Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin face off tonight in their first head-to-head NHL game. They're one-two in rookie scoring and are clearly forces to be reckoned with for years and years to come. The last time these two phenoms faced each other, I game blogged the event. It was Team
I just raided the remnants of James' Halloween treats and there's not much left. We're down to the nitty gritty here. I did find a package of Popeye cigarettes which I've already devoured. Of course, they aren't called Popeye cigarettes anymore. They're called Popeye candy sticks and they're exactly like
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. Immortality - Pearl JamZero - Smashing PumpkinsPainkillers - EverlastBreed - NirvanaLittle Terror - Matthew GoodLivin' On
I'm still angry about that XCP digital rights management technology bundled by Sony BMG on 52 of its audio CD albums. According to Gartner (not Mike Gartner, but the analyst firm), it can be defeated by applying a piece of Scotch tape to the outer edge of the disk. This
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. All are from this afternoon's Santa Claus Parade.
James and I attended the 101st annual Santa Claus Parade this afternoon. We had a blast and you can see some of the action by visiting my 2005 Santa Claus Parade photoset. Whereas last year we set up shop near Queens Park station, this time we opted to move closer
I love playing the Atlanta Thrashers this season. Last time, we pummelled them 9-1, giving us a 14-2 cumulative edge thus far in 2005-2006. Our beloved Leafs have won four in a row. Alexei Ponikarovsky was the unlikely offensive star of the night scoring two goals and adding an assist.
"People can have the Model T in any colour, so long as it's black." - Henry Ford
Tim (gottalikehockey)'s autographed card of Nikolai Zherdev on eBay - First he wrote a guest blog about it and now you can follow the action too. "This mint autographed card of Nikolai Zherdev is numbered 12 of 13. It is an extremely "tough pull". Upper Deck only inserted 1
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. All are from a Christmas party we attended this morning. It seems I'm attending quite a few Christmas festivities for only the third weekend of November.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. I opened a pack of hockey cards today and was lucky enough to get an autograph of Nikolai Zherdev (a young talented forward on the Columbus Blue jackets). Only 13 were
Saw: 8 out of 10. Perhaps it was because I watched this late at night in the dark or perhaps it's because deep down inside I'm just another sick bastard, but I really enjoyed this movie. It was dark, creepy, disturbing and a whole lotta fun. It's not "Se7en", but
"Hey, I asked for ketchup! I'm eatin' salad here!"
SLS, of course, stands for Smells Like Sour and is the name of a new rock mix CD a friend and I compile twice a year. There's an official site and everything. It's a pretty big deal, attracting thousands of visitors daily. We already sell official Smells Like Sour t-shirts,
Best All-Time Toronto Raptors Vince CarterDamon StoudamireTracy McGradyAntonio DavisDoug Christie
Pssst! Wanna see a horrible web site? Check out The Santa Claus Parade site. What's with the cheesy 1997 graphics? Who thought this page made for good navigation? Is this the worst FAQ page in the history of site design? The answers don't even match the questions! It's a great
Google just launched Sitemaps which gives webmasters a cool glimpse into how they index our sites. If you're a webmaster who wants to give this a spin, go here and follow the simple instructions. I did just that and now know the top queries to Google that return pages from
For those of you keeping track at home, and I know that's most of you, we've won three in a row. Mikael Tellqvist played a solid game between the pipes and our power play surged in the third to lead the charge. The Associated Press recap of this game contains
It appears the government will fall in the new future, perhaps on November 28th, perhaps earlier. We'll probably be voting in January. I think I feel similarly to the average Canadian. I'd like to punish the Liberal party, sending a message that their reign of arrogant power fertilizes corruption and
Looking out my window, I see snow is falling in the city of trees. You don't get a lot of snow in November in Toronto, and the snow that's falling right now isn't going to stick, but once in a while you get a freaky little snow storm. Last November
During last year's Santa Claus Parade in downtown Toronto, I took this picture of the famous upside-down clowns. Those damn clowns were around when I was a kid and, although they're kinda creepy, it's always good to see them. Popular local blog BlogTO posted this entry today which includes that
Ralph Edwards was 92. He was a broadcasting pioneer who spotlighted stars and ordinary people as host of the popular 1950s show "This Is Your Life."
During the 1988-1989 NHL season, Daniel Marois scored 31 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs. There was no sophomore curse for Marois as he scored another 39 goals the next season. Simply based on that solid rookie campaign, my friend Joe and I anointed him our savoir. Perhaps it was
The Beer Hunter - This doesn't benefit me personally, but I'm sure most Toronto readers will thank me for posting it. "It's currently 1:18pm on Wednesday in Toronto. There are 162 places you can get booze right now."
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. Guns N' Roses - November Rain The forecast for
