Clement Dodd was 72. He was a pioneer of reggae credited with launching the career of Bob Marley and the Wailers.
May 20, 2026
When it comes to executing E-government initiatives, we're #1!. For the fourth straight year, Canada topped the annual list issued this week by the management consultant and IT outsourcer Accenture of most mature international E-government offering. Canada does something that U.S. federal, state, and local officials can easily emulate.
I watched the "Friends" finale last night. It was just as bland and unfunny as I remembered it. Nothing even remotely exciting or interesting happened. Talk about playing it safe. The most shocking development was the fact the girl from "Scary Movie" had twins. Wow. My absolute favourite part of
Better late than never I suppose. Taryn went to Portugal in March and I'm sharing two more pictures she took on the trip. You'll find them right now in Pictures.
Garbage Pail Kids Card Profile - I have fond memories of the Garbage Pail Kids, a natural backlash to the hokey Cabbage Patch Kids of the 80s. I was Spikey Mikey. Some of these cards were down right nasty and that's what we liked about them. You can see the
Stick a fork in "Friends", it's finally done. As I've written before, I stopped watching this show years ago but I'll be watching tonight. Call it a morbid curiosity. I hope they kill off Monica. In celebration of the demise of this extremely mediocre sitcom, I'm going to share my
Over on another page I maintain, Smells Like Sour, there are numerous discussions taking place on the latest tunes. Every once in a while I throw my two cents in the pot and comment on what I think of a particular song or band. This has interesting consequences. I've made
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Okay, no more Leaf talk... except for this. Drew, you had me at "Hello Mike". Now as for the pool I think it is clear that it will come down to
This New York Times article claims The Walt Disney Company is blocking its Miramax division from distributing a new documentary by Michael Moore that harshly criticizes President Dubya. The film, "Fahrenheit 911," links Dubya and prominent Saudis - including the family of Osama bin Laden - and criticizes Dubya's actions
A while back I threatened to share an MP3 from my collection every week. I've decided I'll do this every Wednesday and I'll host the MP3 for one week at which time I'll post a new one and delete the previous one. So, you have one week to grab this
Yeah, I'm feelin' kind of bummed today. It's time to break out the heavy artillery to shake this funk. When in doubt, just picture Eric Idle on that crucifix in Life of Brian singing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". Instantly you feel a whole lot better about
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission late last night. Hello Mike, As I send you this comment, I do so as an effort to express how upset I personally feel right now. At my age of 42 I suppose
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Mike, with any luck the grizzled veterans will not be back when the Leafs play hockey again. It's time to start a new Leaf team with players that are young enough
When it was 2-0 in favour of Philadelphia with only 11 minutes to play in the third, I started to come to grips with the reality of the situation. It didn't look likely the Leafs would score once let alone three times to win the game. I started to tell
Then, there were four. With the usual suspects eliminated from the playoffs already, there aren't many selections remaining in our 2004 playoff pool. Alexi is banking on Tampa Bay, Ryan is banking on Philadelphia and Marc has a great assortment of scorers remaining including Martin St. Louis and Jerome Iginla.
I am 29 years old. For every year of my life, the Maple Leafs season has ended without the Leafs captain hoisting Lord Stanley's Mug. You'd think I'd be used to this by now. I'm not. The overtime was thrilling, the momentum was ours but victory was not to be.
We're headed for overtime at the ACC and it's all thanks to Michelle. Please allow me to explain. Taryn and I were watching the clock tick down on the third period with my beloved Maple Leafs trailing 2-0 in this must win affair. I hadn't felt her tummy to feel
A guy just came up to me and asked me if it's a Jedi day today. I asked him what the hell he was talking about and guess what he said in response. May the fourth be with you.
Johnny Cash's Desperado - Something about Johnny Cash's voice and delivery soothes my soul. On American IV: The Man Comes Around, Johnny Cash covered The Eagles' "Desperado" and this link pays homage to the man in black. I never cared for The Eagles' rendition of this tune but Johnny makes
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. Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant As Martin Streek is
In the words of George Louis Costanza, "That's it for me!" With Detroit's elimination I lost three major players in our 2004 playoff pool and any chance to finishing in the money. What else is new? Marc secured the only point of the night when Jerome Iginla assisted on the
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in Winamp and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten I heard tonight. Our Lady Peace - Not EnoughEminem - Brain DamageLed Zeppelin - Going to CaliforniaEconoline Crush - You Don't Know What It's LikePearl Jam - ArcGordon
I was shocked to learn "The Drew Carey Show" was still on the air. I was sure it had been cancelled a couple of years ago. I actually used to like The Drew Carey Show. In the mid to late 90s, I watched it regularly. Then, almost overnight, it stopped
I've been trying to get this sour taste out of my mouth since late yesterday afternoon. It's sickening. I've tried everything, but I can't quite shake it. Enough whining, I have a 2004 playoff pool update to get to. 100 NHL players were drafted by the ten of us, but
"Planning to vote in the upcoming election? Why bother?" That's a direct quote from Screw the Vote, a CBC special hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. Here's more from the site. According to Elections Canada, barely 25 per cent of Canadians between 18 and 24 years old voted in the 2000 federal
