My five year old son and I often play one-on-one basketball in the backyard. It's not a regulation height net, and we permit travelling, and we play up to 21 with every basket worth a point. Until yesterday, I've always let him win. During our game yesterday, he seemed a
We were treated to another strong episode last night, which leaves us with two more in the series. I have no idea how this is going to end, but I'd bet it ends badly for Tony. I'll miss Tony, but not like I'll miss Peter Paul Gualtieri. Peter Paul Gualtieri,
I'm submitting a new song for SLS17 consideration. I'm submitting "Young Folks" from Peter, Bjorn & John. I'm not going to lie to you, this one took a while to win me over. At first I didn't think the style would suit SLS and I thought the opening whistling thing
James Bow has asked if anyone remembers Blinky, the police car used by the Metropolitan Toronto Police to promote child safety. He remembers Blinky, as do I, and when he hit the web to learn what Blinky's up to now he stumbled upon my first Blinky entry and my follow
The Deputy District Attorney for Clark County in Las Vegas left me a voice mail and email yesterday regarding the State v. Greg Chao. He wanted to speak with me about a high profile trial starting up in Las Vegas this week. Greg Chao, a Canadian poker player, has been
I haven't done this since December, but it used to be a weekly feature. I'd shuffle my entire MP3 collection and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Annihilation - A Perfect CircleRebirth -
I ♥ Scott Niedermayer. He's an awesome player, and he's always been a key component of successful, victorious teams. Last night, I was watching the clock tick down as Detroit looked to go up 3-2 in the series, when Scott Niedermayer somehow dove and fluttered the puck behind Hasek. You know
On Friday night, I heard "Jays To The Top" for the first time. This was a song that appeared on the new and improved Blue Jays compilation that was released in 1991. "Jays To The Top" was performed by my buddy Humble Howard Glassman back when he was at CFNY.
I've been doing this for almost five years now, and I monitor the site statistics fairly closely. I think I've got a pretty good idea as to who reads this content and the raison d'etre. People typically fall into one of six groups. 1. Family, Friends and Acquaintances These are
I'm a brunch guy. I can go for brunch any time of the day. It can be 8pm and I'll be more than happy to do brunch. For my money, nothing beats a cup of coffee, French toast and good conversation. It was a week late, but today we took
Was there some sort of hockey game yesterday afternoon? I didn't even notice. Funny, eh? For the rest of the story, visit http://www.torontomike.com/2007hockeypool.html.
I love that retro CBC logo with the orange, yellow and red colour scheme. You may have noticed I played off of it for the header image I threw on this site after FUVC went bust. After a few weeks of the Ceeb, I felt it was time for something
Lambton House is located at 4066 Old Dundas Street, just west of the intersection of Scarlett Road and Dundas Street West, on the east side of the Humber River. It was a hotel and tavern for 140 years until it's vacancy in 1988 and it's a building I've often passed
Sal Fasano is 35, has a lifetime batting average of .222 and one helluva cool moustache. The Blue Jays catcher also has fans who are trying to get him written in as an all-star this season. You may recall the campaign to make Rory Fitzpatrick an NHL all-star last year.
Did you see that sign the Phillies fan held at the Jays game last night? It read "Joe Carter Ruined My Childhood". I caught it last night during the game highlights but I've yet to find a picture of it online. If you find it, let me know. It's funny,
"It is better to watch people do stuff than to do stuff."
I'm submitting a new song for SLS17 consideration. I'm submitting "Sick, Sick, Sick" from Queens of the Stone Age. You might remember this song from the QotSA promo video I shared previously. This awesome track also has Julian Casablancas of The Strokes on backing vocals and guitar.
My third CanCon song dump led to a discussion about Colin James. In particular, Al and I were chatting about the song "Why'd You Lie", which is actually a cover of a Morgan Davis tune. It's a cool track from 1988, and if you can handle Colin James' hair, you'll
It's been about four years since I complained about this, and in the blogging world four years is an eternity. My complaint has to do with this holiday weekend. Once again we're taking Monday off in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. Queen Vicky's full title was By the Grace of
My "Learn to Run" clinic wrapped up last Tuesday, and I ran my first race on Saturday. The tenth week of my offline challenge was a different one. I'm between clinics as the 5k clinic doesn't kick off until the 28th. Still, I got out with the guys and gals
My favourite Canadian Prime Ministers Sir John A. Macdonald - The Mac DaddyWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King - The Krazy KingpinJean Chrétien - Da Proof SeekaPierre Trudeau - Fuddle-duddle FeistLouis St. Laurent - Uncle Louie
Steve looks like a solid bet to finish 2nd now, with Ryan all but clinching 1st. The good news is it's looking like Marc will lose, and we love it when Marc loses. It's worth noting that the three oldest poolies are currently holding down the last three spots. In
This is fun. How many of these 100 movies can you name? When you're ready to cheat, here are the answers. My favourite is #36.
You've no doubt heard about my quest to come up with a definitive list of the 100 best Canadian tunes of all-time. There's more right here. Let's get down to business, shall we? Here's the third dump of ten Canadian gems. Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous TimeBryan Adams
In 1985, Jolt Cola was all the buzz in the school yard of St. Pius X at Jane and Bloor. When it was launched, we would discuss it secretly as if it was crack cocaine. The marketing push was based on the fact Jolt Cola was "All the sugar and
