Last month, when I implemented the Movable Type Publishing Platform to manage this blog, I mentioned I had a little work ahead of me. I had years of entries to bring into MT, and each entry would have to be manually created, one by one. Beginning with November 2002, I
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. From ur site I have really developed an obsession for the Simpsons. I used to watch it religiously a few years back in the 90s then somehow lost interest. Until last
Knight Ridder Inc. is in the news today. Knight Ridder was forced to put itself up for sale last November by its largest shareholders, who were frustrated with the company's lagging share price. Final bids are now due. As a kid I would read the Toronto Star each day and
The trade deadline has come and gone with the Maple Leafs making two deals, both consummated yesterday. In one deal, we traded a draft pick for a veteran defenseman. This deal says "we're going for it in 2006". In the other deal, we traded a proven defenseman for a prospect.
Jim "Shaky" Hunt was 79. He was a fixture of Toronto's sports journalism scene for decades, writing for the Toronto Sun and appearing on the Fan 590 sports radio as a popular host.
H5N1, the form of the bird flu virus we've been shaking in our boots about for the past year, could appear here in North America within six to 12 months. At least that's what Dr. David Nabarro believes, and he knows his stuff. He's the United Nations' top avian flu
2005-06 NHL Trades - The NHL trade deadline is today at 15:00 EST. You can monitor all the off ice action at this page from TSN.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Ken Klee to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Aleksander Suglobov. Maybe John Ferguson is willing to sell a little and rebuild for the future, but I'm a little confused. The earlier trade suggests we're making a run at the playoffs this season
Yesterday I wondered how Canada would fare against American at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Today I got my answer. We beat the USA 8-6 in a most excellent upset victory for the red and white. Adam Stern went 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs to lead the charge. We're
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Luke Richardson from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a fifth-round draft pick and a conditional fourth round pick. I remember Richardson well as a first round pick of the Leafs who spent his first four seasons here. He was part of a monster trade
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. For Your Interest http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1525498/20060306/guns_n_roses.jhtml?headlines=trueJillI don't care what they say I won't live in a world where Axl and
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. Kanye West - Jesus Walks Heck, I still dig
Facts are facts, with Ben Ondrus in the lineup, the Leafs are undefeated. He played his first career NHL game and we won an essential four-pointer. It's amazing what can happen when your best players play as if they're your best players. Ed Belfour and Mats Sundin played well and
Toronto Hydro Telecom plans to install wireless equipment on hydro poles and traffic lights, covering our downtown core in Wi-Fi goodness. Eventually, our entire sweet city will become one beautiful hotspot. Although I'd like to see the final pricing structure, there's no doubt this is a good thing for Toronto.
I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration. I submitted "World Wide Suicide" from Pearl Jam. This is the new Pearl Jam single they gave away for free online. I wrote all about it here. If you want to decide for yourself if it's SLS-worthy, I'm more than happy to
Gordon Parks was 93. He captured the struggles and triumphs of black America as a photographer for Life magazine and then became Hollywood's first major black director with "The Learning Tree" and the hit "Shaft."
I'm not sure what to think about the 2006 World Baseball Classic. At first I thought it was a pretty cool idea, but now that it's here and Canada plays South Africa tonight at 21:00 EST, I've downgraded my vibe on the whole deal to "kinda neat". I love
Who needs to pirate software with a list like this? - This is a really good list of free software for 3D graphics, anti-virus and anti-spyware utiliities, audio, compression, decompression, defrag and CD/DVD burining tools.
Dana Reeve was 44. She fought for better treatments and possible cures for paralysis through the Christopher Reeve Foundation, named for her late actor-husband.
I mentioned the new Pearl Jam single "World Wide Suicide" was hitting radio this month and it would be available as a free download for a couple of days. It's available now and I just downloaded a copy. It's a completely DRM-free, extremely high quality MP3 file and downloading it
Kirby Puckett was 45. He carried the Minnesota Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He broke into the majors in 1984, had a career batting average of .318, won six Gold Gloves and was named an All-Star ten
Wrigley's Extra is gum that lies. You've likely seen posters around town with their new promotion "You Could Win With Pat Quinn". The city is abuzz with anger over this blatantly false advertising campaign. Their grand prize is "a Pat Quinn coaching clinic for your hockey team in your home
An article in today's Star from Garth Woolsey has me thinking about Toronto's next championship team. Excluding the Argos and Rock, which franchise will next win it all? The Leafs haven't won since 1967 and appear further and further from this goal every game they play. The Raptors have never
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. Ring The Alarm - FU-SchnickensAll My Love - House Of PainEnergy - Kid N' PlayThe Feeling
I'll bet you're wondering how you fared in my little Oscar prediction contest. Click on over to the 2006 Oscar Picks page and check it out. This year's winner is Phil who managed to predict 21 of the 24 winners last night. That's pretty sweet. I finished with a respectable
