I don't have a personal story to relate about war. My grandparents didn't serve and I don't have an uncle or a cousin in the armed forces. I once heard about my grandfather's brother serving in WWII, but the details are sketchy. According to Veterans Affairs Canada, there are 205,
The tickets actually belong to former Toronto Maple Leaf Stew Gavin, but he gave them to Gavin Management Group client Humble Howard who took me along for the ride. I wasn't just going to a Leafs game, I was getting a chance to hang in the Alumni Lounge. Donning my
Despite the shootout loss, I had a great time at this game, but I'll elaborate on my ACC adventure with Humble in my next entry. There was a lot of action before the puck even dropped. There was a stare down at centre ice after Tucker and Avery started jawing
Norman Mailer was 84. He was the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country's literary conscience and provocateur with such books as "The Naked and the Dead" and "The Executioner's Song".
While in Arizona, my wife bought our three year old daughter Michelle a new tube of Hello Kitty toothpaste. It was sort of minty, and Michelle hated it. When it comes to toothpaste, she prefers a bubblegum flavour. Here in Toronto, my wife bought her a new tube of Dora
Mr. Raycroft, you were impressive last night. I'm not your biggest fan, and I've been publicly rooting for Mr. Toskala to prove his worth and assume the role of #1 goalie, but I've got to call a spade a spade. You were great and earned the shutout on hostile ice.
"If God didn't want us to eat cows, why are they made out of meat?"
I just submitted a song for SLS18 consideration. I submitted "Teddy Picker" by Arctic Monkeys. I've been neglecting my SLS duties lately. I apologize. I'll be giving SLS TLC ASAP, K?
The Writers Guild of America is on strike, as you may have heard. There are enough new television episodes in the can to get the networks into January, but at some point, if this strike continues, they'll run out. That will mean lots of re-runs, reality tv and news magazine
We've come a long way, baby. I just revisited 1994 thanks to this slice of funny from Collegehumor. It's the pilot for 24, filmed in 1994 and never aired. Those early years of the web seemed so advanced at the time, and so dated in retrospect. I remember paying for
Jewelgurl took this blog readability test and learnt her blog's reading level is junior high school. I just took it and learnt my blog's reading level is elementary school. On the bright side, it don't make ya feel dumb!
My favourite "Autumn" songs My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion - The Flaming LipsAutumn Shade - The VinesAutumn's Here - Hawksley WorkmanAutumn Leaves - Nat King ColeAutumn - The Edgar Winter Group
Pan's Labyrinth: 8.5 out of 10. Holy crap, that was cool. I'm not even sure how to review Guillermo del Toro's fantasy. It's visually unlike anything I've ever seen before. It's just very cool.
Run Granny Run: 7 out of 10. This is an HBO documentary about Doris "Granny D" Haddock's run for the US Senate. Granny D joined the race late, had a shoestring budget, faced a popular incumbent and was 94 years old. It's a charming doc that juxtaposes Granny's sincerity and
According to some British survey, here are the top ten lines from a film most commonly used in everyday conversation. "I'll be back." ("The Terminator")"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." ("Gone With The Wind")"Beam me up, Scotty." ("Star Trek")"May the force be with you." ("Star
Speaking of the Hockey Hall of Fame, this year's crop of inductees is pretty awesome. Entering the hall on Monday are: Mark MessierAl MacInnisScott StevensRon FrancisAll four could suit up for the Leafs on Saturday night in the Hall of Fame game against the New York Rangers. I'll be at
Eric Lindros is announcing his retirement today. This begins the debate as to whether The Big E is Hall of Fame worthy. Damien Cox says he is, I say he isn't. I was always a big Lindros fan. During a mid-90s draft of our annual playoff pool, I had quite
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. Smashing Pumpkins - Today I heard "Bullet With Butterfly
Leslie Feist recorded one of my favourite albums of 2005 and Saturday night she was kicking ass on SNL. I'm asleep before Saturday Night Live hits the air, but thanks to YouTube, I can enjoy these performances over and over and over again. What an age we live in! Here's
It's getting colder outside, but I'm still running in shorts. Running along the Lake Shore tonight I thought it might snow, but it was still shorts weather as far as I'm concerned. At some point I'll have to run in pants, but I'm not sure where that point is. My
If you're a fan of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" or a fan of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip, I implore you to read the entries in my Gord Downie's Hallelujah page. Not only is it a great story about an elusive song and successful search, but it's also the reason
A couple of days ago I was buried in the wonderful world of browser compatibility. A redesign of this site was working in Firefox but not in IE6. The struggle, of course, is testing my code in various flavours of different browsers on different platforms. This is where Browsershots is
This week both Greg Maddux and Curt Schilling signed deals to continue their baseball careers with their current teams. I was glad to hear it. Both players started their long careers in the 80s: Maddux in 1986 with the Cubs and Schilling in 1988 with the Orioles. I'm now of
On September 20th I wrote about our Canadian dollar reaching parity with the American dollar. That hadn't happened since 1976 and I thought it was kind of neat but wouldn't last. Today our Loonie passed $1.10 U.S. This is getting loonie. How high will it go? My 9-5
I don't know John Ross Cuthbert. In November 1999 I was reading the Toronto Star when I found his death notice. I was so affected by what I read I clipped the notice and put it in the inside pocket of my winter jacket. As you may have read, I
