Earlier tonight, the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards had a T-Dot moment.  Ludacris was performing "Pimpin' All Over The World" which has this tremendous lyric. I used to think that it was way too cold, til I went to Canada and saw some beautiful hoes now I hit the Caribana

I just can't go downtown without buying a Manuel.  It's part of the ritual and something I've been doing for almost twenty years.  Whether it's going to SkyDome, the ACC or just checking out the strip, at some point a Manuel becomes part of the experience. The Manuel is a

For the last half hour, it's been absolutely pouring here with gusting winds and flooded streets.  Mother Nature is putting on quite the show.  It's just scary. I just took a quick picture.  It's seems I'm stuck here for a while and tonight's ball game won't have a chance of

It was two years ago today.  I was on vacation and had stopped at my mom's to help her with her computer when the lights went off.  There was some construction taking place a block away, so I assumed it was localized and a result of something happening at that

With a game scheduled for 18:30 by Pearson International Airport, I was keeping a close eye on the weather.  Around 15:00 it started getting awfully dark outside.  By 15:30, everyone in the office was at a window enjoying Mother Nature's little show as the lightning shot down

Today is the ninth straight day Toronto's temperature has exceeded 33°C.  As a result, officials have issued yet another extreme heat alert.  Meanwhile, the Independent Electricity System Operator has warned us we'll be subject to rolling blackouts if we don't curb energy use.  This extreme heat is causing record

I awoke this morning and heard the news.  Half a dozen explosions rocked the London subway and tore open a packed double-decker bus during this morning's rush hour. The blasts killed at least two people and injured scores in what a shaken Prime Minister Tony Blair called a series of

Natalie Glebova is your Miss Universe 2005.  Glebova, naturally, lives in Toronto. First we win back-to-back World Series titles in 1992-1993 and now this?  Toronto = Success!

An event occurred this morning in our fair city that delighted Torontonians from Etobicoke to Scarborough.  A tractor-trailer truck carrying more than 2,000 cases of beer crashed on the 401 just before 06:00 this morning, spilling suds on top of the city. The smell of beer continues to

If you live in Toronto, you've seen those ads for Nike's 10K RunTO event all over the city.  They poke fun at our various neighbourhoods with one community making fun of another.  I've been enjoying them. The Toronto Public Space Committee is fighting back with their own spin on the

I'm old enough to remember a time when I wouldn't fill up the tank if the price exceeded 50¢ a litre.  In the mid-nineties, this was entirely possible.  I was driving an '85 Ford Escort and she didn't get a drop until the sign said forty-something.  I was able to

I was just looking at a ranking of cities by the visual impact of their skylines.  Each building is assigned points based on its floor count. The point total for each city is calculated automatically and displayed. Below is the top ten.  You'll see my city came in at number

I just saw an amazing picture of my Toronto on Flickr.  Squiggle, who uploaded the pic, calls it "a composite of downtown Toronto, Centre Island and Lake Ontario, put together from photos taken from the CN Tower skypod, 443 m above the ground." It's truly awesome. You should have a

Most Torontonians don't even realize we have an official city flag.  It was adopted in October, 1999 and consists of the twin towers of City Hall on a blue background, with the red maple leaf of the flag of Canada at its base, representing the council chamber at the base

Famous Players will chop the price of tickets at its movie theatres in the Greater Toronto Area by $4 starting this Friday.   The cut will reduce the price of an adult ticket from $13.95 to $9.95. This is a very good start.  $14 for a ticket to see

If you told me I could have any food in the world for dinner tonight, I'd ask for a hot fresh pepperoni pizza.  I love pizza and I've sampled a slice from many of Toronto's pizza vendors.  With decades of pizza eating experience under my belt (quite literally), I'm ready

One morning last week I visited The Weather Network for a peak at the five day forecast for Toronto.  On the fifth day they were calling for 16°C.   It never happened, in fact, they were about 20°C off the mark. This morning they're calling for 14°C this

I like Mayor David Miller.  I endorsed him last November because I believe him to be an intelligent person with a worthwhile vision doing his very best for the greatest city on the planet. Yesterday, Mayor Miller took the first formal step toward taking personal leadership of Toronto's stalled waterfront

Growing up in the 80s, in the years before MuchMusic, my main source of music videos was a show called "Toronto Rocks" hosted by J.D. Roberts on CityTV.  It was on every afternoon and featured the popular videos of the time.  Roberts brought me the latest videos from Twisted

Terrell Owens is having a heck of a season and ever since his performance with Nicolette Sheridan on Monday night, he's been the most talked about player in the NFL. What's bugging me is Owens' nickname.  Everyone is referring to him as T.O....or Tee Oh if you will.