It's been a while since I've been annoyed by a pop-up window. It used to be my web browsing experience was greatly detrimented by the presence of pop-up windows, a most annoying advertising ploy used by evil webmasters. I was content killing the pop-up windows as they arose until Google
It seems like Gord Martineau's been around forever. For as long as I can remember he's been anchoring the six o'clock news on CityTV. He's become a Toronto institution. Poor Gordo made some off-colour remarks between takes of a promo that was recorded and leaked to the Internet the other
Bill Clinton was President of the United States of America from 1992 to 2000. It was during his two terms that the Internet came of age and email became a common means of communication amongst his citizens. Today, less than four years after Clinton left office, everyone and their grandmother
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Re : Your Street Names Entry.. As an FYI, Bovaird Drive is also Hwy 7.. go Figure... Mr Lyon/VashYep, and Don Mills Road suddenly becomes Leslie Street at John Street. Go
I thought I'd check how Courtney Love's court appearance went yesterday and I'm glad I did. The Associated Press had a great photo of her. Do yourself a favour this morning and check it out. Feel free to read more about my immense dislike for Courtney Love.
Pure shite. You have to beat the Carolina Hurricanes on your home ice. We missed a glorious opportunity to register our fourth win in a row. Sure, Kevin Weekes had a strong game between the pipes but that doesn't excuse allowing a short handed goal and giving away the second
The NME Awards 2004 nominations were unveiled earlier today. NME seems to have their finger on the pulse of good tunage so I always look forward to who's nominated each year. Here are the nominees for Best Single. The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"Radiohead - "There There"The
Jack Paar was 85. He pioneered late-night talk as host of "The Tonight Show".
I love checking out the latest photos being taken on Mars. NASA's second rover, Opportunity, is now sending numerous pix back to Earth and they're awesome. A buddy, Mark Carey, has begun a blog from the Rover's point of view. It's also got a pretty cool collection of pictures from
Jack Tunney was 68. He teamed with Vince McMahon Jr. in 1984 to bring the World Wrestling Federation to Toronto. As a child, I loved watching WWF wrestling. I remember clearly Billy Red Lyons on CHCH announcing the card coming to Maple Leaf Gardens and it was always brought to
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today in response to her earlier entry today. Yes, Renee Zellweger is a perfect illustration of my point. At her usual 106 pounds she is underweight for her height, but praised by
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Re: Your Golden Globes blog entry Seriously, what was with that horrible rendition of "Hey Ya"? I cannot believe that Outkast actually allowed such a great song to be so completely
2004 Oscar Nominees - They just unveiled the nominations for the 2004 Academy Awards. You know you're curious. Go ahead, click the link and have a peek. Find out who got slighted and screwed over.
We're in the midst of the worst snow storm to hit Toronto since 1999. This morning in my car I tuned in 680News for a quick update on the road conditions. The announcer was bragging in all seriousness about how the 680News Storm Centre had been up for 24 hours
Poor Scott Weiland. Weiland, former lead singer of the now defunct Stone Temple Pilots, was ordered to return to a live-in drug detoxification centre. He's not eligible for release until July. This is just the latest in a long line of legal troubles Weiland has had as a result of
Kill Bill: Volume 2 Trailer - It's no secret I absolutely loved Kill Bill: Volume 1. I'm counting the days until I can see Kill Bill: Volume 2 with the gift certificates I got for Christmas. Here's the first trailer to whet my appetite.
Let me get this straight. Nathan Perrott emerged as the fastest skater and hardest shooter in the Toronto Maple Leafs skills competition Sunday. If I were to have guessed who'd be clocked as the fastest skater and hardest shooter, Nathan Perrott would have been way down on my list. Whodathunkit?
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I too took quite some time in life to realize what exercise can do for the body as well as the mind. It is one of those things that gives you
That's it, I'm done with the Golden Globes. To appease the Mrs., I set the VCR to tape "The Simpsons" at 8 last night and watched the Golden Globes instead. The show opened with a horribly cheesy remake of Outkast's "Hey Ya!" with the lyrics changed to remark upon the
I was in Brampton earlier today. Going Southbound on Airport Road, I knew I wanted to turn left on Highway 7, so I set my sights on the sign for Highway 7. When it wasn't where I anticipated it would be, I suddenly remembered Highway 7 was called Queen Street
Fanny Blankers-Koen was 85. She claimed four gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and was widely considered the greatest female athlete of the 20th century.
If I send you an email, I expect a reply. Even if it's just an "OK", "Cool" or "Thanks", I need that follow-up correspondence. I consider it decent cyber citizenship. I rarely get this courtesy from others for some reason. If I get an email, I make sure to reply
I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Megalomaniac" by Incubus. I had heard this song about 8 or 9 times during the past week, but yesterday morning upon hearing the opening chords while driving in my car I began to sing
I worked at the CNE for three summers as a teen. At the time, the Hockey Hall of Fame was located on the Ex grounds so for 20 days ever summer I'd be within walking distance of this shrine to Canada's sport. Periodically, NHL players would sign autographs outside. One
James typically has two requests when it comes to watching DVDs. He wants "Homer Doh!" a.k.a "The Simpsons" or "Nemo" a.k.a "Finding Nemo". We've owned the Finding Nemo DVD for well over a month now, and James has seen it countless times, but I've never actually
