I've been seeing family stickers and stick family artwork on the back of cars, SUVs and minivans for years now, and I've always wondered who decides to do that and why. So I'm asking the hivemind.  Do you have stick family decals on the back of your automobile? If so,

Do you remember the great O-Pee-Chee Gremlins cards scandal of 1984? Because I don't.

The Netherlands smoked Spain today in World Cup action 5-1.  Spain hadn't conceded 5 goals in a match since June 1963. That got a lot of people talking about Netherlands, and many referred to the country as Holland.  Some think the two terms are interchangeable. They're not. Calling Netherlands the

John All is an American climate scientist who fell into a 70-foot crevasse on Mount Himlung in the Himalayas.  He broke his arm and five ribs, dislocated his shoulder, and captured most of it with his camera. Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4With no room for error, it took him five

When Target opened in Canada, taking over former Zellers stores, I confessed I couldn't care less. While at Cloverdale Mall for another matter, I did pop into the newly opened store to see what all the fuss was about.  I remember a lot of empty shelves and being rather underwhelmed

Since I've moved into the new home, I've had plenty of unsolicited visitors. Last week, a nice young gentleman was in the area aerating lawns. He offered me a great discount.  I declined. An even younger fellow wanted to see my Rogers bill to tell me how much I'd save

Do you believe that after you die you'll continue on in an afterlife of some sorts, call it heaven or otherwise? Please let me know in the comments.

Occasionally, I'll play little mind games with myself.  For example, a couple of days ago the Raptors took a big lead in the third quarter.  When the lead exceeded 20 points, I made a deal with myself.  I'd watch as if 20 points were shaved from our total.  So, instead

The gift my wife has got me for my 40th birthday has arrived.  I haven't opened it yet.  Here's a picture of what's currently sitting in our living room. Who wants to guess what's in the box? Toronto Spa Packages are great gift ideas.

And what's with the twist ending? Someone sent me this video and for the life of me I can't figure out what's being sold here.  Surely it's an ad for something, right?

Have you seen Douglas Queen? His son is in my daughter's class and he was last seen on Monday at around 8:30 a.m. in the area of College Street and Brock Avenue. Douglas Queen is 49-years old, white, six foot, five inches tall with grey shaved hair and

When I was a kid, I loved visiting my friend Chris's house.  Chris has cases of pop in his basement and we could help ourselves.  For a 12-year old, this was awesome. I remember he had cases of Pepsi with the press button cans.  There was the one big hole

Here's a photoset from my visit to Dublin in 2012.

I hear the Habs came back from a 3-goal deficit with under four minutes remaining against the Sens last night.  I missed it completely, because with the Leafs not playing on HNIC,  I was participating in a family Euchre tournament.  It was guys against gals and we guys were victorious.

It's now March, and I was shovelling snow yesterday morning and now I see it feels like -23.  This winter is relentless. How bad is it? I'm actually looking forward to the warm climes I'll experience later this week in Germany.  That's right, this forecast for Frankfurt gives me hope.

Happy Valentine's Day.  I choo-choo-choose you.

I'm used to stuff appearing at the door.  Literally.  Vitamin Water arrived the other day.  One day it was apple chips.  Once it was beer.  Yesterday, I received a package from Old Spice. Usually, when something arrives at the door, I'll tweet about it, but rarely will I write an

There were two public memorials for Jim Henson in 1990, and both closed with "Just One Person" performed by Muppets.  Here's one of those performances. "Just One Person" was written for 1975's Snoopy! The Musical, but it's this version for Jim Henson that gets me every time.

If you listen to episode 64 of my podcast, you'll hear Elvis rant about his hatred for Canada Goose winter jackets.  I promised him I'd write an entry today asking who out there owns such a jacket. Do you own a Canada Goose jacket?

I still remember the first time I heard something was "the shit". The "the" in "the shit" is vitally important, for without it, the statement means the exact opposite. When something or someone is "the shit", it means they're the best, but when they're just "shit", it means they're... well.

In 2011, almost everything in my life changed dramatically.  There were changes in regards to where I live, where I work, my romantic life and just about everything in between. 2011 was a year of great change, but 2012 was amazing. Looking back, I'm pleased to say everything was fantastic

When Canada Post announced they were going to stop door-to-door delivery, it sparked quite the conversation.  Many, including me, remarked that most of what we receive in the mail is junk mail. While this is true, most of my junk mail does not come from Canada Post.  The vast majority

I want to wish each and every one of you a very happy Festivus.  For those who don't know what Festivus is, there are three easy to follow steps: "Get the pole out of the crawl space". Or go out and buy one. Remember, it should be aluminium, due to

During today's bike ride, I started thinking how happy it made me.  Rain, shine or snow, I love jumping on my bike and going for a ride.  It's a chance to get outside, get some exercise, and solve the world's problems. Then I started thinking of other things that make