Taryn came home with a large box of assorted Nestle chocolates last week. They were for shelling out on Halloween, but I couldn't leave the kitchen without devouring one or two or five. As a result, I truly got to know the Nestle family of treats, which includes Coffee Crisp,
Michelle was going to be a baby butterfly for Halloween. That's what she decided weeks ago, and that's how she was dressed minutes before we left last night to go trick or treating. Then, all of a sudden, she didn't want to be a baby butterfly anymore. She wanted to
Tonight, at 7pm, the Raptors host Philadelphia in our season opener. If you bounce around and check out the American media's predictions for this season, our Raps aren't getting much respect. The NBA GM survey doesn't mention the Raptors at all. Their picks to win the Atlantic Division are Boston,
When people learn I'm friends with both Humble and Fred, I'm almost always asked what they're up to. The fact is anything I'd be allowed to share would probably already be on their respective blogs, but it's a fair question and I do my best to answer it. Humble and
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. The White Stripes - Little Ghost Here's a nice
Robert Goulet was 73. He was the singer whose rich baritone voice and classic tall, dark, dashing good looks made him a star on stage and television.
The neat thing about adding a km to my Sunday run every week is that I'm setting a new personal best for distance run every week. My new record, which will stand until Sunday, is 15k. For the first Wednesday in quite some time, I won't be running. Darth Vader
Cracked.com has published a list that's right up my alley. They call it The 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational '80s Songs and here it is. "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor"You’re the Best" by Joe Esposito"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins"Jukebox Hero" by Foreigner"Don’t Stop
I've caught myself saying WTF lately in my offline life. Funnily enough, I don't use WTF online, but around the house I'm spouting those three letters all the time. When I tell you I say "WTF", I literally mean I say "Dubya Tee Eff". It's a great way to express
This anonymous note came through my contact form late last night. "Can't wait for your TML update tomorrow. Absolute SHIT in all respects, pardon my lingo. Go Raptors Go". That about sums it up. It was humiliating. If our job was to make the Capitals look good, we succeeded, as
On Saturday there was a little NCAA Division III game between Trinity and Millsap in Mississippi. I just have three letters to add to this video. W.O.W.
James wanted to be Darth Vader for Halloween. He's not alone. I just dropped him off at a Halloween party for his Beavers lodge and I counted three Evil Sith Lords formerly known as Anakin. The dark side is making a comeback.
With Wednesday being Halloween, it would be pretty easy to make Ministry's "Everyday Is Hallowe'en" my weekly MP3, but I did that last year. If Halloween had carols, this would be a modern classic. You never hear it anymore outside of October but it's actually pretty strong. It's Ministry when
In this city, there's a market for just about everything. Let's take coffee, as an example. There's your Starbucks crowd, your Second Cup crowd, your Tim Hortons crowd and your $15 a cup crowd. Manic Coffee on College Street West brews Esmerelda Especial and sells it for $15 per cup.
Porter Wagoner was 80. He was a a Grand Ole Opry institution and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Volver: 7.5 out of 10. Pedro Almodovar has a winner here in Volver, and Penelope Cruz is fantastic in the lead. It's easy viewing for two hours even though you have to read the whole thing. I highly recommend it.
Pssst, can you keep a secret? The Leafs are desperately trying to move defencemen Pavel Kubina, Bryan McCabe and Hal Gil. Shocking, isn't it? I can hear you laughing right now because McCabe is making $7.15 million to go along with a no-movement clause, Kubina's pulling down $4.25
This is a car advertisment from Australia. It was never broadcast. After filming the ad, the editor noticed something moving along the side of the car - a ghostly mist. They found out that a person had been killed a year earlier in that exact same spot. Watch the front
This is really the only time of year you can justify sharing a good ghost story, so for the second year in a row I'm going to share my favourite ghost story of them all. This one is about a ghost named Reznikoff who haunts University College at the University
When it comes to my Flickr account, I'm very organized. Every image I upload is tagged appropriately so it's very easy to quickly view all pictures of Michelle with a Jack O'Lantern. I realized this afternoon that the annual pumpkin carving made for a great little benchmark to see how
About three years ago I wrote about Halloween being one of those things you're forced to care about when you have kids. If I hadn't procreated, I wouldn't think twice about this silly holiday. The kids, however, love everything Halloween, and the next thing you know you're hanging up little
It's possible we caught both the Pens and Rangers flat-footed these past two games, but it's also possible we're witnessing the benefit of having defensive liability Bryan McCabe out of the lineup. Our D has looked great, Vesa Toskala has asserted himself as our #1 and we've enjoyed two efficient
The kids and I just watched Beetlejuice. It brought back a ton on memories for me as I remember seeing it at the Runnymede Theatre back in 1988 and absolutely loving it. It's still a lot of fun and ideal for the season. My favourite scene might be the dinner
A couple of goals this past week really got my attention. These goals are both drenched in skill and quite creative, and neither were scored by Leafs. Rick Nash Between The LegsJonathan Toews' Dekerama
There is nothing more Canadian than hockey. It's a little past noon on a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I'm already thinking about Hockey Night in Canada tonight as my Leafs take on the Rangers. Hockey is life and pretty sweet. Alison, who refers to herself as a stranger-friend because she
