As we did last Easter, we went to the Old Mill for brunch this morning. As you can imagine, the Old Mill gets pretty busy on Easter morning, so we go there at 9:30am. This gave the kids and I a chance to explore. Imagine a completely empty, totally
This weekend I caught an old episode of Family Guy. Peter saw the rabbit from those old Trix commercials and said, "Noooo, silly rabbit, Trix are for kids. Damn long-ears trying to steal Easter from Jesus." This day is either all about Jesus or all about that damn long-ears. For
That's six straight road wins if you're counting at home. And that's four straight against the Senators if you're counting in Ottawa. One thing is clear, the Leafs really, really want 9th place and they're not going to let anything stand in their way. Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders35-31-10 78
It's fun watching your kids grow smarter. My son James is six years old and I've noticed the complexity of his questions of late have graduated from "where did the dinosaurs go?" to "if all Cretans are liars, how can this testimony be true?" Ok, he's not quite there yet,
I'm spending this Saturday night like I spend most of my Saturday nights during the winter. I'm watching my hockey team on Hockey Night in Canada. Alex Steen just scored to give us the lead over the Sens. Even though I've reviewed the NHL standings countless times, and basic math
George Gross was 85. He was the founding sports editor of the Toronto Sun.
That was ridiculous. Whose idea was it to hold a slo-pitch tournament outdoors on March 22? I've just returned from a day of slo-pitch at Diamond Beach at Centennial Park. They called this a sno-pitch tourney, but they should have named it the ice bowl. The diamonds were covered by
No Mats Sundin, no Nik Antropov, no Carlo Colaiacovo, no problem. Thanks to Vesa Toskala's 35 saves the Leafs won their fourth in five games. Yes my friends, the drive for ninth is well underway. This juggernaut won't stop until it gets there. Our next victims: the Ottawa Senators. Current
If it seems I'm neglecting my duties here, it's because I'm pretty busy right now working on a new site. I've partnered with Fred Patterson from the Humble & Fred Show and torontomike.com on this new project and I'll divulge all details as soon as it's ready to launch.
This quiz is kind of interesting, as it sort of gauges your familiarity with web memes and such, like the flying spaghetti monster and lonelygirl15. I'm pretty tapped into this world, but not nearly as tapped in as I thought. There were a few questions I was totally clueless about.
The number of unique visitors to this site spiked today. When that happens, a quick glance at the referral links reveals the reason. Today's spike in traffic to TorontoMike.com has everything to do with the vernal equinox. If your Latin skills are rusty, today is the first day of
I've been slapping pages on the web for a decade now. A long time ago, after a great deal of experimentation, I concluded that Verdana was your best bet when designing a commercial site, particularly if that site was for a software vendor. Before we all had to have blogs,
There are two Mookies of note in this neck of the woods. One, Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell, was released today by the Toronto Argonauts. Hearing that news got me thinking about the other Mookie. When Mookie Wilson came to town, he was best known as the New York Met who hit
YouTube user WNED17 recently uploaded some fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips have brought back a tonne of memories for me, so I'm going to feature them one by one over the next few weeks. I wasn't listening to Q107 in 1983. At that time, I was a young AM listener
I spent last night with several princesses. These were Disney princesses, and they were on ice, telling the stories of Aladdin, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. The kids just loved it. I didn't mind it, although most of my entertainment came
Paul Scofield was 86. He was the towering British stage actor who won international fame and an Academy Award for the film "A Man for All Seasons."
Ivan Dixon was 76. He brought the problems and promise of contemporary blacks to life in the film "Nothing But a Man" and portrayed the levelheaded POW Kinchloe in TV's "Hogan's Heroes."
If you have a young daughter, you're likely familiar with the Disney Princesses. At some point Disney figured out a way to tap into the young girl demo by grouping their princesses together in a bundle. My three year old daughter absolutely adores the Disney Princesses, which include Snow White,
I've got to level with you, the rest of these recaps are going to be me going through the motions. Yes, it's nice to win 3-1, but... you know... The highlight last night was a 178-foot goal by Rob Davison on a bouncing shot from his own blue line that
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. Dream Warriors - Wash Your Face In My Sink
A few weeks ago, I started hearing "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" on television again, but it wasn't before an episode of Cheers. The song had been licensed for use in commercials for Kelsey's restaurants. This was the first time I remember hearing this song promoting something other than Cheers
Arthur C. Clarke was 90. He was a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future.
The Raptors, without their best player, just went winless during a five game road trip. I'm a Toronto Raptor fan, and I was totally cool with this. Allow me to explain... Prior to this late season swoon, we were pretty secure in 5th place in the NBA Eastern Conference. That
Anthony Minghella was 54. He won an Oscar for directing "The English Patient," one of a series of literary adaptations that include "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Cold Mountain."
CBC Newsworld aired Charles Ferguson's No End In Sight on Sunday night. No End In Sight was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this year's Academy Awards and it's about the American occupation of Iraq. I finished it last night and it does an excellent job of taking everything you
