Roy Halladay has just won the American League Cy Young Award. As if there was any doubt, Halladay received 26 first-place votes and two seconds for 136 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He finished 22-7 with a 3.25 ERA this year, winning 15 consecutive
South Africa War (1899-1902) - Approximately 7,000 Canadians served; 267 of them gave their lives. First World War (1914-1918) - Approximately 650,000 Canadians served, including members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served with British forces (Newfoundland was a colony of Great Britain until 1949)
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved,
Another snoozefest on the road for the Bills. It's now been a million years since they've scored a touchdown away from Ralph Wilson Stadium. At least we can be proud of the defense who played another spectacular game. Unfortunately, you need a little offense to actually win games. I was
We Torontonians vote in our municipal election tomorrow. Just in case this fact slipped my mind, a nice lady from the David Miller camp just called to let me know the polls will be busy so I should get there as early as possible. I told her I planned to
Today's Front Pages - Updated every morning by 09:30, this website posts the front pages of 209 newspapers from 27 countries. The best part is they're presented alphabetically so you can see ten of Canada's most popular newspapers on the first page. Not only can you see the entire
Following tonight's Leaf game I turned on my Freeplay Ranger to listen to the post-game call in show on Mojo Radio. One of the advertisements I heard was a big voice pronouncing the exciting fact "Comedy legend Louie Anderson is coming to Casino Rama". Excuse me? Louie Anderson is now
I have always enjoyed watching my Leafs take on the Oilers. This dates back to the bleak 80s when the hottest ticket in town was always when the all-star Oilers visited Maple Leaf Gardens and the bottom feeder Maple Leafs. Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Glenn Anderson
There's only about six weeks to go before we in the SLS commitee finalize the songlist for SLS10. For those of you who need an SLS refresher, click here and here. To see songs that have been submitted for SLS10 consideration, or to submit one yourself, visit the official page.
I was recently contacted by a fellow named Dan Boone regarding The Boone DNA Project. The goal of The Boone DNA Project is to build a database that will indicate what members of the Boon/e lines are related and possibly determine the approximate time they began to branch away.
"There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep." - Homer, The Odyssey
When you visit the swamp you're grateful when you escape with a point. A late goal on a nifty backhand by Gary Roberts gave Toronto a tie in a game they deserved to win. It was the first time this season the Leafs overcame a third period deficit. Watching tonight's
As a general rule, I try to agree with Heritage Minister Sheila Copps as little as possible. Unfortunately, she made some comments yesterday that I whole heartedly agree with. In fact, I've been saying the same thing for years. In response to the House of Commons heritage committee's report on
I'm listening to Alice in Chains' Dirt while sitting at my pc awaiting the start of the Raptors game. I listen to the 13 tracks on this album rather frequently. In fact, I find myself returning to the same few albums over and over and over again. Not counting albums
The message below was submitted through my Contact Mike page earlier yesterday. I called the number and verified its legitimacy. I'm sure I was contacted because of my blog entry on the Star Wars kid. I turned this opportunity down on principle, and now fear I may have missed my
What's the deal with Nutella? When I was a kid, I was always envious of my classmates who would bring Nutella sandwiches for lunch. What could look better to an 8 year old than a chocolate sandwich? Nevertheless, Nutella was never part of my family's diet and to this day
A Mario Lemieux-less Pittsburgh Penguins team isn't a very intimidating team to face at the ACC, and that's precisely why I feared the worst. The Maple Leafs have a tendency to play down to their opponents ability. Thankfully, the end result was a relatively easy victory for the Leafs despite
I can't say I've given Sinéad O’Conner much thought since her 1990 album "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". It was a pretty good CD at the time that spawned a monster hit with Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" and a minor follow up hit with "The
After scoring two early goals the Maple Leafs held on for an important two points on the road. This victory last night coupled with a big playoff win for the Argos salvaged what could have been a horrific sports weekend for Toronto. Mikael Tellqvist played another great game but is
James doesn't have a clue what Halloween is all about. He simply has no grasp of the concept of dressing up and going out for candy. The boy can't even say "Trick or Treat". I can't tell you how many people were surprised we weren't taking him door-to-door this year.
In a previous blog entry, I wrote about the positive reviews Kill Bill Volume 1 was getting and how much I enjoy Quentin Tarantino's movies. I can now vouch first hand that Kill Bill is indeed a spectacular flick. I saw it yesterday and was blown away. Perhaps Geoff Pevere
I'm sure at some point in the history of the world somebody's mother told them if they couldn't find anything nice to say, it's best not to say anything at all. I'm going to follow this advice and bite my tongue on this one while referring you to last week's
In a previous blog entry, I complained about the delay between the play by play on the radio and the visual on television during Blue Jay games. I prefer the call from Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth to the television commentators so I wanted to mute the tv and listen
I have a theory. During Sabre-Leaf games at the HSBC arena in Buffalo, it's common to see a sea of blue and white in the stands. With tickets at the ACC almost impossible to come by, Leaf fans in Southern Ontario often make the trip Westbound on the QEW across
Halloween is an Irish holiday. It's true. About 2,000 years ago, Celts celebrated Samhain on October 31st and this Samhain festival eventually evolved into what we know as Halloween. The Celtic festival of Samhain took place on October 31st because the Celts celebrated their new year on November 1st,
