While I slept last night, the NHLPA agreed to accept a salary cap. This was a most significant concession on their part. The NHL offered to remove its demand for a link between league revenues and player costs, a most significant concession on their part. With this glorious, unexpected progress
I wrote earlier this month about how I was corresponding with Custom and how great his new music is. He was nice enough to grant me an interview, and here it is. Q: Most people know you for your hit single "Hey Mister". That was a few years ago now,
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. Ricky's Theme - Beastie BoysKnock On Wood - Otis ReddingStealth - Bad ReligionOver Now - Alice In ChainsLet Your Backbone Slide - Maestro Fresh
Dick Weber was 75. He was one of bowling's first national stars and a three-time bowler of the year.
A few months ago James got a treat of the week at McDonalds. It was a little Elasticgirl from "The Incredibles". Yesterday he was playing with this toy and I aked him what it was. He told me it was Elasticgirl and he got it from McDonalds. They sure know
I'm lucky enough to enjoy romantic love. I've been enjoying it for a decade now and have two amazing kids as a result. I suppose I should be all about Valentine's Day, but I'm not. It all seems so bloody contrived. As Hallmark holidays go, this one is pretty flimsy.
I watched most of the Grammys last night. Some stuff I enjoyed, like the Jamie Foxx & Alicia Keys tribute to Ray Charles, Green Day's "American Idiot" and the entire Kanye West "Jesus Walks" set. Some stuff was entirely underwhelming, most notably the all-star rendition of "Across the Universe". "Across
Toronto-born Howard Shore won two Grammys last night for "Lord of the Rings". The first was for best score soundtrack album for "Return of the King" and the other was for co-writing Annie Lennox's "Into the West". All other awards, except for Peter Buchanan-Smith's award for the packaging on Wilco's
James has never had a haircut. We've trimmed a bit off the bangs a few times so the dude could see where he's going, but that's about it. Taryn and I both love his hair long and curly as if that's preserving his youth. Neither of us want to see
Kyle Wellwood had a goal and two assists and Harold Druken and David Ling each had a two point night as the St. John's Maple Leafs rebounded to trounce the Manitoba Moose 6-1 last night. That's the way (aha aha) I like it.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders32-19-0-3 67 points6-1
"Sittin' here resting my bones, And this loneliness won't leave me alone It's two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home." - Otis Redding, (Sittin') On The Dock Of The Bay
Last weekend, I started using iTunes to organize and play my MP3s. iTunes makes sorting really easy and gives you access to some interesting facts. Here's what I learned by glancing at my iTunes player. First song when sorted alphabetically: #9 Dream - John Lennon Last song when sorted alphabetically:
Gary Bettman will follow my lead any day now and cancel the 2004-2005 NHL season. This entry isn't about that but about a Maple Leaf memory I can't erase from my psyche, no matter how hard I try. In March 2003, Pat Quinn traded for Doug Gilmour at the deadline.
ACME Heart Maker - Apparently, Valentine's Day is Monday. Go on and make your own candy valentine for that guy or gal you're crushing on.
Josh Green scored the winning shootout goal to help the Manitoba Moose defeat the St. John's Maple Leafs 4-3 in American Hockey League play last night. Each team scored once in the first round of five shots and Jason King of the Moose and the Leafs' Kyle Wellwood traded goals
"First you don't want me to get the pony, then you want me to take it back. Make up your mind!"
Custom emailed me 14 MP3s of tunes he's considering for his new album, requesting my honest feedback. I got the MP3s yesterday and began playing them while I worked yesterday and today. Then, I burned them to CD and played them in the car on the way home this afternoon.
My favourite movies featuring Renée Zellweger. Nurse BettyMe, Myself & IreneBridget Jones's DiaryJerry MaguireDeceiver
Arthur Miller was 89. He was the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose most famous fictional creation, Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman," came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry.
St. John's Maple Leafs snapped the Rochester Americans' eight-game win streak with this shootout win. Kyle Wellwood netted a pair of goals in the shootout and a goal and an assist in regulation time to lead the charge.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders31-19-0-2 64 points4-3 Win vs. Rochester 3-1 Loss
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. mike, are you an official spokesperson for firefox?...do you get paid for all the promo you do?Everytime Firefox respects a piece of code included as part of the W3C's
Americans, it seems, are either Leno or Letterman fans, much like they're either Republican or Democrat. It's an easy way to find out what kind of person you're dealing with. The answer to this Leno or Letterman question reveals a great deal about your subject. I'm not the world's biggest
Yahoo! has finally unveiled it's toolbar for Firefox. You can download it here. It's about bloody time. Any company developing browser plug-ins that don't work with Firefox don't get it. Every month Internet Explorer's share of the browser market gets smaller and smaller as people wise up and discover Firefox.
What a day. I'm only now coming up for air. For all I know Canada is at war with Iceland, the NHL and the NHLPA have reached a deal and Dubya has resigned. I just checked the news and it doesn't appear any of the above has happened. Between my
Periodically I like to check in on 17-year-old phenom Sydney Crosby and see how he's doing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Last night he scored two goals and added three assists to lead the streaking Oceanic to an 8-3 win over the Quebec Remparts. What makes this all
