Yesterday I shared a collection of images that changed the world. There was one picture I had never seen before. It was of Omayra Sanchez and I visited Wikipedia to learn about her. She was a 13-year old victim of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano which erupted on November 14,
I recently wrote about being contacted by the Deputy District Attorney for Clark County in Las Vegas regarding the State v. Greg Chao. You can click that link for information on the sensational case. They wanted to talk to Toronto Mike and that's how I got involved. I was subsequently
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I'll be seeing Izzy again this weekend. I like seeing Izzy, but as I tried to explain to Taryn, it's not just because she's pretty. I enjoy her character. Taryn crushes on Matthew McConaughey, so I feel I'm entitled to my Izzy crush.
Images That Changed the World - These are powerful.
There's a study out of Norway that makes a great deal of sense. Firstborn sons have higher IQs than their younger brothers, and their social status within the family may explain why, researchers reported on Thursday.A study that used military draft records for more than 240,000 Norwegian men
I spoke with Custom today. Custom is a great guy who has had a few bad breaks over the past few years trying to get his music back on store shelves. His 2002 release Fast is solid. It sounds like I might be able to make a very cool Custom
I've been enjoying the new White Stripes album all morning. It's better with every spin, full of different sounds and that awesome blues influence we've come to expect from White Stripes albums. There's a catchy little track on the album called "Effect and Cause", and every time I hear it
As a kid, I was enamoured by baseball statistics and trivia. In the 80s I knew the name of every major league ballpark. I considered it my duty to know where each team played their home games. I remember that jarring moment I learnt Candlestick Park in San Francisco was
You're excused for not reading my weekly running updates. I'm actually writing these for myself so I can look back and check out the progress. Week fifteen was pretty good. I had a good run on Sunday morning (4k), an awesome run on Tuesday (7k) and a nice little run
My quest to come up with a definitive list of the 100 best Canadian tunes is going all the way with Stephanie Kaye. Here's the sixteenth dump of Canadian gems. Tom Cochrane - Boy Inside The ManTom Cochrane - Big LeagueTom Cochrane - Victory DayThe Tragically Hip - New Orleans
On Monday night, I was out sort of late. It coulda been the Willie Nelson, coulda been the wine... all I know is I saw something I had never seen in this city. It was the size of a big cat, and it looked like a hairy aardvark. A little
Juan, my buddy from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, knows I want this blog to be used for good, not evil. I'm enjoying quite the streak of happiness with bright blue skies above, but Juan tells me 1.35 million people in Canada are suffering from
I don't get a vote, but if I did I'd vote for Hillary in 2008. If you want to know why, watch this...
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. Bush - Come Down (Acoustic) Bush has always had
It's funny, but I find I drop at least one Degrassi Junior High reference every week. Lately, it's been a great deal more frequent with thoughts of purchasing a Joey Jerimiah hat and changing the name of our ball team to The Zit Remedy. Then, there was my retelling of
When Raging Storm plays, sometimes it's just not blog-worthy. Last night we played a late night double header in Mississauga and it was indeed blog-worthy. We smoked RobArts Rage in the opening game, 14-5. Solid defence, timely hitting, you know the drill. It was otherwise uneventful, but the main event
My quest to come up with a definitive list of the 100 best Canadian tunes is juiced to get loose. This is the final week of song dumps. On Monday I'll throw down the shortlist so we can discuss this like mature adults.. Here's the fifteenth dump of Canadian gems.
I remember seeing "Teen Wolf" at the old Humber Odeon theatre. I loved it, and when they aired "Teen Wolf" during a free preview of First Choice we recorded it to VHS and played it ad nauseum. If you need inspiration, you can always turn to "Rocky" or "The Natural"
My favourite movies and television shows stick with me. Days after I've seen it, I'm still thinking about it. That's a sure sign I enjoyed myself. Once something I've seen bounces around in my head for a while, I'm a happy guy. On Saturday night I watched The Sopranos series
As I loaded up my new iPod shuffle last night, I couldn't get over how small it was. This thing is barely bigger than a postage stamp and when it's clipped to my shirt I don't even realize I'm wearing it. As I gazed down upon this tiny music player
Michael Moore's Sicko on Google Video - Get it while you can. Update: It's now here.
Have you noticed that all homeowners want to talk about these days is their garden? People are working on their garden, weeding their garden, watering their garden, it's all about their garden. Whenever someone asks me about my garden I break into Stone Temple Pilots' "Wicked Garden". "Wicked Garden" is
In spite of years of silence.
Today is my day. James and Michelle gave me an cute little iPod shuffle for when I go running and they each made me a little something. I'm told the iPod shuffle is a joint Father's Day and birthday gift, but I'm just glad to see my less-than-subtle hints weren't
