It's deja vu all over again. For the second game in a row, we got burned for a goal with less than a minute to play. This time, we were left with no points to show for a solid effort. On the bright side, we're losing close games and getting
We're having a pretty good discussion about the separation of church and state in the comments of my What Really Matters? entry. After sharing my concern at the overtly religious nature of Dubya's Christmas Card I had a laugh when I came home from work today and found I had
Michelle is three and a half years old and today she had her first haircut. James was a little younger when he got his first cut and I'm not surprised Michelle lasted a few months longer. Michelle was bald for the longest time. The barber gave me a lock of
I just watched my first episode of Peter Puck. They just ran it on LeafsTV during the first intermission of tonights Leafs game in Tampa Bay. I remember hearing about Peter Puck as a kid, and I had a Peter Puck colouring book, but I had never caught his little
Casino Royale: 7 out of 10. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my first James Bond film. It was my wife's first James Bond film as well, so last night two 30-something year olds sat down for their first taste of 007 action. It was a little long, but
I know a fair bit about James Bond. It's almost as if I've seen a James Bond film. Truth be told, until yesterday I had never seen a James Bond movie. This wasn't easy. I had to avoid the following films. Dr. No (1962)From Russia With Love (1963)Goldfinger
I used to rant more on this site. Something would irk me, and I'd ramble on here sharing my two cents with the world. It felt good getting it out there and I'm not sure why I stopped ranting so much. I think things just stopped bugging me. This, my
When I listed my favourite "snow" songs the other day, Phil left a comment reminding me about "Snow Removal Machine". "Snow Removal Machine" was Fred Patterson's parody of The Cult's "Love Removal Machine" and was often played at this time of year during the CFNY morning show. I remember it
I am not American nor have I ever lived in the United States of America, so I realize how it may be perceived were I to throw stones at our neighbours to the south. Fully understanding that we aren't perfect up here and those living in glass houses shouldn't throw
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. Crash Test Dummies - The First Noel For the
It would be easy to pin this blown opportunity on Alexei Ponikarovsky. With the Leafs up by a goal with less than a minute to play, the puck was on Poni's stick and all he had to do was shoot it toward an empty Carolina net. Instead, Cory Stillman picked
Is there really only a week until Christmas? Holy crap. Here's a little something from me to you. It's Wham's "Last Christmas". Don't pretend you're not ecstatic.
This could be an entry I regret writing, but with 8:00 remaining in the second period, Vesa Toskala is putting on a show. It's damn fun watching a goalie stand on his head. During the brief Raycroft era, nights like this were few and far between. He's only faced
Having only taken up running this past March, I've never run during the winter. My plan was to do just that before I was forced to rest a strained muscle. Today, I tried to arrange a run to test things out but nobody was biting. The vast majority of my
Don Chevrier was 69. He was a popular sports announcer best known as the original television voice of the Toronto Blue Jays. I haven't thought about Don Chevrier in a while but hearing this news makes me very sad. He was a fixture on Blue Jays telecasts from 1977 to
Evan Almighty: 6.5 out of 10. I would have made a terrible movie reviewer. I watched "Evan Almighty" with the kids and they loved it. The more they loved it, the more I liked it. They transformed a safe and predictable disappointment into a fun 95 minutes. Evan Baxter
Toronto got about 26 centimetres of snow yesterday, which was close to our single-day record for December. The record was set on Dec. 11, 1944, when 28 centimetres fell on the city in 24 hours. It seemed like more than 26 centimetres, didn't it? The rest of Canada will likely
I not only watched The Simpsons last night, I enjoyed The Simpsons last night. Maybe it's nostalgic fumes that are forming rose coloured glasses, but I've enjoyed this entire 19th season thus far. It's still sharp, it's still funny and it's still The Simpsons. There was a great parody of
Dan Fogelberg was 56. He was the singer-songwriter famed for the soaring vocals and elegant instrumentation of tunes such as "Leader of the Band", "Longer" and "A Love Like This."
I just scanned my collection for songs with "snow" in the title. Here are the best of the bunch. Note the dominance of Canadian artists. This list is 50% CanCon. We write about what we know. Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow - Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWhat The
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. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet
Last night I tried to watch Saturday Night Live's Best of Chris Farley on Buffalo's WGRZ-TV but they were stealing a good chunk of my 27 inch screen to tell me about all the church functions that were closed due to the imminent snow storm. I wondered to myself, wouldn't
We didn't just lose a game last night in Montreal, we lost Bryan McCabe for at least six to eight weeks, maybe longer. He broke his left hand in three places. A few weeks ago, I might have sarcastically deemed this a positive, addition by subtraction if you will. But,
John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" packs a punch at this time of year, but this cover by George Dubya Bush is even more powerful.
Santa showed up at Michelle's nursery school Christmas party yesterday evening. I was there because watching kids see Santa is pretty sweet. They gaze at him as if he's larger than life, sort of like how I'd look if Eddie Vedder put me on his knee and asked me what
