Another key member of our back-to-back World Series championships has retired from baseball. John Olerud calls it quits as a .295 career hitter with 255 home runs and 1,230 RBIs in 2,234 games. Johnny O's best season was 1993 when he won the AL batting title with a
Turin is the host city of the 2006 Winter Olympics, taking place February 10 to 26, 2006. With Canada aiming for another gold medal in men's hockey, Turin has been on my mind lately. Or is it Torino? Turin is the english name of the Italian city of Torino. Traditionally,
I just created a playlist that includes all my Christmas albums plus all seasonal songs found on other albums in my collection. I then removed all repeats. The same song may appear multiple times, but only if it's by different artists. Only one "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby allowed! This
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. It's been a while since I posted here. I was catching up on your blog, reading all the posts that I had missed out. I find it funny that you get
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. Tracy Bonham - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
That was a frustrating loss last night. Los Angeles goaltender Mathieu Garon made 36 saves and we went just 1-for-9 on the power play. We don't play again until Saturday. Meanwhile, we get to watch teams like the Islanders and Devils make up their games in hand, potentially bumping us
I've added 5 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are... Christmas Music - Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie BrownChristmas Music - Music for the WholidaysChristmas Music - A Lump of CoalChristmas Music - A Very Special ChristmasChristmas Music - Loreena McKennitt's A Winter Garden (Five Songs for the
Lists: 2005 - Every year this guy tracks the "best of" lists that appear as the calendar year winds down. You'll want to bookmark this sucker and check it out in a couple of weeks.
If you believe what the Globe and Mail is claiming today, our Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett that will pay the righthander $55-million US over five-years. This significant free agent signing comes only ten days after the Jays landed B.J.
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids: 6 out of 10. I'm a big doc fan, so it was with great anticipation that I sat down to watch the 2005 Oscar winner for best documentary. It's a fine piece of work, but far from the best doc I've seen over
Earlier today I was invited to a holiday luncheon featuring a bunch of sushi. I'm not really a sushi guy, but I immediately thought of Homer. Homer wasn't a sushi guy either, but he tried it for Lisa and ended up loving it. Of course, it almost killed him, 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. Night of the Living Baseheads - Public EnemyCode of Energy - Papa RoachCall Me (Come Back
Kinsey: 7.5 out of 10. The story of Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey is a very interesting one, and this Bill Condon flick about the man's work surmises it nicely. At the time, the only acceptable sex was that of husband and wife and acknowledging the existence of another form
"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so
It seems I've lit a fire under the Raptors' collective asses. Just two mornings ago I call them out for playing like a bunch of 1-15 bums and now they're on a two game winning streak. With great power comes great responsibility. I shall use it wisely.
Richard Reeves asks the question. Is Dubya the worst President ever? James Buchanan, the 15th president, is generally considered the worst president in history. The case against Dubya to assume that position is strong: He has taken the country into an unwinnable war and alienated friend and foe alike in
Last month I announced I had taken the Christmas discs on my MP3s page out of "Various Artists" and was now sorting them by "Christmas Music". Should a Christmas album be from a single artist, I decided that would remain under the artists name. A couple of anonymous souls wrote
I've added 21 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are... Korn - See You On The Other SideChristmas Music - Mr. Hankey's Christmas ClassicsChristmas Music - Elvis Presley's Christmas Peace (Discs 1 & 2)Johnny Cash - The Legend Of Johnny CashVarious Artists - The Ongoing History of
The Leafs let a 3-1 first period lead evaporate, playing a brutal second period on route to a loss in their first game against a Western Conference opponent. We're now 0-2 when the Boon brothers get together to watch the blue and white. Mats Sundin drew an assist on Tucker's
Hip Music - I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to beta test the new official Hip site which went live a few days ago. This link is to the new Hip Music Player which will stream a bunch of good Hip tracks for you so you can truly
Sideways: 7.5 out of 10. Yes, I'm about a year behind on my movies and I'm only getting to "Sideways" today. It was very good, but not as good as I had heard it was. The way they heaped praise and awards on "Sideways" I was expecting something truly
Pardon Our Dust - A Gap commercial directed by Spike Jonze.
Crash: 8.5 out of 10. I'm a big fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia". I've seen it several times and I love the style. It's a big ensemble cast with several interwoven plotlines that create a greater thought-provoking sense. "Magnolia" came out six years ago and I hadn't watched
"Woo hoo! 350 dollars! Now I can buy 70 transcripts of Nightline!"
Wow. I knew they'd be bad, but I didn't think they'd be this bad. Our Raptors are 1-15. It's the 1997-98 season all over again. That year we came out of the gates 1-19 en route to a 16-66 mark. If we manage to win 16 games this year, I'll
