This past weekend I heard a DJ on CFNY Edge 102 announce in all sincerity the following: "New Rock First from Edge 102 this is Nickelback with Someday". I've also heard them use this "New Rock First" intro in the past week while introducing Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My
Late in the second quarter it was beginning to look as if Super Bowl XXXVIII was going to be a dog. There was virtually no offense to speak of, then, all of a sudden, a flurry of offense finished off the half and we had ourselves a game. The final
I took some video of James today and I'm sharing three clips in Videos. The first one, entitled "James makes animal noises", is my favourite. He does a killer cat imitation. You've got to hear it to believe it. There's another of James singing for his Cheerios and toast and
"Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists." - Norman Mailer
During the first period of the Leafs game tonight, I let James play with my Freeplay Ranger. My Freeplay Ranger is a radio I carry around the house and James enjoys sitting with it and tuning in different stations. He gets awfully excited when pulls in a new station and
Awesome, simply awesome. What a great game. This one was entertaining from start to finish as the Maple Leafs extended their division lead over the Ottawa Senators to three points with a convincing victory at the ACC. Lets talk about special teams for a moment. This is where the Leafs
When the Academy Award Nominees were announced on Tuesday, the first thing I noticed was that I hadn't seen a single movie nominated for Best Picture. Pathetic, eh? And the nominees for Best Picture are... The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingLost in TranslationMaster and Commander: The
Yesterday, it was suggested that I list the top five Super Bowls ever as my Friday Five. I didn't, but I did surf the web to find a list of the top 7 Super Bowls of all time as compiled by Rush Magazine. It's a pretty decent list, so I'll
Super Bowl Urban Legends - In the spirit of Super Bowl weekend, this link from Snopes presents "a review of some of the more commonly-known legends associated with the Super Bowl". Are two-thirds of all avocados sold in the USA bought within three weeks of Super Bowl Sunday? Visit this
Every year a big deal is made about the commercials that debut during the Super Bowl telecast. It's when companies spare no expense to make the biggest bang in front of televisions largest audience. Every year we hear this hype in Canada and miss out on all the fun. You
The defining moment of this entertaining game game late in the second period when Patrik Stefan unleashed a wicked slap shot coming down left wing. Trevor Kidd got part of it, then turned around in time to bat the puck out of the air as it was fluttering toward the
"When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces...I just know they're about to jab me with something."
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld "spanking" laws earlier today. This law permits the use of "reasonable" physical force to discipline children. Basically, Canadians can spank their child within reason and not face criminal charges. Prior to having children, Taryn and I discussed this very topic and our beliefs when
As I've written previously, Conan O'Brien is bringing his talk show to my fair city for four shows in February. Those who wanted tickets were invited to send an email to NBC and winners were randomly selected. I entered but didn't luck out in the draw. My brother Steve did
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Mike I still think your Friday Five's are lame. This is the greatest football weekend of the year and I thought you would be able to come up with a good
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Now would be a great time to trade the injury prone (well paid) star. The raptors might even get a couple of players who want to play with a little injury.
Enough of you hated my Favourite Fruit Friday Five enough to write me, so I'm posting a bonus Friday Five. To quote one email I received, "This weeks Friday 5 was lame-o. Fruits, you couldn't think of anything better, Come on now, I'm so disappointed." Not that I owe you
My Favourite Fruit OrangesGreen GrapesApplesWater MelonBananas
Vince Carter received 2,127,183 votes and will once again start at forward for the Eastern Conference in the 53rd All-Star Game on February 15th. It is the fourth straight time Carter has been the league's top vote-getter. Michael Jordan and Julius Erving are the only others to receive
NES Sports Bloopers - I owned an 8-bit NES game console. My brothers and I would play till our fingers bled and a number of the games we loved were sports games. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this sports blooper movie.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. And what about Mr. Dressup? have we all forgotten Mr. Dressup? go leafs go! AnonymousWhat about Mr. Dressup? I spent countless hours as a youngin' watching Mr. Dressup on TV. Casey
It's become a "thing" Taryn and I do. We've been doing it for eight years now, so we've become rather good at it. It's so rhythmic it's almost like dancing. She gets a turn than I get a turn than she gets another turn and so on and so on.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Re : Your Super Bowl Entry.. Unless it's pretty obvious, don't bail early on this game. There's only a 7-point spread, and both teams (if I remember correctly) are known for come-from-behind
Sunday is Super Bowl XXXVIII. The AFC Champion New England Patriots are taking on the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers in Houston, Texas. I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself. Sarcasm doesn't translate well to the written word. I should point out the aforementioned expression of my excitement was written
I've been keeping the ticket stubs from concerts and sporting events I've attended over the years. I don't get to many these days, but when I do I post a scan of the ticket stub in Ticket Stubs. I just added the stub from the Leafs game I attended on
