Like his father before him, James is a Beaver. Tonight the Beavers and Cubs united for a bonfire by the Humber River in Etienne Brule Park. This was the first time I saw a Cub since I was a Cub, and the uniforms have changed dramatically. I still have my
This Dove ad is called Onslaught and it's pretty effective. I know they're pushing soap products here, but the message is on point. I've got something to discuss with my daughter before the beauty industry does.
As these running weeks go by, I learn more and more about my body. For example, last night I learnt that my body doesn't want to run immediately after wolfing down a large spaghetti and sausage dinner. At the 4k mark I had to cut my speed and wait for
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. Neil Young - Mr. Soul (Unplugged) I forgot to
By the end of the first period of our first game, the player I love to hate had two goals. That put him on pace for 492 goals this season. Even now he's on pace for a whopping 164 goals. As for the game itself, should we be surprised the
On his blog, Humble Howard accurately predicted what Mike Boon's up to. He enjoys goofing on my life-long love of a team that hasn't won a championship since well before I was born. Publicly, he roots for the Senators just to piss me off, but in secret conversations he admits
Are you happy? Do you love the city you live in? Are you proud to be a Torontonian? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, you might want to disable the AM band on your radio. I caught ten minutes of John Oakley this morning on AM640
This morning my alarm woke me up. That never happens. My good 'ol stereo is set to play 102.1 at 7:14 every morning, but I always wake up at 7:13 and turn off the alarm. Every night before bed I set it and every morning at 7:
I know you'll find this hard to believe, but I'm not a particularly social guy. When I'm told we're expected to make an appearance at a social gathering, dinner party or any collection of peers, I dread it. Unless I'm ultra comfy I'm liable to find a corner and entertain
With a record of 0-0-0, Yahoo! Sports has extended a little editorial privilege whilst making their early season predictions known. They've got the Toronto Maple Leafs fifth in the NHL's Northeast division, as you'll see from this screen cap. Already fifth before the puck is dropped. It's going to be
On the eve of our season opener, let's talk about the action off the ice and in the booth. Harry Neale is leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs' regional broadcasts to join the Buffalo Sabres' announcing crew. Our loss is Buffalo's gain as Neale is my personal favourite in the role.
The New York Times blog today tells me media buyers pay an average of $419,000 to place an ad on "Grey’s Anatomy," making it the most expensive fall show on network television. This kind of crap fascinates me. Next is "Sunday Night Football" ($358,000), "The Simpsons" ($315,
I've covered the whole Leno vs. Letterman thing. As I so delicately stated, anyone who prefers Leno to Letterman is the soulless spawn of Satan himself. Case in point, check out this interview Dave conducts with Paris Hilton. Can you imagine Leno doing anything as interesting?
Yesterday morning, I ran 8km and chose a route that winded through High Park and onto the Lakeshore so I could run along the Martin Goodman trail. It was a beautiful morning and as I approached the Lakeshore I noticed I wouldn't be running alone. Hundreds and hundreds of people
Boing Boing has a link to the Radiohead store where they're selling their new album, In Rainbows. Radiohead is doing something very cool here. Downloads of the album are name-your-own-price. That's right, you decide how much you're willing to pay for the digital downloads of their hot and fresh material.
In 1993, fourteen years ago, Joe Carter touched 'em all. It was our second World Series championship in a row and the Philadelphia Phillies were our victims. For fourteen years neither the Phillies or Blue Jays could get back to the post season. Today, the Philadelphia Phillies completed an historic
The Queen: 9 out of 10. I finally saw The Queen. Helen Mirren becomes Queen Elizabeth II, even more than Scott Thompson did, and slam dunked that Oscar. Everyone is good in The Queen, the writing and direction is superb and you're not bored for a second. This is a
Lois Maxwell was 80. She was the Canadian-born actress who starred as Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond movies.
The 2007/2008 regular season is underway and the Leafs play their first game on Wednesday night against our good buddies from Ottawa Kanata. Since I was waxing nostalgic about the old Blue Jays logo yesterday, I thought I'd kick off this NHL season by ranking the current NHL team
They said he wouldn't walk again, but Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett has made amazing progress if I'm to believe this footage. Seeing is believing. It's nothing short of a miracle.
Yes, I realize this is my third sports-related entry in a row, but whatcha gonna do? It's all about me, remember? I officially despise the new Blue Jays logo. My brother gave me a gift card for the official Blue Jays store and I've yet to use it because every
One of my favourite blogs is Stat of the Day which today has a nice little write up about John Paciorek. 44 years ago today, John Paciorek played his one and only major league baseball game for the Houston Colt .45's. He got to the plate 5 times that day,
I just read that Canada failed to win a match at the Rugby World Cup for the first time. We got walloped 37-6 by Australia earlier today and I don't care. Rugby is in my C bucket of sports which means I really don't care how Canada fares unless we
"I'm a Spalding Gray in a Rick Dees world."
This is the coolest safari video since that buffalo brawl with the lions. These giraffes go at it hard, but nothing beats that damn buffalo survivor.
