When I had to write my final essay for Michael Bliss' Canadian History course at U of T, choosing a topic was easy. There isn't a figure more intriguing in all of Canadian history than Louis Riel. To steal a line from Wikipedia, "he led two resistance movements against the
Bo Schembechler was 77. He was the winningest coach in University of Michigan football history.
It's game console season. Everywhere you turn someone is talking about the Wii, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. I just read someone was actually shot waiting in line for the new PlayStation 3. This is serious stuff. I haven't had access to to a game console in over a decade.
We just didn't seem to have any offensive punch last night. It could have been the lengthy layoff, it could have been the Willie Nelson, it could have been the wine. I was glad to see us escape with the point, and we owe it all to Jean-Sebastien Aubin. The
Watching the Leafs game on TSN, I keep seeing an advertisement for Gillette. It's the one where the girlfriend doubts her guy just returned from a run because his shirt "doesn't even smell bad". The girlfriend's voice is clearly dubbed over. The dubbing is so poor, I'm guessing it's intentionally
Milton Friedman was 94. He was the Nobel Prize-winning economist who advocated an unfettered free market and had the ear of three U.S. presidents.
It sounds like it's a done deal. Frank Thomas has reached a tentative agreement with the Blue Jays on a two-year contract. He just has to pass a physical before it's official. Way back in 1993, we faced Thomas' Chicago White Sox in the ALCS. That season, Thomas hit everything
The National Hockey League has signed a deal with YouTube to market highlight clips. You may recall I recently linked to the NHL on Google Video page, a multi-year deal to provide NHL video content to Google Video. With YouTube now in the Google family, this seemed like a natural
I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration. I submitted "Sunday Morning" from k-os. k-os is one of my favourite Toronto-born artists and this is another cool vibe from the man. And yes, it's k-os, not K-os or K-Os or K-oS or K-OS or any other variation. Warning: This "Sunday
I was just interviewed for Global National. They asked me what movie has changed the way I live my life and with a mere ten seconds to prepare I rambled off something about "The Shawshank Redemption" and the words of Red. Global National airs on Global at 5:30pm and
This blog is up for Best Blog and Best Personal Blog at the 2006 Canadian Blog Awards. If everyone who visits this site votes a million times a day for me, I'll win. I'm sure the grand prize is massive. Vote at http://cba.myblahg.com/ until November 21. While
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. Sam Roberts - Where Have All The Good People
In his column today, Toronto Star journalist Dave Perkins reminds us that voting is open for the Ford Frick Award at http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/. Despite the fact I stuffed the ballot box last year, Tom Cheek didn't make the Hall in 2005. I think this year will be different.
The opening scene of "American Beauty" sets things up perfectly. Lester Burnham is spanking the proverbial monkey during his morning shower and preparing us for his imminent death. My name is Lester Burnham. This is my street. This is my neighborhood. This is my life. I am 42 years old.
My mom called me tonight to tell me it's going to be chilly on Sunday. That's the day of the Santa Claus Parade and I'm taking the kids. I'm hoping Mother Nature has a change of heart and it's balmy on Sunday because a long wait with a four year
Raymi is a local Toronto blogger who gushes words of wisdom at http://raymitheminx.blogspot.com. I interviewed her a couple of years back and decided we needed a sequel. Here's another interview with Raymi the Minx. Q: Word Tutor defines a minx as "A seductive woman who uses her
Lynn Johnston's "For Better Or For Worse" is my favourite comic strip by a very large margin. It's the only strip I read daily and I've been reading it since I was a little whipper-snapper. Not only is it well written with a great balance of humour and reality, but
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Hotel Song - Regina SpektorSliver - NirvanaPrison Sex - ToolThe First Time - U2No Way -
The winner of our Mayoral election may be a foregone conclusion (have they called it yet?) but at least there's enough of a race that one feels compelled to cast his or her ballot. Do our neighbours to the west in Mississauga even bother to follow their Mayoral race? I
Hey Ontario, it's votin' day. According to the City of Toronto website for such matters, you can vote in the City of Toronto municipal election if you are: a Canadian citizenat least 18 years olda resident of the City of Torontoa non-resident owner or tenant of land in the City
Those who live in Toronto will remember that five-alarm fire last week at a meat packing plant near Keele Street and St. Clair Avenue. New York Pork was BBQ'd and they brought in fire inspectors to determine how to safely and efficiently dispose of 700 pig carcasses. The disposing of
A great song and an instant video classic collided in an explosive frenzy with Dire Strait's "Money For Nothing". At the time, these computer generated images were pretty cutting edge. In grade seven, my classmate Marc brought in this song to play for the class. It was all part of
I mentioned briefly in an earlier entry that my site is #5 when you Google toronto argos. Here's a screen cap. In actuality, the first and second ranked sites are the very same site. The official Argonaut site can be reached at both argonauts.ca and argonauts.on.ca, and
I remember the cautious optimism when it was confirmed they were making a Simpsons movie. Then, it was leaked they were targeting 2008 for the films release. Marked on my Google calendar now is July 27, 2007, the scheduled release date. Tonight, the trailer will air during a new episode
It's half-time in Montreal and we're down 16-3. Rumour has it Mike "Pinball" Clemons visits this site during half-time (currently #5 when you Google Toronto Argos!) so this message is for him. Play Michael Bishop. Do it now. Damon Allen is 43 and unable to put points on the board.
