Edna Garrett left Diff'rent Strokes to become a housemother to seven young girls at the Eastland Academy in Peekskill, New York. The rest, is Facts of Life history. One of those seven girls was Molly Ringwald, but after season one, they trimmed the roster down to Natialie, Blair and Tootie
I'm a few days late on this week sixteen running update, so my apologies to those of you who see this as the highlight of your week. Week sixteen started strong, with 8k on Sunday morning, but I only did 3k on a very hot Wednesday night and a late
One of my YouTube favourites is the closing footage from Live 8 in Barrie back in the summer of 2005. Neil Young closed and Gord, Gordon, Bruce, Steven, Ed, Greg, Jim and other Canadian musicians joined him for Rockin' In The Free World. As amazing as that was, it got
Airline Complaint re: Seat 29E - This thoroughly entertained me. There are even handy illustrations.
Just about every weekend growing up, we played wall ball. Some called it box, but we always called it wall ball. Wall ball was usually two against two and you pitched to the batter who stood in front of a box painted on a wall. The box was the strike
Here's an update as to where we're at with SLS17. I've put together a list of the 20 songs I think should comprise SLS17. They're now with Mark who will either bless the collection or counter offer with a modified playlist. Then, the negotiations begin. Hang on SLS fans. The
I got an interesting email from Medea Kalantar yesterday. Hi Mike,I am sending you the logo my son has created, his name is Jean-Diar Kalantar and he is 13 years old. Can you please make sure the right people see his design.Thanks, MedeaMedea knows MLSE visits this site.
"I don't want to go out like Elmo; hanging himself in his cell."
I must confess, I had never heard of MSNBC reporter Mika Brzezinski, but this footage of her refusing to open with a story on Paris Hilton is pretty damn cool.
Next to The Beachcombers, Danger Bay was CanCon at its finest. Doc worked at The Vancouver Aquarium and he and his kids were always saving the world from one ecological disaster or another. I wonder what has become of Christopher Crabb. Ocean Hellman was a cutie, where's she at these
Joel Siegel was 63. He was best known as the resident movie critic on ABC's "Good Morning America" for 25 years.
Prior to his suicide last weekend, I had never heard of Chris Benoit. I was a big WWF fan in the 80s, and I knew the big names that have come since like The Rock and Steve Austin, but I'm so far removed from the silliness now I completely missed
My favourite Canadian female singers Joni MitchellSarah McLachlanEmily HainesSarah HarmerLeslie Feist
Loyal reader Stephanie is at the Jays game this afternoon in Minnesota. She just sent this message from her Blackberry. Just saw frank hit #500!!!!4-0. Top of firstGo Jays Go!!!Frank Thomas becomes the 21st major leaguer to reach this milestone and the first player to do it wearing
In case you missed it, here's Amy Winehouse's latest video. It's for "Tears Dry On Their Own" and was directed by David La Chapelle. Yes, there is a "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" sample in there.
LeapFish offers a free domain appraisal service. For fun, I decided to pit the two domain names that resolve at this site against eachother. TorontoMike.com vs. torontomike.com. It wasn't even close. The estimated domain value of TorontoMike.com is $21.00 while the estimated domain value of torontomike.
Don't forget, drop your two cents here before I publish the definitive one hundred Canadian songs in the history of the world. If you don't speak up, I'll speak for you and throw loads of Organized Rhyme, Dream Warriors, Kish and Maestro in the mix. Consider yourselves warned.
I was a pre-teen when Pee Wee's Playhouse started airing, but I was instantly drawn to this show. It was supposedly aimed at kids, but there was a hilarious subtext to it all that slayed me. I watched Pee Wee's Playhouse every Saturday, waiting for the secret word, awaiting visits
MLSE president Richard Peddie confirmed yesterday that they're looking to hire a senior adviser to work with Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson. JFJ apparently needs some help, a mentor of sorts, as he's still learning the job after four years as GM of Canada's team. That's hilarious. Only
Liz Claiborne was 78. She was the fashion designer whose styles became a cornerstone of career women's wardrobes in the 1970s and 1980s.
I received a lot of great suggestions as to what we should name our slo-pitch team next season, and now it's time for the big vote. Please only vote once and vote for your favourite. Sign your name or I'm not counting the vote, and use your real name -
Today is my birthday, and if you're in a giving mood, there's something you can do. I'm running in the Terry Fox Run this September. Donate and boost my amount collected from the current $33 closer to my target $500. Here's where I'm collecting pledges. It's safe and secure, just
Probably my favourite television show as a young dude was The Dukes of Hazzard. Daisy was my first crush, and I thought Bo and Luke Duke were the coolest. And as cars go, there was no cooler a car than the General Lee. Here's a great montage of General Lee
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 - Cowgirl In The Sand I mentioned
I watched this show every Saturday morning growing up. Zack was a cool cat and it was a light and fluffy half hour. At least it was light and fluffy until Jessie Spano started doing drugs. No, it wasn't smack, it was the dreaded caffeine pills. My favourite episode was
