My 2 Cents
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Every once in a while, I catch Taryn watching Dr. Phil. I know very little about Dr. Phil, and I haven't seen more than 30 seconds of his show, but a single glance at him always makes me say the same catch phrase: "Hey Now!" In my humble opinion, Dr.
I was channel surfing the other day when I came upon a Muchmusic bit entitled "Two Hit Wonders". They were counting down the top two hit wonders and at number one they had Papa Roach for "Last Resort" and "Broken Home". By my count Papa Roach had a third hit
In Pennsylvania, a church trying to teach about Jesus' crucifixion performed an Easter show with actors whipping the Easter bunny and breaking eggs. To quote this Newsday article, "People who attended Saturday's show at Glassport's memorial stadium quoted performers as saying, "There is no Easter bunny," and described the show
He wasn't just good, he was scary good. Over the past week I've spun every Nirvana CD in my collection. I've listened to Bleach, Nevermind, Incesticide, In Utero and MTV Unplugged in New York (Live) several times each. Every note reminded me of how talented a musician Kurt Cobain was
Ten years ago, 800,000 minority Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were systematically slaughtered in Rwanda. Survivors of the genocide buried 20 coffins today filled with the remains of victims in a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the atrocity in the central African country. Paul Martin did not attend
I intended to write a lengthy piece about Kurt Cobain, his musical genius and his tragic demise ten years ago today, but there has been so much coverage of this in the printed press, on the radio and on television that I decided to spare everyone the details you all
Here's where we get screwed. Our weekends are already too short and tonight an hour evaporates into thin air. After the Leafs game I'll bump each clock up an hour and our weekend drops from 48 to 47 hours just like that. Sure, we get an extra hour in the
They're advertising a Dave Matthews concert on the radio. I'm told Dave Matthews is extremely popular with a devout fanbase who follow him on the road in much the same manner Dead Heads followed The Grateful Dead. I just don't get it. First and foremost, I can't stand Dave Matthew's
A couple of months ago I got all preachy about the importance of using an effective anti-virus solution and keeping the virus definitions current. I strongly recommended the AVG Free Edition which I use. Today, I'm going to strongly urge everyone to download and run two applications that will scan
Bil Keane's The Family Circus has graced the comic pages of the newspaper for as long as I can remember. Because the format is usually a circle with a single line "joke" and it's always there in the top left corner, I usually read it. If nothing else, The Family
I got a couple of messages via the Contact Mike regarding yesterday's suspension of the Dean Blundell morning show on CFNY Edge 102. I guess my site is listed high on various searches for the station, Dean Blundell and Alan Cross. Remember, I did praise Dean's replacement when he went
A graduate student at the University of Western Ontario has been a study in anger and anxiety since her laptop, which contained research for her PhD thesis, was stolen on campus last week. Charlene Weaving, a 26-year-old set to finish her kinesiology PhD in September, took a washroom break and
I just read an interesting article about Alanis Morissette's new single "Everything". I can't say I've listened to much Alanis since Jagged Little Pill, but this article was about an offending lyric so I was intrigued. It turns out "Everything" contains the A-word. That's right, she says "asshole". The opening
I'm still stewing over the fact Good Charlotte is headlining this year's Edgefest. Last year we had The Tragically Hip, Our Lady Peace, Sloan and Finger Eleven. Good Charlotte simply doesn't cut it. I could go on a rant here, but I thought I'd post something I posted to the
They announced the location and lineup for this year's Edgefest this morning. Last year, I attended the the last Edgefest at Molson Park in Barrie and wrote this review. It was a great day with The Tragically Hip finishing things off strong. I won't be attending Edgefest this year. Not
Much of the opposition of late in the United States to gay marriage is based on the bible. I wrote extensively in the past on my issue with people using the Bible to promote hatred. I came across an interesting site which points out some other Biblical rules to add
We Canadians have always suffered from an inferiority complex. This is the result of sharing the world's longest undefended border with the most powerful nation in the world. We have more space but only a tenth of the populous. More often then not, we are only validated by our acceptance
Yesterday, over 11 million rallied in Spain in a powerful show of defiance against terror. Here's a picture of the main street of Zaragoza in Madrid. The death toll from the terrorist strike that killed 199 people on 3/11 is now at 200 and there are over 1400 injured.
A number of years ago, my brothers and I gathered around the television to watch an OHL playoff game. It was an elimination game between the Belleville Bulls and the Guelph Storm. Normally we don't make it a point to watch OHL playoff games, but our cousin Mark Gowan was
Now that Taryn is showing, she's resurrected the maternity clothes she wore when she was carrying James. Still, she needed one more piece of maternity wear, so she visited a store that sells such things in Toronto Maple Leafs. At the checkout counter, they encouraged her to bring home a
When I file my tax return, I use a service called Telefile. With Telefile I call 1.800.959.1110 and enter my tax information using my telephone keypad. It's far easier than it sounds as they only ask you a limited number of questions because they can fill in
Few things irk me as much as people using the Bible to promote hatred. There are a number of people opposed to same-sex marriages because it violates God's law. These people will use the Bible as a their proof and refer you to passages in Leviticus that refer to men
Clear Channel Radio has suspended broadcasts of the Howard Stern show on its six stations that carry it, citing sexually graphic content from Tuesday's broadcast. I listened to the bit on Tuesday that Clear Channel Radio objected to. It was an interview with Rick Salomon, the guy in the infamous
If you don't have a virus scan utility installed on your PC, you're asking for trouble. The same applies if your virus definitions are not current. You simply have to update your virus definitions on a regular basis if you're going to surf the web. The intent of this entry
I love Kraft Dinner. The whole family is a fan of this instant pasta product. In fact, we had it last night. That's why I'm writing this. When I was a kid, there was just plain ol' Kraft Dinner. It was macaroni noodles covered in a bright orange power that
