The entry below is from my brother Ryan.  He's interested in your advice. Here it is. Let me know if it should be tweaked. I don't mind putting it on the line.Today I struggle. Today I wonder. Today the past has come to haunt me. I received the call

1. If I walk into a bathroom and you're washing your hands at the sink, there's no need for you to look around or in the mirror to see who's coming in so you can say hello. Restrooms aren't for parties. I really don't need to say hello to anyone

Longtime readers of this blog will remember Blackberry Ry.  Ryan was a staunch defender of all things Blackberry and was even nice enough to lend me a Blackberry Playbook. Ryan's no longer with Blackberry and is now working with the sun.  I'll let him explain further in this guest blog

Mandi has written this guest blog entry she calls "Canadian Business: The Innovators of BYOD Programs".  The following words belong to her. When the Bring Your Own Device policy was first introduced, it was met with a lot of criticism. Employees using their own phones was considered to be a

We're supposed to be a modern, civil society.  We're supposed to be polite to each other, share public spaces and practice acts of common courtesy. As such I've heard of instances of people spotting another person dumping trash on the street, and then approaching that person, and politely saying "oh

My buddy Tim Legere has written this guest blog entry he calls "Issues faced by Boys and Men".  The following words belong to him. On Thursday April 4th, I attended a seminar at the University of Toronto titled "From Misogyny & Misandry to Intersexual Dialogue".It was described as:A

I used to work with a guy I called Hatman.  I called him Hatman because he owns hundreds of different hats.  After reading his 20th tweet about collecting sneakers, I had to ask him why anyone would want to own more than one pair or running shoes.  Sure, I could

Toronto Mike reader Jason wrote this guest blog entry. Greetings all Toronto Mike Readers!On August 22nd 2011 my mother’s 7 year battle with ovarian cancer came to an end. She fought a very long and hard battle through those 7 years.In honour of the hard battle my

The following entry is a paid commercial message from the good people at Skittles. What happens when Skittles puts their new 2012 Holiday commercial into the hands (and imaginations) of their fans? Well you get a lot of seriously entertaining ads featuring an elf, a Santa and a slightly past

Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to TorontoMike.com.  I received the following entry from Alex. This spring Yellow Tail Wine invited fans to turn their wine, bottles, and glasses into music and join the Wine Orchestra for their chance to star in a video created by

A frequent commenter has written this guest entry and wishes for me to post it on his behalf.  The words below belong to him. I'm alive.My friend isn't. He just killed himself.I'm on business in Calgary and I received a text from a friend asking if I had

Finally, an alternative to the so called alternative... CRTC Announcement: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1034063/crtc-approves-new-indie-rock-radio-station-in-toronto Station Website: http://indietoronto.ca/music/

Actually, 311 has worked quite well for me, but I was curious about the experiences of other Toronto Mike readers. I just thought it was clever of me to make a reference to Public Enemy's song. I'm modest that way. Anyway, If you're not from Toronto and/or not familiar

Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to TorontoMike.com.  I received the following entry from Charlie. Next time you’re shopping online for a great deal, check out CouponCodes.ca!Everyone wants to get a discount when they shop online and I’m constantly looking for my

Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to TorontoMike.com.  I received the following entry from Anthony. Bingo is a popular game in Canada. This should come as no surprise, since Canada is a former British colony. While Britons prefer 90 ball bingo games, Canadians prefer the traditional

Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to TorontoMike.com.  I received the following entry late last week from Kieran. I hate cheating. This is my personal life position. I always try to complete everything in my life by myself. It can either be my car repair, or

So I happen to be a gigantic fan of what I consider one of the best films of all time - The Exorcist. There have been embarrassing sequels, awful prequels, spoofs, copycat films, tribute sites and even Exorcist action figures complete with spinning heads and R-rated sound effects. It's no

I used to post guest blog entries all the time.  This category has hundreds of them.  Alex, a reader of this blog, just submitted a guest blog entry that I've posted below. Every once in a while a video comes along and makes us reminisce about seasons past. The wins,

Well Toronto. The last 9 attempts at victory have been pretty much futile. It’s been a miserable run, and I am beginning to get very very concerned. Each time I’ve held my breath, hoping for success, only to be disappointed yet again. How long can this go on?

If you ever find yourself at a Leafs game, sitting on the side of the rink where the broadcast tv cameras are, perhaps about 3 rows from the ice, deep in the zone on either side near the nets, and you see Douchebag stand up and wave to the camera

Last week, a reader who calls himself herself FRUSTRATED AT 50 wrote a guest blog about his her difficulties finding a job.  Last I checked there were 45 comments on that entry, which either means FRUSTRATED AT 50 struck a chord or he's she's paying his her friends to comment.

Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to mike (at) torontomike.com.  I received the following entry from FRUSTRATED AT 50. ARE YOU BETWEEN THE AGES OF 45-69 AND  NOW UNEMPLOYED AND TRYING TO MAKE YOUR WAY BACK INTO THIS NEW WORK WORLD??Have any of you been