Last night, I attended our slo-pitch league's annual banquet. My team, Raging Storm, plays in the RSPA and I joined five teammates in representing the division one champs. Here's a little recap of the event, which included lots of music, drink, dinner and awards at the Westwood Banquet Hall in
Well, whattyaknow? Another two goal lead blown by our Leafers. This is a nasty habit. I had to attend a banquet (more on that later) and left this game when we were up 2-1. I've read about the 3rd period collapse, however, and I'm actually glad I didn't have to
Inspired by this blog entry, I feel compelled to share another ad with you all. This one is for Cadbury's Dairy Milk and apparently never aired. Stay with it... This gorilla looks like he knows the truth about Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight". Could that man have helped the
You likely caught wind of the story that went around this week suggesting that swearing in the office boosts morale and decreases anxiety. The research was done by the British University of East Anglia and I forwarded the study to my boss suggesting we let the expletives fly in marketing.
I love baseball. I always have. There's something so damn romantic about this timeless game, the thrill of the grass, the crack of the bat, young Mike sending his vibes to Exhibition Stadium in the hopes that George Bell would get a hit. It's a beautiful sport to play and
Shower me with your love. Tonight, we of Raging Storm, RSPA Int-1 division champions, will be recognized for our outstanding achievement at the league banquet. I normally don't attend these things, but this year I'm going. We're champions, dammit! The award itself will likely be a sweater or something craptacular
"Don't you think you're overreacting, talking gum-ball machine?"
Earlier today, I wrote about my inherent disadvantage when compiling a list of this nature. Below are my ten favourite Canadian albums of all-time, but you won't find Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Rush or The Guess Who. You also won't find The Band, Leonard Cohen or Gordon Lightfoot. I kept
Earlier in the week I complained about house prices in Toronto. I've just discovered that you can in fact still buy a house in Toronto for under $200,000. In fact, a charming little home near St. Clair and Dufferin is going for only $179,900. It's the smallest house
My favourite Lenny Kravitz songs, as promised Let Love RuleMr. Cab DriverAlways on the RunIt Ain't Over 'Til It's OverStand by My Woman
I heard from a few sources yesterday that Bob Mersereau was promoting his book The Top 100 Canadian Albums which ranks the top Canadian albums of all time. Freddie P wrote about this on his blog and gave his top five. I was surprised to realize that I've never ranked
Nik Antropov, All-Star?!?!? If he keeps playing like this, it's entirely possible he's playing in Atlanta. I despised this guy's crap effort for years and so far this young season he's totally impressive. Prior to scoring the winning goal last night, he made a strong move to the net and
A Facebook friend just joined a group called "John Tavares must play for the Leafs". I'm watching the Leafs right now, currently tied at 2 with the Panthers, and of all the ridiculous Facebook groups I think this may be the most ludicrous. It's not that I wouldn't like John
Joey Bishop was 89. He was the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack.
The Buffalo Bills are seeking approval to play a preseason and at least one regular season game in Toronto. When I followed the NFL, the Bills were my favourite team. If anything can bring me back to the NFL, it's the relocation of the Bills to Toronto. Yes, this is
Lenny Kravitz will perform during the halftime show at the Grey Cup in Toronto next month. The 95th annual Grey Cup is November 25 at the domed stadium formerly known as Skydome. I think Kravitz is an ideal headliner. People of all ages like the guy, and he attracts interest
It's well documented I'm a fan of the high five, but as a fan, I feel it's my duty to protect the integrity of the high five. The high five should mean something, and when I see someone grossly overusing it, I grow concerned. Alejandra Navarro-Allende and I run together,
I just went for an amazing run. There was actually a warm breeze along the lake shore and as we ran through High Park in the dark there was this eerie fog hovering about us. It was great. For the first time since I started running 32 weeks ago, I'm
After the Leafs blew a two goal lead in the third period against the Sabres on Monday night, I thought we should track the points we blew so we had a number to point to when we end up missing the playoffs by a point or two. Mississauga Mike agrees,
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. Steve Earle - Copperhead Road.mp3 I'm sharing Steve
I caught this Talk Talk ad after jewelgurl linked to it. It's a cool ad, very effective, but I was interested in who was covering Thunderclap Newman's "Something In The Air". I Googled the heck out of it, and the consensus is it's a young UK singer named Hayley Sanderson,
At this rate, Toronto will soon be a playground for the very rich. Home prices in the 416 area code continue to rise and now Torontonians like myself are experiencing a very interesting phenomenon. We can't afford to buy our own homes. When I originally bought my house, I was
While riding the subway today, I called myself "Mr. Metro". The dialogue in my head was about eco-friendly modes of transportation and with metro being the French word for subway, the term Mr. Metro came naturally. (Note to self: check yourself into a mental institution for observation). So I'm calling
I finally got to send someone to the greatest design song, ever. Earlier today, before I sent an ad to the publishers to print, I threw it at the beehive. The beehive is a small collection of colleagues that I'll throw something at for final feedback. It's like a last
I used to bowl a lot. In high school, we would visit O'Connor Bowl on Islington Avenue during lunch. That's long gone, if you're looking for it, but it used to be between Bloor and Norseman. I think they built townhouses there. The primary bowling spot, however, was Bowlerama on
