Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. You're right, I failed to check the archives. Shame on me, shame. VanessaYes, shame on you. For those just joining the discussion, Vanessa's Guest Blog entry will make more sense after
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I've noticed a slight discrepency in the praise and adoration directed towards the younger Boon brothers. torontomike.com seems to do a lot of Ryan-loving, but what about the youngest and
J. Douglas Creighton was 75. He founded The Toronto Sun in 1971. Under Creighton's leadership, the "little paper that grew" became a national chain, including Suns in Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa.
As I've written previously, I hate Julia Roberts. That's why it brought me such joy to read the following synopsis of Julia Roberts' latest film, Mona Lisa Smile. This appeared recently in Time Magazine and was written by Richard Corliss. To judge from this appallingly reductive weepie, Wellesley College in
I was organizing some old pictures I have lying around when I came across this one of Ryan and I as kids. I like this picture because I'm such a young tyke in my Blue Jays shirt and looking at an even younger Ryan I see a lot of my
On December 23rd, agriculture officials announced the latest mad cow diagnosis in Washington State, marking the first time the disease has been found in the United States. This shocking development was followed four days later by the announcement the infected Holstein was born in Canada. Blame Canada for America's mad
With the name Hooray For Everything being retired, I thought we'd take one last trip down memory lane to explore the origin of the name. For the record, Hooray For Everything as a ball team was extremely successful. In four seasons, we won the championship three times. Where did the
A few weeks ago, I announced that the Hooray For Everything slo-pitch team was changing its name. Members of the team were invited to visit our voting page and cast a vote for one of the nicknames listed. Voting has come to a close and the results are now final.
Here's hoping Jen has a happy birthday today. While I'm at it, congratulations to Jen and her fiancé Barry who got engaged last week. It's about damn time. I understand an engagement is symbolic as the time a couple agree to marry, but I never understood the years of being
Yesterday's Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a column by Neal Starkman who attempts to explain the popularity of Dubya south of the border. Starkman observes the fact the president's popularity hovers at around 50 percent. He asks, "What can explain his popularity? Can that many people be enamored of what he has
The Leafs won for the first time after trailing after two periods thanks to two Bryan McCabe goals in the third. Mats Sundin picked up an assist on both goals and Trevor Kidd had a pretty good game between the pipes. Tomas Kaberle isn't one to throw his body around,
Subtly Simpsons - As the site says, "What follows is a list of lines from The Simpsons that we, your editors, have found to be particularly witty, often with their humor derived from subtleties of language, esoteric allusions, or just plain wit." It's a must-visit for fans of my favourite
Paul Molitor has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, being picked on 431 of 506 ballots (85.2 per cent) cast by reporters who have been members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America for 10 or more years. Molitor is beloved by Blue Jays fans. He
About seven months ago, Mark Carey and I brought Smells Like Sour to the web. Smells Like Sour is a hypothetical compilation series of New Rock songs, with a new release every six months. I've posted the songlists from the past two editions here and here and a database of
In 2003, U.S. and Canadian box office revenues fell for the first time since 1991. Attendance slid by 4.5 percent causing some concern in Hollywood. Is it that there are too many alternatives these days with DVD, video games and the Internet? Is it that tickets now cost
Tug McGraw was 59. He's the zany relief pitcher who coined the phrase "You Gotta Believe" with the New York Mets and later closed out Philadelphia's only World Series championship.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Hey Mike, I just wanted to say that your site is really great, it also gives me something interesting to read when I'm bored shitless in my dorm room. Anyways just
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Welcome home sweet baby James. 'Nuff said. Tim et allAgreed. We just had toast and Cheerios. At 10 it's a couple of puffers and some steriods. So far so good so
Playing the Mario Lemieux-less Pittsburgh Penguins is a lot like facing an AHL club. Your backup goaltender can record a shutout, Nathan Perrott can score a goal and Tie Domi can have a multiple point game. Nevertheless, it was a convincing victory with scoring coming from five different players. We'll
One of the funniest shows I've ever had the privilege of watching is Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm". This show nails every funny bone in my body with a vengeance. I've seen every episode from the first three seasons numerous times each, and the hilarity intensifies with every viewing. I'm
I stumbled upon a website entitled Name Statistics that lists the most popular first and last names in the United States and allows you to search for your name to see where it ranks. Michael was ranked as the fourth most common male name, although it was the second most
We're back! Just in time for Daddy to watch the World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal final from his own living room, James was discharged from the hospital. Honourably, I might add. He'd been there since 2003 battling the big P, but now he's home and sleeping comfortably in his
For the third World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal final in a row, Team Canada failed to hold the lead. This time, they led the U.S. team 3-1 in the third before losing 4-3 on one of the flukiest goals you'll ever see. Marc-Andre Fleury was attempting to clear
On New Year's Eve I posted my five favourite tunes of 2003. My only rule was that the song had to have been released in 2003. Songs released in 2002 that experienced most of their airplay in 2003 were ineligible. To refresh your memory, here was my top five. The
Readers of this site know I try to keep abreast of the ongoing battle between the music industry and file sharers. I'll be posting significant developments as they arise both here in Canada or in the United States. I just read Kate Taylor's article in Saturday's Globe & Mail. I
