It's been about five months now since I installed the Audioscrobbler Winamp plug-in to track the tunes I play on my computer. This thing operates so far under the radar I totally forgot about it. My personal Audioscrobbler page has been keeping track of every song I've played since then
The Big Boss Man was 42. He was a star in the WWF who had high profile feuds with Hulk Hogan, Ted Dibiase, Nailz, The Heenan Family, Vader, Al Snow, and many others.
I grew up despising all other teams in the old American League East. That includes both the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. I can't stand either team yet I rooted for each team in their respective division championship series. I'm not a fan of the Red Sox or
American Splendor: 8.75 out of 10. I watched this flick yesterday afternoon and what a treat it was. It wasn't conventional but a unique blend of documentary and biopic that was both extremely well acted and extremely well told. I wish there were more movies like this one out
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. A few days ago I overheard a part of a conversation with two people who were talking about "billing". They were collecting nice new dollar bills and doing something with them
According to this Amazon.com page, the long awaited Nirvana box set will be called "With The Lights Out" and will include three CDs and a DVD. It will be available November 23, 2004 and will set us back about 59.98 USD. Ouch. The title, of course, is a
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. Two are from our Thanksgiving get-together yesterday and two are from this morning.
There is one Thanksgiving I will never forget. It was twelve years ago today and my beloved Blue Jays were battling the Oakland Athletics for the American League crown. Toronto was up in the series 2-1 with game four taking place at Oakland Coliseum. Jack Morris started and stunk up
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. Public Enemy - MegablastSystem Of A Down - Jet PilotThe Tragically Hip - She Didn't KnowPublic Enemy - How To Kill A Radio ConsultantPearl
Ken Caminiti was 41. He was a three-time All-Star third baseman who won the 1996 National League MVP.
Christopher Reeve was 52. He was an actor best known for playing the role of "Superman". He recently turned personal tragedy into a public crusade, becoming the nation's most recognizable spokesman for spinal cord research. Superman was always a big deal when I was growing up. Next to the Star
Is nothing sacred? As I write this, James is enjoying an episode of one of his favourite shows, "Blues Clues". What I just witnessed has quite upset me. Blue, the cute little dog and keeper of the clues, is talking. For the past couple of years I've been forced to
Instant Messenger Fight - This short film is actually entitled "Instant Mess" and I thought it was pretty funny. You'll need Apple QuickTime to view the .mov file, but you really should install it anyways. It's the format I share my videos in and it's a free download from a
"Once, when my feet were bare, and I had not the means of obtaining shoes I came to the chief of Kufah in a state of much dejection, and saw there a man who had no feet. I returned thanks to God and acknowledged his mercies, and endured my want
Jacques Derrida was 74. He one of France's best-known philosophers and the founder of the deconstructionist school.
Hot damn those Swedes know how to package furniture. This afternoon, I visited my local Ikea in pursuit of a couple of chairs for the basement. I'm still baffled at how they managed to break these chairs down into such tiny packages. The actual boxes I brought home were impressively
One of my favourite moments from last night's debate was when John Kerry said to Dubya, "The president got $84 from a timber company that owns, and he's counted as a small business. Dick Cheney's counted as a small business. That's how they do things. That's just not right." Dubya's
On February 15, 2006, defending gold medalist Canada will play Italy to open the 2006 Turin Olympics hockey tournament. It just feels nice to see an important hockey game on the schedule that won't be threatened by labour strife. Whether NHL players will participate or not isn't yet known because
Last night I watched the second debate between American President Dubya and his challenger, Senator John Kerry. The more I watch and hear Dubya speak, the more certain I am that he's an idiot, and a dangerous idiot at that. I believe him to be the greatest over achiever in
"Oh no! What have I done? I smashed open my little boy's piggy bank, and for what? A few measly cents, not even enough to buy one beer. Wait a minute, lemme count and make sure... not even close."
Blue Jays career leaders in stolen bases Lloyd MosebyRoberto AlomarDamaso GarciaTony FernandezShannon Stewart
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. One of my favorite sitcoms (if not THE favorite) also uses a laugh track, but gives it an interesting twist. M*A*S*H uses an almost obnoxious laugh track, but
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Hey Mike,I've been looking on e-bay for the value of a 1973 autographed Darryl Sittler hockey stick ever since reading Kim's guest blog of Sept. 28th (Ah ... that glorious day
I've been pretty busy this week, so I only got around to reading this week's Starweek television guide this afternoon. There was an article about the second season of Corner Gas and it referred to the fact this sitcom has no laugh track. The writer found it difficult to get
The resumé of George W. Bush - If there's a must-read web page on the web, this is it. It's a well organized, well laid out resumé for Dubya as he once again pursues the highest office in the United States of America.
