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Daylight Saving Time Forever

We in Toronto are currently enjoying Daylight Saving Time.   It was first introduced during wartime as an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. We've been in Daylight Saving Time since April and I believe we should stay here.  The Man says differently and has us returning to
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Weekly MP3

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. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son This is my
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Win It For

The Boston Red Sox are poised to win the World Series for the first time since 1918.  Although a part of me wishes the curse would continue, there's another part of me that wants this for the die hard Red Sox fans.  I'm thirty years old and every year I
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The Cosmic Ballet Continues...

Tonight there will be a total eclipse of the moon.  A lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth, which stretches far out into space. For this event to occur, Earth must be precisely aligned between the sun and the moon.  The eclipse officially begins
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We Endorse...

After much deliberation, the people behind torontomike.com wish to publicly endorse Senator John Kerry for the office of President of the United States of America. From our vantage point, Americans are fortunate to have a clear choice in Kerry. We believe Kerry has the will and a plan to
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Bill Barilko

Guess who's back in the news?  Leaf Legend Bill Barilko's lore seems to grow with every passing year.  A new book about Barilko was recently released and just yesterday the film rights were sold for an undisclosed amount to Vancouver-based producer George Mendeluk. If you're one of the few not
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Things That Make You Go Hmmmm

The November issue of Wired will come with a free CD with a special license.  According to the creative commons page, "These musicians are saying that true creativity needs to be open, fluid, and alive. When it comes to copyright, they are pro-choice. Here are 16 songs that encourage people
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The Monday Shuffle

Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in Winamp and list the first ten songs that play.  Here are the ten tunes I heard today. Trapt - EchoJimmy Eat World - CautionersAerosmith - What It TakesThe Strokes - SomaBig Sugar - Diggin' A HoleRage Against The Machine - BombtrackPearl
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Copy Control

I tried ripping the latest Beastie Boys album, "To The 5 Boroughs", yesterday.  "To The 5 Boroughs" contains Copy Control technology but because I disabled autorun I figured I had nothing to worry about because their piece of crap software wouldn't install.  The fact is, on my home PC, I
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My MP3s Updated

I've added seven new CDs to my MP3 collection.  The new additions are Franz Ferdinand's "Franz Ferdinand", Modest Mouse's "Good News For People Who Love Bad News", The Killer's "Hot Fuss", Papa Roach's "Getting Away With Murder", Green Day's "American Idiot", 311's "Greatest Hits '93-'03" and Cream's "Strange Brew -
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Scary Squirrels

James and I spent the morning at High Park and had a great time, but the High Park squirrels scare the crap out of me.  Unlike squirrels in the rest of the world, High Park squirrels have no fear.  They come right up to you instead of running for their
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Jen and Barry

Congratulations Jen and Barry on getting hitched this afternoon.  I just returned home from the reception and should have some pictures to share tomorrow. Jen is my cousin and a swell gal so I wish her the best.  I like Barry because he's younger than me but has more grey
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