It's much too late, but this was my favourite Leafs game of the season. It was guaranteed win night and we were down 3-0. Then, in the third period, we started to play inspired hockey. I haven't enjoyed a period of Leafs hockey like this in quite some time. With
There are some things I just don't get. I don't get curling. It's shuffleboard on ice, right? I hate the way I feel un-Canadian in my disinterest, but I just don't care about this sport. I don't get Justin Timberlake. I guess he's a handsome guy, but is he that
I'm going to preface this entry by assuring you that I don't believe there's a snowball's chance in hell that the Leafs will qualify for the post-season this year. I'd put it at 1%. It's just not going to happen. Still, the media likes to create hype and Maple Leaf
We've been warned. With 7° temps Thursday and Friday, all this snow is going to melt and that could mean flooding in the streets of Toronto. I need this big melt. Raging Storm, my champion slo-pitch team, has registered to play a tournament on March 22nd. That gives Mother Nature
This 1954 footage from the CBC is making the rounds. If you know the TTC subway system, you'll get a kick out of this. Toronto's got itself a subway!
Playoff poolies, mark April 7th on your calendars. That's the day we'll draft our 2008 NHL playoff picks in our annual pool. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can view our 2007 results, 2006 results, 2004 results, 2003 results and all relevant blog entries. If you've never
I've been exchanging emails with Quincy from Allied Advertising. Quincy is promoting the grand opening of AMC Yonge & Dundas 24 in the Toronto Life Square. This new state-of-the-art theatre is the first all-digital theatre in the area and it will be open to the public on March 28. All
I watched a new episode of The Simpsons last night. It was called "Dial 'N' For Nerder" and as usual with new episodes of The Simpsons these days, it was nothing special. I'm also making my way through season 10 on DVD. By season 10 you can see the sparky
300: 8 out of 10. Now that was fun. I finally saw 300 so I can now participate in popular culture exchanges that were fresh 12 months ago. 300 wasn't just a great tale about King Leonidas and a force of 300 men who fight the Persians at Thermopylae in
The record snowfall for a Toronto winter, since we started measuring such things, was 1938-39 when 207.3 centimetres fell. You remember the winter of 1938-39, don't ya? 69 years later, we're going to smash that record. As of 8pm last night we were sitting at 195.2 centimetres. I
For the Bible Tells Me So is a 2007 documentary directed by Daniel G. Karslake. A MetaFilter FPP linked to the entire doc on Google Video. Over the past couple of days, I watched all 1 hour and 39 minutes and it's extremely good. For The Bible Tells Me So
YouTube user inklinkinklink wins the Coke. This is Gordie Johnson playing O Canada on his electric double neck guitar prior to last night's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils at the ACC.
Martin Fu**ing Brodeur. The guy was awesome once again, making 42 stops and infuriating me all night. Even though I'm no fool, I cheered like a mofo when Mats Sundin scored to tie things up in the 3rd. You know the rest of the story. We'll know Paul Maurice
The first one to upload video of Gordie Johnson's O Canada from tonight's Leafs game at the ACC wins a Coke. If you missed it, CBC broadcast the national anthems and Big Sugar's Gordie "Grady" Johnson played O Canada on his electric double neck guitar in Hendrix-like fashion. It was
This awesome video is 500 years of female portraits in western art. After you watch, go here for the complete list of artists and paintings.
Throughout the day, I made four trips outdoors to shovel this snow. It's coming down so hard right now, I'm just going to leave it for the night and get it all tomorrow morning. I'm not complaining about all this snow, I actually don't mind shovelling, I'm just impressed by
My kids went to a toy exchange this morning. A bunch of neighbourhood mommies hook up and swap books and toys and such. It's a pretty good idea, so yesterday we were going through a bunch of old books to see what we could bring to the party. Amongst the
Speaking of Buffalo's channel 7 WKBW, Coffee and Grilled Cheese has made me aware of a great oops from their Oscar telecast this year. First, the now MIA WKBW statement. At 11:43pm, during the ABC telecast of the Academy Awards on WKBW, background audio from the news studio accidentally
You've likely heard the unfortunate news about Patrick Swayze. The Dirty Dancing star was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The Dirty Dancing soundtrack features a little number written and performed by Swayze. You likely know the words to "She's Like the Wind" by heart. In case you've forgotten, here are
Blades of Glory: 5 out of 10. This film is super disappointing. Isn't Will Ferrell supposed to be funny? Much better than "Blades of Glory" is "Blades of Steel", the Nintendo game I adored in the late 80s. Fight!
My favourite Linkin Park songs FaintLying From YouPoints of AuthorityIn The EndBleed it Out
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Jeff Musselman was a nice little lefty out of the pen back in 1987. That season he went 12-5, which earned him this lovely Topps All-Star Rookie card. He would play his
It's too late, but that was a hell of a lotta fun, wasn't it? Sure, we've won 7 or our past 10, but we're still 6 points out of 8th and sitting in 12th, and I'm not drinking that blue kool aid. Well, maybe just a sip... Current Record Last
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. If you're not from Toronto, you can't appreciate our relationship with Buffalo, New York. We get
Rob Ford is simply too easy a target, and posting his dumb-ass quotes just isn't as much fun as it should be. If you Google rob ford quotes, this entry I posted about two years ago is #2. Then, a year ago this week, I posted his fantastic quote about
