The Painted Veil: 7 out of 10. This one is pretty good. It's the Ed Norton and Naomi Watts show and they carry this sucker. I almost didn't join Taryn for this one because the thought of a love story set in 1925 China spooked me, but I caved because
retroCRUSH posted the best duets ever, so I've decided to follow their lead and throw down my top ten duets. I've disqualified all duets from bands that are naturally duets. For example, Simon & Garfunkel, Sonny & Cher and Stars. Here are my favourite ten. 10. Eminem and Dido -
The older I get, the less I like the NHL all-star weekend. In recent years, I've skipped the entire thing, even the skills competition which I used to love. This year, I got tricked into tuning in to the skills competition because they were holding a breakaway event that would
I completely missed the Krispy Kreme kraziness and now the franchise has all but disappeared in these parts. Back in 2001 I read and heard all about the lineups outside Krispy Kreme stores in the GTA. People were going nuts for these donuts and it was a pretty big local
It's funny how this blogosphere thing works. The other day I saw this entry from Jewelgurl come across my RSS reader. She was writing about a good deal at Pizza Pizza. Last night, we ordered that deal. For $11.99 Pizza Pizza will give you two medium pizzas with a
I like to litter my speech with pop culture references. Often I'll reference a television show or a movie. Most of my television references comes from "Seinfeld" or "The Simpsons", although I have been telling colleagues to "get in that ass, Larry" lately. Although I reference well over twenty movies,
The Ex: 4 out of 10. I watched a movie called "The Ex" last night, only IMDB doesn't call it "The Ex". They call it "Fast Track". I don't think I've ever experienced the ol' name switch like that before. Call it what you want, but it stars Zach Braff,
"Because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything."
I'm a Photoshop user. It's my tool of choice for all my imaging needs. I pop into Photoshop at least once every day and I'm pretty good at it, but I know there's still a great deal to learn. There's a series of Photoshop tutorials on YouTube that absolutely rock.
Brian Burke is a smart guy. Today he made the following statement. I am flattered by all this (attention in Toronto), because this is a great job you are talking about, if you are Catholic, this is the Vatican - Maple Leaf Gardens, the Air Canada Centre, the players in
I'm losing Argie. Argie is a reader of this blog who has threatened to stop reading. He made the statement in the comments of this entry about Dubya's many lies. Before I ever saw Argie comment over here, I saw him commenting on torontomike.com. I don't know him personally,
My favourite Shabba Ranks songs Trailer Load a GirlsRespectThe Jam w/ KRS-OneTwice My Age (Remix) w/ KrystalTing A Ling
Back in '91, I listened to a lot of Shabba Ranks. Don't look so surprised. I wasn't just about the grunge scene. A friend turned me on to Shabba and I spent a lot of time listening to As Raw As Ever and other singles from the popular Jamaican dancehall
You know things are bad when you're envious of the Washington Capitals. They're only a point out of first heading into the all-star game, anchored by one of the best players in the game. Alex Ovechkin scored both goals last night. The SOB is good. The All-Star break is here,
Way back in November 2003 I wrote about holiday music. No comments appeared on that entry until last October when somebody in the guise of "Nobody" wrote "I listen to Christmas songs every day on tape.". Since that entry, "Nobody" has chimed in 13 more times. He or she posts
I guess it's time for an update on my right leg. I have a pretty good sense for what news is most buzzworthy, and I'm guessing my right leg is the hot topic of the moment. If you need a refresher on how I hurt my right leg and what
The first computer I ever enjoyed was the Commodore PET. My dad would bring it home from work on weekends in the late 70s and very early 80s. My three favourite games were horse racing, where I'd essentially bet against simulated racetrack odds, lemonade stand, where I'd manage a virtual
The Uncle Cliffy II era is off to a roaring start as Vesa Toskala made the big save and Mats Sundin scored the big goal. You've got to wonder where we'd be if Toskala hadn't missed a chunk of games with that groin injury. We could be in 10th place
Earlier today, I wrote yet another anti-Peddie entry. In that entry, I linked to Howard Berger's blog. Felix clicked through and read Berger's latest entry which includes an intriguing discovery he just told me about. Beginning at the 4-minute, 43-second mark of the press conference, Peddie unmistakably begins mouthing along
Shockingly, Dubya's administration lied like a rug during the two years following 9/11. A nonprofit journalist organization called Center for Public Integrity worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from
Throughout the 80s, there were two starters we could rely on. Jimmy Key came around in 1984, but before him there was Dave Stieb and Jim Clancy. Dave Stieb got most of the glory, but Jim Clancy was consistently great. He was a Jay since day one back in 1977
Talivaldis Kenins was 88. He was the pioneering Canadian composer known for masterful works such as his Second Piano Quartet, Concerto for 14 Instruments and Symphony No. 4 for percussion and ensemble.
Now that I've had a little time to reflect upon the big news from MLSE yesterday, I'm ready to share my thoughts on the subject. John Ferguson, Jr. might be a really swell guy, but he wasn't a particularly good General Manager. I never felt comfortable about our direction with
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. Platinum Blonde - Standing in The Dark Last night,
Heath Ledger appeared in some critically acclaimed films. He was in "Monster's Ball" and "Brokeback Mountain", two award winning movies I've never seen. When I think of Heath Ledger, I think about "10 Things I Hate About You". "10 Things I Hate About You" was a silly little 1999 romantic
