I thought we had a deal. In fact, I'm sure of it. When I married her 9.5 years ago, I married a twenty year old and I expected her to stay in her 20s. Today, My wife turns the big 3-0. This wasn't part of the deal. I suppose
May 20, 2026
Michelle has been doing some pretty cool stuff lately. I've got to document this somewhere so I can reference it later, and this is probably the best place to do it. Here's a Michelle update. First unsupported steps - Two days ago, June 23, 2005Number of teeth - Stalled at
That was some drama on Parliament Hill the other night. The Liberals teamed up with the NDP and the Bloc and used an obscure rule that allows parties to cut off debate when they feel one party is obstructing the business of Parliament. It was quite the gamble, but a
"The food was not undelicious."
I'm not ashamed to admit that for the most part, I thoroughly enjoy Tom Cruise movies. He's a pretty damn consistent performer, almost always doing a good job in a good movie. I suppose you could say I'm somewhat of a Tom Cruise fan. Over the past two months, Tom
I own the first five seasons of "The Simpsons" on DVD, and the covers are all pretty much the same but with a different colour for each season. Season six, due later this summer, will have an entirely new look and feel. Here's the cover. Isn't it awesome? My hero
AFI counted down what they deem to be the top 100 quotes in American movie history. Here is their top 10. 1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," "Gone With the Wind," 1939. 2. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse," "The Godfather," 1972. 3.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Hey Mike, glad that you are nothing like Mike Jackson or Mike Tyson (yuck, yuck)! Anyway, will you be going to see the Live 8 in Barrie? I don't have any
Opening bands for The Tragically Hip I have most enjoyed (excluding Edgefests) The WatchmenHaydenSam RobertsSarah HarmerThe Rheostatics
There once was a band called the Smashing Pumpkins. My first serious introduction to the Chicago rock group was a disc they released in '93 entitled "Siamese Dream". It was awesome, a play-through, a tour de force. They immediately became one of my favourite bands and I went out and
Have you ever wondered what the best days of the week songs were? I was just thinking about it, and I've come up with this list. Here are my favourite days of the week songs. Monday - The Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays"Tuesday - Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone"
Earlier today I bitched about the Foo frustration I was feeling trying to rip "In Your Honor" to MP3. I mentioned I had a few tricks up my sleeve, and one of them just worked. I had a friend rip them with AnyDVD, which celebrates the fact it can play,
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. Ben Folds Five - Army Every once in a
I've been looking forward to hearing the new double album from the Foo Fighters for a while now. Yesterday, I got the CD and excitedly put it in my CD ROM drive on my personal computer and heard absolutely nothing. Even if I explored the CD ROM drive it wouldn't
Karl Mueller was 41. He was the bassist and cofounder of the rock band Soul Asylum.
It was our best all-around game of the season and the mercy rule had to be enforced to end it. In this league, if a team is up by 15 after a full inning, it's game over. I scored the 19th run with a solo shot, the only homer of
Tom Cruise Kills Oprah - The title says it all. Enjoy.
Ben Kerr was 75. He was the ageless crooner who spiced up the corner of Yonge and Bloor Sts. with his smooth country singing. I lived at Yonge and Bloor for a couple of years and Ben was always there. On the one hand, he seemed pleasant and charming, happily
Bill LaForge was 53. He was a former coach of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks and several teams in the Canadian Hockey League.
I heard Rob Baker and Craig Northey on Y108 last night. They were live in the studio playing some songs from their Stripper's Union collaboration. Baker, of course, is from The Tragically Hip and Northey was from The Odds. They sounded great, but that's not the purpose of this entry.
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. Ray Charles - Wha'd I SayViolent Femmes - I Held Her In My ArmsThe Simpsons - CoolNeil Young - Too Far GoneBuffalo
I attended the game yesterday at the ballpark formerly known as Skydome. It was a sloppy affair and we lost, but because we struck out 7 Brewers we were told our ticket stub would entitle us to a free slice of pizza at any Pizza Pizza location in the city.
I was thinking about Percy Arrowsmith this morning. I had never heard of Percy Arrowsmith until a couple of weeks ago when I read that he and his 100-year-old wife Florence had set the world record for longest marriage. They celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary in Hereford, England. Merely two
Spin Magazine has listed what it believes to be the top albums of the past 20 years. I'm always interested in this kind of thing, so lets take a look at Spin's top ten. Radiohead - OK ComputerPublic Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackNirvana
Before Sunset: 7.5 out of 10. It has been a while since I had seen "Before Sunrise", but last night Taryn and I sat down and watched the sequel, "Before Sunset". The entire movie is basically a couple of people talking. It's one long conversation as a couple walks
