to some rather cheesy late-80s rap I still enjoy, then I wondered if it could be Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone". The question had
I can't believe I'm writing this entry. It's after 4pm, there's a blizzard outside my window and I'm feeling that nervous tingle in the pit of my stomach. Like a dumb ass catfish, I saw the worm dangling in open water and took a whopper of a chomp at it.
I just discovered The SI Vault. 54 years of Sports Illustrated history is online and free. A sports fan could spend a week there one night. I actually searched for all articles that included the keyword 'toronto' and scanned the 586 headlines. Of course, who could stop at the headlines
Fracture: 6 out of 10. I had never heard of Fracture but took a chance on it because it starred Anthony Hopkins and cool Canuck Ryan Gosling. If you're comfortable with plot holes you could drive a Plymouth through, Fracture is actually a lot of fun. It's full of twists
Have you seen this ad yet? Orff's "O Fortuna" plays in dramatic fashion as the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins are tied at 3 goals apiece. The game has gone to a shootout and Sidney Crosby is shooting against Vesa Toskala. The fate of the game lies in the
The Toronto Blue Jays might be the first team in urgent need of a really good manicurist. A.J. Burnett lost most of the nail on his index finger after closing a car door on it. As a result, he was unable to throw his curveball until a fake nail
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. We already covered Rance Mulliniks, so now it's Garth Iorg's turn. You simply can't discuss one without the other. They platooned at third for much of the 80s and with a great
