Apparently, if you criticize last night's Amber Alert in any way, you aren't thinking of the children. There's no middle ground. The cool thing to do this morning is to attack anyone who doesn't universally praise the Amber Alert communication process. You're either behind the method in which the Amber

I have a bank account with TD Canada Trust, so I've just been informed of a number of fee increases they're introducing March 1, 2016. I received a similar letter from Rogers a few weeks ago, but this is about the bullshitiest of the TD Canada Trust fee increases. If

You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.~ Morpheus in The MatrixMy friend, had he lived, would have

The Galleria Mall at Dufferin and Dupont is where I worked for five long years of my life. I was a grocery clerk at the Food City there, and helped Oshawa Foods convert it to a Price Chopper. Five years is a long time to work anywhere, let alone the

Local hockey fans likely know the name Howard Berger. He covered the Leafs on The Fan 590 for over twenty years until being let go in 2011.  Love him or hate him, you knew his voice. Upon being fired, Howard Berger started blogging, first at blogspot.com and then at

How many hours have I wasted watching sports on television? So many Leafs games, so many Raptors games, so many Jays games... then there's Olympics and tennis majors and the junior and world hockey championships. Not to mention all the other events that suck me in, like Super Bowls and

I love brunch. I could eat brunch any time of the day and be completely satisfied. This morning, I enjoyed morning brunch with my family. Here's a picture of my coffee mug. I've included a creamer for scale, so you can see how small the cup is. I find this

You've likely heard that North Korea hacked and threatened Sony because of The Interview, a Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy that was due to be released later this month.  It's all over the place, but I don't believe that's what's happened here. Yes, I believe Sony was hacked. By

My friend's brother just posted this picture to Instagram. It's a sign currently on his front porch. I don't understand why it's any of his business how I celebrate Christmas. Why can't he celebrate Christmas his way with his family, friends and church without interfering with how anyone else celebrates

I sleep on a very low, almost flat pillow. It's polar fleece and barely raises my head above the mattress. I don't think pillows come much lower than this one. It's always been my preference. When it comes to pillows, I guess you could say I'm a minimalist. Whenever I'm

Special K was one of my favourite cereals. In fact, when I decided to reduce my caloric consumption in early 2012, Special K became my go-to breakfast. I visited Amsterdam in August 2012 and ate the Dutch Special K for breakfast at the hotel. It was flakes instead of our

I love sports, particularly rooting for the home team. I have a good friend who grew up near me in the Junction, and he's a die hard Bruins fan. I never understood that. I was born and raised in Toronto, so naturally I'm a die hard Leafs fan. I don't

I own a home with both a front lawn and a back lawn, and I cut this lawn with a manual push reel mower. My mom recently had her yards landscaped so they don't have grass anymore, so she gave me her electric mower.  I used it exactly once before

Today, I turn 40. Living on this planet for forty years teaches you a thing or two. Here are ten things I've learned along the way. Get in shape and stay thereYou can't teach experienceSome people just want to watch the world burnAlways save your source filesTalk to your kids

The Washington Redskins were given that nickname in 1933. Many terms from that era are no longer appropriate. It's time to change the Washington NFL teams' name. I've got friends who think the name should be grandfathered in as an offensive relic from another era.  In essence, it's always been

This morning, I checked my Facebook feed.  It appears I'm supposed to hate Gwyneth Paltrow now. This open letter to Gwyneth Paltrow that was published in the New York Post is being shared in anger by working moms. From what I gather, Gwyneth Paltrow is on the shit-list because of

My kids didn't have recess yesterday.  Well they had the break, but they were told they had to stay inside.  The powers that be deemed it too cold to play outdoors. I agree with this Toronto pediatrician who says the health benefits of staying active during winter far outweigh the

Here's an ad for L'Oreal featuring Diane Keaton.  It aired during the Golden Globes on Sunday night. During that same Golden Globes telecast, we saw Diane Keaton present an award to Woody Allen.  Here's how Diane looked Sunday night. I'll take the latter Diane Keaton, the real one who is

A guest brought Laura Secord chocolates with her when she visited Saturday night.  We love Laura Secord chocolates. Except the orange chocolate.  Orange chocolate sucks.