My 2 Cents
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I figure I've had about 120 haircuts in my life. I've hated all 120. Other than this dread, there is another common thread. I've heard one phrase all 120 times. I heard it again tonight while getting my 120th haircut. The phrase I keep hearing is this: "You have very
I don't like you and I wish you'd just go away. Thankfully, my favourite radio station doesn't play "Mono" very often, but when they do I change the station. While browsing the Rolling Stone CD reviews, I came across their review of America's Sweetheart, your solo debut. Out of morbid
A few things happened that I thought were pretty cool. Was there a person on this planet not rooting for John Daly yesterday? Only six months ago, Daly was down in the dumps when he learned his fourth wife had been indicted on federal drug and gambling charges, just five
A couple of days ago I lamented in this space about Lennox Lewis and how conflicted I was with his success. He became a dominant heavyweight while fighting for Britain despite growing up in Kitchener and winning a gold medal for Canada at the '88 Olympics. I just read an
As I wrote back in November, I've successfully managed to eliminate my use of swear words around James. James is at an age where he emulates and therefore mimics his Mommy and daddy and I don't want him dropping the f-bomb at the park, in the mall or in front
Do any of you drive on the 400 series highways around Toronto? Driving along the 401 Westbound past the Allen Expressway these days I encounter a series of pot holes that better resemble giant craters. These suckers are awfully deep and awfully wide. I've also been encountering a series of
As we all know by now, Justin Timberlake had the audacity to rip Janet Jackson's dress during the Super Bowl half-time show yesterday, exposing her right breast. Everyone is claiming this was an unplanned accident, but we know better. I just read the Federal Communications Commission has released a statement
If there's a more useless day than Groundhog Day, I've yet to hear about it. Every year on this day we hear whether some special groundhog saw his shadow or not as if this information will tell us how many weeks of winter we can expect. As silly as it
This past weekend I heard a DJ on CFNY Edge 102 announce in all sincerity the following: "New Rock First from Edge 102 this is Nickelback with Someday". I've also heard them use this "New Rock First" intro in the past week while introducing Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld "spanking" laws earlier today. This law permits the use of "reasonable" physical force to discipline children. Basically, Canadians can spank their child within reason and not face criminal charges. Prior to having children, Taryn and I discussed this very topic and our beliefs when
Vince Carter received 2,127,183 votes and will once again start at forward for the Eastern Conference in the 53rd All-Star Game on February 15th. It is the fourth straight time Carter has been the league's top vote-getter. Michael Jordan and Julius Erving are the only others to receive
Bill Clinton was President of the United States of America from 1992 to 2000. It was during his two terms that the Internet came of age and email became a common means of communication amongst his citizens. Today, less than four years after Clinton left office, everyone and their grandmother
We're in the midst of the worst snow storm to hit Toronto since 1999. This morning in my car I tuned in 680News for a quick update on the road conditions. The announcer was bragging in all seriousness about how the 680News Storm Centre had been up for 24 hours
That's it, I'm done with the Golden Globes. To appease the Mrs., I set the VCR to tape "The Simpsons" at 8 last night and watched the Golden Globes instead. The show opened with a horribly cheesy remake of Outkast's "Hey Ya!" with the lyrics changed to remark upon the
I was in Brampton earlier today. Going Southbound on Airport Road, I knew I wanted to turn left on Highway 7, so I set my sights on the sign for Highway 7. When it wasn't where I anticipated it would be, I suddenly remembered Highway 7 was called Queen Street
If I send you an email, I expect a reply. Even if it's just an "OK", "Cool" or "Thanks", I need that follow-up correspondence. I consider it decent cyber citizenship. I rarely get this courtesy from others for some reason. If I get an email, I make sure to reply
"Friends" wrapped its final episode in front of an invitation-only audience on a set veiled in secrecy yesterday. Boo hoo. What a crappy show. I suspect we'll be seeing numerous Friends-related news items from now until the airing of the final episode on May 6th. I haven't seen Friends in
Canada's birth rate has been declining steadily for years now. Statistics Canada says the fertility rate is now less than 1.5 children per woman aged 15 to 49. That number was about 4 in 1960. There are many theories as to why we're having less children now than ever,
One month ago I wrote about Toronto-born Jesse Palmer who became the first Canadian-born and trained quarterback to start a game in the NFL. Palmer didn't win that Sunday, but he did give thousands of Canadians something to cheer about. Today, Jesse Palmer is back in the news for another
What would we do without Statistics Canada? They just completed a study into what is stressing Canadians. 10,151 people participated in this study for six years and the results are mind blowing. The common stressors are: doing too many things at oncenot having enough moneymarital problemsconcerns about childrenSix years
Today, Dubya is due to give his annual State of the Union Address. The Independent has compiled some figures to give us an idea as to the real state of the union. You'll want to take a look at this. Here's a brief excerpt: 232: Number of American combat deaths
Howard Stern recently turned the big 5-0. This morning they replayed an appearance from his birthday show by Triumph the Comic Insult Dog. It was pretty damn funny. I've seen and heard bits and pieces of Triumph the Comic Insult Dog on Conan, the MTV Video Awards and his latest
It happened again this morning. It's been happening a lot lately and it's got to stop. It's just not right. The deejays from the Dean Blundell Show on CFNY Edge 102 this morning talked all over the first 30 seconds of The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony". Forever this has been a
My friend lent me his Hulk DVD which I watched this morning. When I started the DVD three or four coming attractions began to play. Immediately I pressed the MENU button but this function was disabled. There was also no way to advance or fast forward to escape these commercials.
Whenever possible, I prefer to make my gift purchases online. During the pre-Christmas rush, I had a bad experience doing this that I'd like to share. I wanted to buy my brother Ryan one of those four-in-one printer/fax machine/photo copier/scanner dealies. I found a good sale on
