Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following earlier today. Re: Disgusting Telus PracticeIf you feel that Telus is acting in a "disgusting practice," then I'm sure you feel the same about the union and its members. Telus has blocked access to
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following earlier today. My submission from July 21/05 should have included my #5 as the Columbine High shootings from Apr. 20/99 - a scene we as a family would never forget. Nothing is
George Wallace was 88. He was an actor whose career spanned 50 years and was best known as Commando Cody in the film serial "Radar Men from the Moon."
One year ago today, I wrote this baby update. At the time, all signs were suggesting that Michelle was itching to arrive. I was totally psyched and ready for action. As it turns out, one night later we were on our way to the hospital and Michelle arrived a year
In The Recurring Nightmare (Part 1 of 3), I revisited a nightmare I began having after the space shuttle Challenger exploded almost twenty years ago. In The Recurring Nightmare (Part 2 of 3), I wrote about the bear nightmares I'd have as a very young lad. Today, I'll revisit a
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. Foo Fighters - Walking After You "Walking After You"
When I lead off the game with a homer, it's always a good omen. I did just that last night and we managed to score 15 runs in the first inning in a game that was called after four on a account of the mercy rule. Me like winning.
The Leafs will host the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, October 5, the opening night of the 2005-06 season. In anticipation of this event, I'm bringing back my Maple Leaf Countdown Clock. Visit that link for real-time updates as to how much longer we'll have to wait for regular season Maple
In The Recurring Nightmare (Part 1 of 3), I revisited a nightmare I began having after the space shuttle Challenger exploded almost twenty years ago. Today, I'll revisit a recurring nightmare I had even earlier in my life. Although it's difficult to pinpoint, my fear of bears probably started in
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. A couple are from this weekend's party for Steve and a couple are from last weekend.
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in the Quintessential Player and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today. The Tragically Hip - ScaredPet Shop Boys - DJ CultureBen Folds Five - Steven's Last Night In TownBruce Springsteen - My HometownKeane
Edward Bunker was 71. He was the crime novelist who learned to write in prison and appeared in the movie "Reservoir Dogs" as Mr. Blue.
I just read yet another article about the current Jack/Bob/Mike radio format explosion in North America. I've written about Jack before, a format that claims to "play what we want". In most of these articles, there's always some Jack FM PR guy who says it's just like listening
I'm not a Telus customer, and with practices like this I will never be a Telus customer. Telus has blocked its internet subscribers from accessing a website supporting striking union members. Telus subscribers can't get into Voices for Change, which says it's "a community website run by and for Telecommunications
Family Guy's "Take On Me" - On Saturday, the extended family got together to celebrate Steve's birthday over some steaming hot pizza. It didn't take long before the conversation turned to the most recent episode of "Family Guy". There was a scene early in last Sunday's episode in which Chris
The Barbarian Invasions: 8.5 out of 10. "The Barbarian Invasions", or "Les Invasions Barbares" if you prefer, not only cleaned up at the Genie Awards last year, but it won Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. I'm not surprised as it's exceptional, telling a thought provoking emotional story
"I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of
I want to wish my brother Stephen a very happy birthday today. When I turned 27, my first thoughts were that I had reached the age of premature rock genius overdose suicide. Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain had all died at the age of 27, having
"I'm not gonna lie to you, Marge. See ya soon!"
Players with the best scoring seasons in Maple Leaf history Rick Vaive - 54Dave Andreychuk - 53Gary Leeman - 51Frank Mahovlich - 48Lanny McDonald - 47
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission moments ago. Well Crosby is not going to be a Leaf. However, with Lemieux as his mentor Crosby will do well in Pittsburgh. Just watch 40 year old Lemieux light up the score
I was actually really nervous watching the lottery results. They're still at it, but my beloved Leafs just learned they'll pick #21. So much for Sidney Crosby in blue and white. Damn. Edmonton and Calgary are already gone, so it's not looking good in terms of keeping Crosby in Canada.
NHL.com will be streaming the results of the draft lottery order selection for the 2005 NHL Entry Draft live at 16:00 EST. For those of us stuck in front of a computer, this is a very good thing. 2.08%... 2.08%...2.08%...2.08%...2.08%
Long John Baldry was 64. He was the Vancouver-based blues legend credited as one of the main forces in British blues, rock and pop music in the 1960s and first hit the top of the U.K. singles charts in 1967 with "Let the Heartaches Begin."
Michelle had been standing on her own for a while and taking a step here and there, but yesterday she decided she had had enough. She started to truly walk. It's funny, because you always knew eventually she would start walking, but I was still mesmerized when I saw her
