With only two games on the schedule, there wasn't a whole lot of movement in our 2004 playoff pool last night. Alexi and Marc had the biggest gains with three points a piece. The New York Islanders were eliminated, but only Pops suffers as a result. Will Pops go from
All three Maple Leaf victories in this series have been 2-0 Eddie Belfour shut outs despite the fact the Senators have actually out shot us 155-100 in the series. Daniel Alfredsson has guaranteed his team will force and win a game seven in this series. Stop writing cheques your butt
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Er, you do know that the rovers aren't actually coming back, right? Once they run out of juice or otherwise break down they'll just sit on Mars like the rest of
The Mars Rover engineering team plays a tune or two each morning for Spirit and Opportunity. The songs played are usually related to the day's events. The Beatles "Good Morning, Good Morning" for the first morning, Ratt's "Round and Round" when the rover is turning, etc. I was perusing this
One of the best things I ever did for myself was rip my entire CD collection into MP3s. You can read about this here and check out my collection here. Back in January, I wrote about RipDigital, a company that will rip your entire CD collection into MP3s for a
My favourite baseball movies Field of DreamsBull DurhamThe NaturalLittle Big League61*
I rarely anticipate the theatrical release of a particular movie any more. Today, however, there is a movie being released that I simply can't wait to see. In fact, I've been heavily anticipating this flick for several months. I'm talking about "Kill Bill: Volume 2". Back on November 2, 2003,
St. Louis is the first team eliminated from this year's playoffs. Current leader Ryan loses two players in our 2004 playoff pool as a result, but the two players he lost had only combined for two of his 33 points anyways. I'm thinking he won't even notice they're gone. For
I submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Vaccination Scar" by The Tragically Hip. This is a great song. It's fantastic. It's vintage Hip. If you haven't heard it yet, there's a 10 second teaser on the Hip's home page. Otherwise, keep your
Bubblegum Machine - It's no secret I love listening to music. Although I prefer rock, I enjoy a variety of genres from gangsta rap to Johnny Cash. Sometimes, although I'm ashamed to admit it, I'll even enjoy bubblegum music. This link is an awesome collection of MP3s you can download
Courtney Love is a lot of things, but being poor isn't one of them. Or is it? According to a Reuters article, she is in debt to the tune of at least $4 million. "I'm covered with loser dust" she told Blender magazine. "I found out that our dog walker
Yesterday I took a swipe at Dubya, so in an effort to be "fair and balanced", today is Prime Minister Paul Martin's turn. When addressing 350 soldiers at the CFB Gagetown training base outside Fredericton, New Brunswick, Martin made the following statement. Sixty years ago, Canadians were working alongside their
Ryan has 18 points from three Philadelphia players and the lead in our 2004 playoff pool. I've fallen to 8th place and am now 14 points out of first. That stinks. For the current standings go here.
It's a simple law of physics. What goes up, must come down. Tonight, Eddie Belfour and his Maple Leafs crashed back to earth when the Senators gave it to us good. Two big question marks causing concern for the future are last game's scorers Joe Nieuwendyk and Mats Sundin. Nieuwendyk
With the Montreal Canadiens up 3-1 over the Bruins, I decided to watch Dubya's News Conference last night at 20:30 EST. I was looking forward to hearing his answers to some hard hitting questions about Iraq and 9/11. Clearly, Dubya has an issue with taking responsibility for his
As a kid, I was enamoured by baseball trivia. At one time in the mid-80s I had memorized every member of the 500 club. The 500 club was an elite club of home run hitters who had hit at least 500 in their major league career. The 600 club was
Ryan picked up another three points to put a little distance between himself and Steve in our 2004 playoff pool. Stefan became the third person to reach the big 2-0 but Alexi is right there at 19. I gained a whopping 0 points last night. In fact, my five players
Every once in a while, I catch Taryn watching Dr. Phil. I know very little about Dr. Phil, and I haven't seen more than 30 seconds of his show, but a single glance at him always makes me say the same catch phrase: "Hey Now!" In my humble opinion, Dr.
Farewell Kevin, we hardly knew thee. Reports indicate Toronto Raptors coach Kevin O'Neill will soon be gonzo as he and the club finalize a buyout of the final year of his contract. If the Raptors lose one of their final two games, they will have lost 50 or more games
With Ryan scoring huge points every time Philadelphia takes the ice and Steve doing the same every time Colorado plays, it's no wonder my brothers are now sitting in first and second place respectively in our 2004 playoff pool. I have returned to my rightful place in the middle of
Awesome. Eddie Belfour is playing awesome. The Maple Leafs shut out the Senators for the second straight game thanks to a goal by Joe Nieuwendyk and a stunning insurance marker by Mats Sundin. This has to be getting in the heads of the Senator players. They simply can't beat Belfour
Headbanging - In honour of Rock & Roll turning the big 5-0, this page enables you to headbang away. Memories...
I love Office Space. It's a priceless gem of a movie I never get tired of watching. If you haven't seen it yet, and you've ever worked in the cubicle jungle, you should run out and rent it. Peter Gibbons remains one of my heroes. In honour of today, yet
Fifty years ago today Bill Haley and the Comets recorded "Rock Around the Clock" at New York City's Pythian Temple. Blackboard Jungle featured Rock Around the Clock during the opening credits and the rest is history. If you're interested in reading a pretty good synopsis of the past fifty years
I mentioned I entered a Masters pool at work. I selected Vijay Singh, Padraig Harrington and Davis Love III in an effort to have the threesome with the lowest combined score. Out of twelve entries I finished fourth. Not bad I suppose. I asked my brother Steve to assist me
