The best four of the twenty remaining AI participants are all female. You can't beat LaKisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle or Stephanie Edwards. The judges seemed to be all over Melinda but I still have LaKisha fever. Here are my three favourites from last night: LaKisha JonesMelinda DoolittleSabrina SloanHere are my
I was the Wizard of Woe in my primary school's production of The Canada Goose. It was my big break. The Canada Goose was a musical that played for two nights in the basement of St. Pius X church on Bloor Street near Runnymede. The Wizard of Woe was no
Better late than never, here's my recap of last night's American Idol. I missed a bunch of the songs and only caught up moments ago. Let's face it, the guys were much better than they were last week, but the girls have the top four singers overall. A bunch of
I hate losing. I really hate losing to the Sabres. But the worst thing is losing big to Rochester. I knew Paul Maurice was going with Raycroft again and I knew it was a mistake. How many games in a row has Raycroft started? Isn't it time Jean-Sebastien Aubin got
It looks like the Leafs only made one deal today. We've sent young defenseman Brendan Bell to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a 2nd round draft pick in 2008 for former Maple Leaf Yanic Perreault and a 5th rounder in 2008. Perreault is pulling a Wendel and returning to Toronto
Nothing takes me back like the theme songs of the television shows I watched on TVOntario in the late 70s and early 80s. I've already covered Barbapapa, Fables of the Green Forest and Dr. Snuggles, but my write up about Jeremy didn't include the obligatory YouTube video. It's time I
I've always been fascinated by SEO and search rankings. If you sell widgets, you want to be number one on Google for the search term "widgets". If you don't sell widgets, you really should consider it. I hear the widget market is about to explode. I sometimes target keywords with
Gosh darn it, I thought we were going to come all the way back in this one. It was 5-2 heading into the third and I wrote this rant. A couple of goals later and the momentum was ours. We came close, but no cigar. Tonight we have Buffalo, but
About a year ago, our playoff hopes were dashed by back to back losses against the Habs. Here's my recap of that first 5-1 loss and here's my recap of that second 6-2 loss. I mention those games because Jean-Sebastien Aubin started his first game for the Leafs the very
Remember when Courtney Love sold 25% of her share in Nirvana's publishing catalog? My greatest fear was that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" might end up in a girls deodorant commercial. That's not happening yet, but a Nirvana track has been licensed for advertising purposes for the first time ever. 2K
There are exactly twenty-four hours to go before the 2007 NHL trade deadline. I've bookmarked TSN's Trade List and I'm visiting often. In year's past, I was looking for the Leafs to add a proven player for the playoffs. Big names like Rob Blake and Owen Nolan would become available,
Back in 1991, Meryn Cadell released an album called Angel Food For Thought. An unlikely hit single came from that album and the video for "The Sweater" aired regularly on MuchMusic. It's not your typical hit, it's a monologue over top a beat, but it worked. I haven't thought about
From Hockey to Basketball in Three Minutes - The Air Canada Centre is the home venue of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors. In as little as eight hours, a crew of 18 to 25 workers can transform the NHL ice to NBA hardwood. This video was recorded
I called five of the big six winners last night at the 79th Academy Awards, only blowing the best supporting actor category. I picked 14 right in total, but I lost to Vanessa who got 15. Martin Scorsese should have won for Goodfellas, but better late than never. Of course,
I buy very little for myself. Other than a ticket to see the Hip earlier this month, I haven't bought anything for myself in about a year. When I want something, like The Simpsons on DVD, I wait for my June birthday or Christmas and request it as a gift.
In order to work on the tunnel roof between St. George and Bay stations, the TTC is rerouting westbound trains through the Lower Bay subway station. The Lower Bay station is an abandoned platform that was only used for six months in 1966. They now use it to train new
There's nothing like a trip into Philly to snap a losing streak. The Maple Leafs have won five in a row against Philadelphia and seven of the last eight meetings. Alex Steen and Jeff O'Neill each had a goal and an assist and Bryan McCabe added three assists as we
I spent the morning in Brampton with Freddie P. I was greeted with a great cup of coffee and a raisin bran muffin from Tim's, a perfect way to start a Saturday morning. I was there for our Movable Type education transfer. His web site is now a real blog
I openly debated whether to host an Oscar pool as I have the past few years and in the end I realized I just don't have the time to manage a free contest that would surely attract hundreds of participants. Instead, I went old school and held a pool with
"The strong must protect the sweet."
Lothar-Guenther Buchheim was 89. He was the German author and art collector best known for his autobiographical novel, "Das Boot."
My favourite Leonardo DiCaprio movies The DepartedWhat's Eating Gilbert GrapeCatch Me If You CanTitanicGangs of New York
I know there are people who staunchly believe fighting should be banned from hockey, but sometimes the fights are the most exciting part of the game. They don't fight like they used to, but when they do go at it the fans are on their feet and nobody turns the
Denny Matthews is the Ford C. Frick Award winner. Matthews is probably a fine broadcaster, covering the Kansas City Royals, but he's no Tom Cheek. Removing my extremely biased perspective for a moment, Tom Cheek called Blue Jays games since day one, calling 4,306 of them in a row.
My Chinese friend Fei just told what my name is in Chinese. Now I just have to learn how to write it.
