When Belinda defected, it created a virtual tie, broken by the speaker of the house. Then, the Liberals got some breathing room, when they won the seat in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland. Today, that breathing room disappeared when MP Pat O'Brien, who opposes the government's position on gay marriage, quit
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. All weekend long, I've been throwing down my ten favourite songs with various body parts in the title. I've covered "hand", "face", "head" and "arm". As
I have two digital collections I don't ever want to lose. One is my collection of digital photographs I've taken of my children since I got my digital camera last June. These are irreplaceable and I cherish each one. The second is my MP3 collection which has taken about eighteen
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "arm" in the title? The answer is below! Pearl Jam - Throw Your Arms
I've added 16 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Most are greatest hits compilations with a few jazzy gems thrown in the mix for those times I'm in a jazzy mood. Leonard Cohen - More Best of Leonard CohenAretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits (Disc 1)Aretha Franklin - 30
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." - Voltaire
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. This month I was so busy, it took me until the fourth to get to this. Below are the top ten
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "head" in the title? The answer is below! Rage Against the Machine - Bullet
Take a peak at the Molson Park venue page on Ticketmaster.ca. You'll see the Vans Warped Tour taking place there in July and Green Day playing there in August. They'll both be good shows because Molson Park is an awesome place to see a concert. But wait a moment,
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "face" in the title? The answer is below! Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Eddie
Open Water: 5.5 out of 10. I should preface this mini-review by telling you that Taryn thought this was a really scary movie. I, however, didn't, and that's why I didn't score "Open Water" higher. It's actually not a bad effort. It's shot minimalistic style, with few actors, nobody
"I've come to hate my own creation. Now I know how God feels."
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "hand" in the title? The answer is below! Soundgarden - Burden In My HandPearl
My favourite Poison songs Talk Dirty to MeSomething to Believe InEvery Rose Has Its ThornFallen AngelNothin' but a Good Time
George Mikan was 80. He was the "gentle giant" who a half-century ago brought fame and stability to the fledgling world of professional basketball and literally transformed the game.
Every parent thinks their children are the world's greatest kids. In fact, I used to snicker at parents when they beamed about how perfect little Billy is or how gorgeous little Sally is. It is in this light that the following entry may be seen as more than a little
The Freaky Universe of McDonald's Advertising - Hilarious overview of the history of McDonald's advertising. You can even watch the commercials being critiqued. Great stuff from McDonaldland.
I recently uncovered some gems from my past and I've been sharing excerpts from the documents I found. Below are thoughts I jotted down on May 17, 1996. After class I biked to Queen and Yonge for the grand opening of CFNY's new location. Shortly after twelve Sloan performed for
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. Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade Of Soul It's
On February 16, the day this NHL season was officially cancelled, I wrote an open letter to Gary Bettman. At the time I was furious because there was a reasonable salary cap offer of $49-million on the table from the NHLPA that Bettman should have accepted. The NHL and NHLPA
We in the Raging Storm continue to roll as we once again won easily. Four games, four tidy victories for the good guys.
Today has seen a great influx in the number of people visiting this site having searched Google for Bill Barilko. My Bill Barilko page ranks a proud third when you Google it. Thanks to some major coverage in the Toronto Star's sports section today, it seems a number of people
Oscar Brown Jr. was 78. He was a legendary rhythm & blues and jazz singer known for such compositions "The Snake," "Signifyin' Monkey" and lyrics for Miles Davis' "All Blues."
Natalie Glebova is your Miss Universe 2005. Glebova, naturally, lives in Toronto. First we win back-to-back World Series titles in 1992-1993 and now this? Toronto = Success!
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I shall try to get those pics. I don't have a digital camera but maybe I can borrow one or a camera phone to take them. I have a question or
