There's a lot of crap on television these days. If you take away sports, there's almost nothing I enjoy watching. Sure, there's still The Simpsons on Sunday nights and one of the three Law and Order's when I have nothing better to do, but other than that and the odd
Another late night, another single point. I'm getting used to the routine. I feel as sluggish as the Maple Leafs have played during this Western road trip. We were very lucky to escape Calgary with a point. The boxscore tells the story. Three first period shots, six in the second
It's the ultimate goal for everyone to be the first search result when someone Googles their name. In this big, bad world of six billion people, being number one with Google is a feat to be proud of. For months I was the third result when serching for "Mike Boon"
Mark Gowan Bio Page - You haven't heard of Mark Gowan, goaltender for the Wichita Thunder? I've been hearing about him for the better part of three decades. Then again, he is my cousin. Mark's pro career has taken him to Wichita by way of Colorado, Knoxville and Fresno. This
Jean Chrétien has chosen to do the right thing. Perhaps my entry of October 14th had something to do with his decision to retire on December 12th, clearing the way for Paul Martin, the newly anointed Liberal leader. Chrétien had threatened to stay on until February, creating a constitutional crisis
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is urging Americans to get a flu vaccination in a news release this morning. An earlier-than-usual influenza outbreak could foreshadow a severe flu season, they say. Here in Ontario, we have an aggressive campaign to get everyone to get their flu shot. This
One of my favourite bands has officially called it quits. The Stone Temple Pilots have decided to split and move on. As a guy who believes music peaked in the early 90s, I was an instant fan of STP. Core had Plush, Sex Type Thing, Wicked Garden and Creep. Purple
Blink-182 are bringing their Dolla Bill tour to The Phoenix on December 2nd. Tickets went rather quickly because all tickets cost a mere dollar bill, get it? Frankly, I am appalled. Blink-182 has shown a distinct lack of cultural sensitivity with this Dolla Bill tour. We Canadians are being treated
Five new pictures of James are now posted in Pictures. James is now stringing together two word phrases. When thirsty, he'll request "apple juice". When finished eating, he'll exclaim "want out!". He's also counting to ten, although he sometimes forgets five and seven. Ask him what sound a cow makes,
The Bills and Raptors have a lot in common this season. Both teams are focused on defense and suffering on offense as a result. Two field goals and safeties are all the offense the Bills could muster this afternoon as they fell to 4-6 and will likely miss the playoffs.
I'm going to start something new. I've created a Guest Blog Submission Page as part of this website. Should you have something you'd like to express to a mass audience, you can use torontomike.com as your forum. It's easy like Sunday morning. Click here and rant, attack, bloviate, declare,
CFL vs. NFL - With the 91st Grey Cup final getting underway today at 17:30 EST, it's a good time to brush up on your CFL rules. This most likely isn't an issue on the prairies where the CFL continues to thrive, but here in Toronto there are a
The winless California adventure continued last night when the Leafs blew a two goal lead in the third period and had to settle for the tie in San Jose. A couple of nights ago the Leafs accomplished the reverse, overcoming a three goal lead in the final frame to tie.
Back in July, I wrote an entry about my preferred Toronto area radio stations. My list of six at the time included Edge102, HTZ 97.7, WBUF 92.9, Q107, 680News and The Fan 590. There are three more I'd like to add. Y108 - I don't know how I
I want to wish my Grandma Gibbons a very happy 88th birthday. In the year of my Grandmother's birth the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat killing 1,198 during World War I, Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity and The Birth of a Nation by
"I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx
There's a site by the name of Urinal.net that posts pictures of urinals from around the world. Apparently, there's demand for this kind of detail. They've even been profiled in Maxim magazine. A recent addition to this vast collection of urinals was those from our very own airport, Toronto
My Favourite Al Pacino Movies The Godfather IIThe GodfatherScarfaceHeatThe Devil's Advocate
The Leafs played two games last night. For two periods they were lambasted by the Kings and entered the third down 4-1. Suddenly, like a bat out of hell, the blue and white roared back with three goals to salvage a point in the city of angels. If you're wondering
A belated congratulations to my friend Mark Carey and his lovely new bride Michelle. They're leaving tomorrow for their honeymoon which will take them to Egypt by way of New York. He's going to blog about his adventures on his Egypt Travel Weblog. This reminds me of my honeymoon almost
It's happened. For the very first time ever, the top title on Billboard's Hot Digital Tracks chart has outsold the No. 1 commercial single on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales tally. In other words, the #1 downloaded single has outsold the #1 offline single. The most excellent funky sounds of
Back in high school, I bought Led Zeppelin IV for "Black Dog", "Rock And Roll" and "Stairway to Heaven", but I stayed for the melodic tones of "Going to California". Going to California didn't fare well for the Leafs last night. Lets hope things improve tonight in L.A. As
Group Hug - One of the perks of Catholicism is confession. We can do pretty much anything, go to confession and be absolved of our sins. This website takes this Catholic institution and shares it with the masses. The idea is for anyone to anonymously confess to anything. Go ahead
Tupac Shakur is the hardest working man in show business. The man has been prolific, releasing nine albums over the past seven years and starring in the major motion picture "Tupac: Resurrection" which is being released this week. This is an impressive resume for a man who was gunned down
I love pasta. Spaghetti, rigatoni, penne rigate, rotini, it's all good. I have one rule though. My pasta must be covered with a tomato sauce. If the sauce ain't red, I ain't eatin' it. I don't understand why anyone would want to have their pasta covered in a white sauce.
