Ryan Dunn died today.  I had never heard of him, but he apparently starred in "Jackass". I wished no early death for Ryan Dunn, but I hated his show.  I once listed "Jackass" as one of the things everyone liked that I hated.  "Jackass" seems so popular, but the allure

Here in Canada, today is Victoria Day.  This holiday is in celebration of Queen Victoria's Birthday. Hold on just a moment.  We get a holiday devoted to some Queen of Britain who's been dead for over a hundred years?  Surely we can do better than that.  Where is our Canadian

I've never liked Sean Avery.  He doesn't like us, either.  Our dislike is mutual, but I believe in giving credit when credit is due. Sean Avery's appearance in a PSA for the Human Rights Campaign in support of gay marriage in New York is both brave and commendable.  He's a

I don't suffer from clinical depression.  Because I don't suffer from clinical depression, I can't imagine what it would feel like.  There is clinical depression in my family, however, and I've seen loved ones suffering, so I'm naturally sympathetic to those who carry this weight. I've heard clinical depression described

People love to hate Earth Hour.  As with last year and the year before, I found myself in several heated debates tonight with people who think it's a big joke and enjoy flaunting their refusal to participate in my face.  You know the type... from 8:30 to 9:30

Airchecker has a blog and a Twitter account.  The official Airchecker bio states they're based in Vancouver and "Canada's number one source for the Canadian Radio Industry. The first social networking news provider. Radio insiders, powered by YOU.". When they say "powered by YOU", they really mean "stolen from YOU"

Maybe I shouldn't check my RSS feeds when I'm in a fighting mood.  The headline in my Google Reader ticked me off.  From The Star's hockey feed, "Relax, Canada: Crosby's Gear Found". It's the "Relax, Canada" part that really boiled my potatoes.  This whole anxiety over the whereabouts of Sidney

I'm expecting the arrival of my second nephew next week.  It'll be my brother Steve's first kid.  My other brother has a son who was born the exact same day as my second (and probably last) child. We were all together last night to celebrate my oldest child's birthday, and

I started blogging here exactly 7 years ago this week. It was a place to sharpen my writing skills and a chance to test various SEO practices and web development techniques.  In the beginning, the number of daily unique visitors was often less than ten, and I knew them all

I recorded Sunday night's American Music Awards and watched it last night.  Most of it was pretty bad, so I'm glad I was able to fast forward a good chunk of it.  I did watch the closing performance by Adam Lambert, however, and part of that performance was one of

Yeah, I'm the guy who called you selfish for refusing to get the H1N1 vaccine.  And you parents who won't get your kids the shot, you're doubly selfish.  There, I said it. I wrote that at the end of October, but practising what I preached turned out to be trickier

It all started two years ago with an entry entitled "The Story of Stuff." It was about our mega-consumer society and the stuff we accumulate, particularly at this time of year. In the comments of that entry, I wrote a comment that was heavily on my mind all last December.

Mr. Sub's new "Dinner" ad might just be the worst ad I've ever seen.  Granted, that's a pretty subjective analysis, so I'm wondering if I'm alone. Here's the Mr. Sub Dinner ad in which the Dad tells Mary, Sara, Emily, Josh, Gideon, James, Sam, Michael... and Honey the big news.

During the first intermission of tonight's pre-season Leaf game, I popped over to Canadian Thinker and read Fred's thoughts on comedian Ron James. Fred doesn't think Ron James is funny.  I agree 100% with Fred.  I've never found Ron James to be the least bit funny, and after I saw

I just read an AP write-up about cursive writing being a fading skill and it reminded me of an exchange I had with my son's JK teacher during my very first parent-teacher interview as a parent. I cracked a joke with Mrs. X. about James learning to type his name

I admit it, I used to read Archie Comics.  I gobbled them up like candy as a kid.  I know I'm not alone because the gang from Riverdale has been gracing comic book covers for 70 years. It was recently revealed that Archie is engaged to marry Veronica.  This upset