Earlier today I posted a new picture of James. The tie he's wearing was added in post-production because James refused to wear one. Like father, like son. I got ahold of a bunch more photos from this session, so I've posted five of them in Pictures in their original state
Last week I wrote about my efforts to digitalize my entire CD collection. Here's your update on the status of this project. It consumed hours and hours of my week, but I managed to rip every CD I care about into 128kbps MP3s. Once I finished ripping the CDs I
On the weekend, James went to his first modelling gig. Seriously. A friend has started a tie business and James was recruited to model the wares. A number of ultra cute pix were taken of James wearing an assortment of ties, but so far I've only got one and you
Damn, it's only ten days until Christmas. I haven't even thought about what I'm getting most people. I'm going to have to find some time to figure this all out. My mom and brother are pretty much done their Christmas shopping I hear. Taryn's been to the stores a few
I just found a loonie in the bottom of our washing machine after doing a load. It must have been in the pocket of one of Taryn's pairs of pants. Finders, keepers.
Despite the fact Steve McNair's 43-game consecutive start streak came to an end, first-time starter Billy Volek threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Tennessee handed the Bills their eighth loss of the season. The Bills had a chance to tie this one and perhaps win in overtime
An interesting article appears today in The Baltimore Sun. This article touches on the fact you get a far smarter take on current events by watching cartoons like The Simpsons than you do watching political debates and such. Jesse Walker writes, "Ever since The Simpsons launched the current boom in
I awoke to images of a captured Saddam Hussein this morning. This brought a smile to my face. Saddam Hussein was a ruthless dictator who must be held accountable for his crimes against humanity. It was summarized best by a former Iraqi diplomat living in exile, "Saddam is a dictator
I love watching Leafs - Rangers games. The Leafs always seem to play well and you're always in for a couple of fights. Every once in a while you hear or read about how there's no place in our game for fisticuffs, but damn is it entertaining. Mikael Renberg played
When I saw the headline "Canadian flag causes flap in the U.S.", I had to click on in and read the rest of the story. This article quotes a recent federal report as suggesting Canadians be careful not to appear "boastful" to Americans, who are insecure because of the
Mad Cover Site - As a kid, I loved Mad magazine. I enjoyed their satires of the current hit movies, tv show or fads and even those snappy answers to stupid questions. Of course, the highlight was folding the back page to see what hilarity awaited me. Now, with this
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Hey torontomike.com, I actually work with your brother Ryan, and he's turned me on to your fantabolous website, for amongst other things, Homer's Quote of the Week. A few things
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. yeah i was on the SLS forum and read a post about radiohead from a while back. i've been getting into their music lately... you mentioned the song "go to sleep"
When Mark Carey and I took Smells Like Sour to the web back in June, we thought it would be a great way to create a forum to discuss potential SLS songs and such. Lately, it's become a cesspool for cyber-kitties and their IM-speak. Earlier today, someone by the name
Paul Martin became the new Prime Minister of Canada this morning when Jean Chretien officially resigned. He marked the occasion by naming a new cabinet and launching a new official website. For a resident of Toronto like myself, it's been quite a period of political turnover. In the past two
My Favourite Christmas Pop Songs John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is over)Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?Nat King Cole - The Christmas SongBing Crosby - White ChristmasBruce Springsteen - Santa Claus is coming to town
I just did something I've never done before. I just added a celebrity to the list of celebrity deaths I maintain within Dead Pool over three weeks after I first learned about his untimely demise. Back in late November, I read about Jonathan Brandis' apparent suicide. I semi-recalled the name
If there's a problem with hockey, it's the trapping style employed by teams like the Minnesota Wild. Jacques Lemaire subscribes to the school of thought that if you clog up the neutral zone you can manage a goal or two to steal a win against far more talented teams. This
Toronto-born Jesse Palmer will become the first Canadian-born and trained quarterback to start a game in the NFL when he starts for the New York Giants on Sunday. It's been a long time coming. Mark Rypien may have been born in Calgary, but his formative years were spent south of
I'm getting used to mail-in rebates. You know what I'm talking about. You buy a product from Best Buy or Future Shop or some other electronic goods store and you pay one price but with the manufacturer's mail-in rebate you can save $15, $40, $70 or whatever. I now have
At last night's Billboard Music Awards, Sixx got on stage to accept the last award of the evening for Fifty Cent who was absent. He gave presenter Celine Dion a kiss, received the award, made his acceptance speech and went backstage to meet the press. Who is Sixx and how
One of my favourite tunes to kick back and listen to is The Tragically Hip's live version of "New Orleans is Sinking" with the Killerwhaletank monologue. Hip fans will instantly know what I'm talking about. Others won't care. In the middle of the most excellently bluesy "New Orleans is Sinking"
I'm in the process of digitalizing my entire CD collection. Since I left behind good ol' cassette tapes for CDs back in the 80s, I've amassed hundreds of discs and kept them in various CD racks to I could easily access whatever I was in the mood for. Some time
Paul Martin's Blog - If nothing else, there will be increased communication from Canada's new Prime Minister. Paul Martin has a blog. As Martin writes, this blog is "an opportunity to express my thoughts publicly without having to go through all the sturm und drang that is a major speech
