With a game scheduled for 18:30 by Pearson International Airport, I was keeping a close eye on the weather. Around 15:00 it started getting awfully dark outside. By 15:30, everyone in the office was at a window enjoying Mother Nature's little show as the lightning shot down
Fellow Leaf fans, it's time for a reality check. With Mats Sundin, Ed Belfour and Bryan McCabe eating a good chunk of the salary cap, there's little coin left to add skill or even replace the skill we're losing. As of this moment, here are the players under contract with
This is going to be a busy week in the NHL. If you want one page you can visit for a good update on all the action, bookmark this 2005 Transaction Log from TSN. The Leafs are in desperate need of some skilled players, preferably under the age of 35.
Cellular: 3.5 out of 10. I tried to get into "Cellular", but I found it really boring and uninspired. It was predictable and one convenient occurrence after another. When you're stuck in traffic and in need of a battery charger, there's always a huge "Everything to do with Cell
Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts have signed with the Florida Panthers. The Maple Leafs lose a lot of grit and heart but get younger, which is a good thing. Without Nieuwendyk, Roberts, Owen Nolan and Alexander Mogilny in our lineup next season, it's going to be a very different team.
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. Neil Young - Music ArcadeThe Vines - Evil TownRichard Cheese - LoserEddie Vedder - You've Got To Hide Your Love AwayThe Killers - Andy,
On the first day of every month I post the top ten search strings from the previous month. These are the Google searches that referred people to this site. Below are the top ten search strings for July 2005. family guybirham woldujoe carterpearl jamamber frye nudebig shiny 90'swayne's world soundtrackamber
I've changed the way I share pictures from this site. I've always had a Pictures page where I post pictures I want to share, and I'll continue to do just that, but henceforth these pictures will actually be hosted by Flickr. This alone won't create a noticeable difference to visitors,
King Fahd was 84. He was the long time ruler of Saudi Arabia.
I've added 87 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are, divided into three convenient categories. New stuff... Hot Hot Heat - ElevatorYeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To TellSystem Of A Down - Steal This Album!The Von Bondies - Pawn Shoppe HeartJohnny Cash - American IV: The Man
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Hey Mike, I am happy to know that the NHL is back. Sidney CRosby is going to be for NHL what Tiger Woods is to Golf. Can't wait for the season
At yesterday's NHL draft, our Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Jeff O'Neill from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a conditional draft pick and quickly signed him to a two-year, $3 million deal. The former 41 goal scoring O'Neill is my kind of player and he's a very welcome addition to
I guess this is how it's going to be from now on. Poor Grandma's birthday overshadowed by the birthdays of two of her grandchildren just two days earlier. This weekend will now always be jam packed with birthday parties in this family. Today, it's my beloved mother's turn to celebrate
"The life given us by nature is short, but the memory of a life well spent is eternal." - Cicero
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. A few from Wasaga Beach and one from Zander's first birthday party.
"Now what is a wedding? Well, Webster's dictionary describes a wedding as the process of removing weeds from one's garden."
World events that affected me 9/11Kurt Cobain's suicideChallenger space shuttle disasterColumbine shootings2004 tsunami
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Happy Birthday to Zander and Michelle!!!Michelle is awesome. Zander is amazing. I too cannot believe what took place one year ago today. Two beautiful children were brought in to this
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following earlier today. Has anybody else noticed how hardcore they are pimping this new movie STEALTH? The very first time I say the preview I remember thinking this movie is going to blow. I'm guessing
It still blows my mind that my only nephew arrived on the same day as my only daughter. If Michelle is turning one today, that means Zander turns one today. I remember visiting Zander that day and writing this about his arrival in which I said "This is completely bizzarre
My little girl turns one today. I remember vividly how that night unfolded and welcoming my Michelle into the world. It was an amazing day, followed by an amazing year. Now she's walking, picking up new words and hungry for hugs and kisses. Here she is earlier this week at
The Irish Republican Army announced earlier today it is renouncing violence as a political weapon and resuming disarmament in a dramatic declaration designed to revive Northern Ireland's peace process. Here's to a long deserved peace in the mother land. The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely.
Last night, after putting in a full day at the office, I drove to Wasaga Beach and back. I brought along a bunch of new CDs for the trip, including Creed's Greatest Hits. Brace yourself, for this is a most courageous entry. If you like good music, music with soul
I've received a few emails regarding this comic strip and my plea for help. There seems to be two trains of thought on this one. The first theory is that John is upset because April mentioned she had the best fishing day when he felt it was more of a
I've been reading Lynn Johnston's "For Better Or For Worse" for as long as I can remember. It's the only comic strip I read daily. After reading thousands and thousands of FBOFW strips, this weekend was the first time I can honestly say that I didn't get it. Here's the
