For a school project, my daughter has created Bitstrips characters for just about everyone she cares about. Here's my character:
April 01, 2026
DJ E-Z Rock was 46. He was one half of the rap duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock who had hits with "It Takes Two" and "Joy and Pain".
I participate in an NHL playoff pool every spring. Last year, I banked on St. Louis, drafting four Blues. The Blues lost in six games in the first round after being up 2-0 in the series. This year, with Ryan Miller between the pipes, I banked on the Blues again,
The gift my wife has got me for my 40th birthday has arrived. I haven't opened it yet. Here's a picture of what's currently sitting in our living room. Who wants to guess what's in the box? Toronto Spa Packages are great gift ideas.
In this 75th episode, Mike talks with Elvis about the birth of his son, the death of his friend, Q107, Jeff Marek and more. This episode is exactly 1:06:03. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed at
Welcome to this week's Friday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
I first remember seeing Liz Sheridan on the sitcom Alf. She played Mrs. Ochmonek, the nosy neighbour. Most people know Liz Sheridan best as Helen Seinfeld, Jerry's mom on Seinfeld. She played that role for nine seasons. But did you know that Liz Sheridan was once engaged to James Dean?
This is my first spring living by Lake Ontario. Today during my mid-day bike ride, I must have consumed a pound of bug flesh before finishing the ride with my shirt pulled over my nose and mouth. There are swarms and swarms of these bugs along the bike trails parallel
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with baseball statistics. I had a book called The 500 Club that chronicled every Major League batter to record 500 or more career home runs. It was a pretty short and tidy list. At the time, there were only two members of
Our Waterfront Trail is pretty awesome. I'll ride as far east as Ashbridges Bay Park and as far west as Rattray Marsh Conservation Area. The Waterfront Trail actually runs from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Brockville, but I primarily use it in Toronto and Mississauga. Most of the trail in Toronto and Mississauga
Welcome to this week's Tuesday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
My wife took this photo in the middle of Jarvis's first night at home.
I'm a little behind in my training for June's Ride to Conquer Cancer, but catching up quickly. Today I had a great 31 km ride and felt great. I'll be ready for 220 km. A big reason I'm doing this is because I felt so helpless when my dear friend
Happy 4/21! Today is the anniversary of the most legendary goal in the rich history of Canada's team. It was April 21st, 1951, game 5 of the Stanley Cup final between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. At the 2:53 mark of the first overtime period,
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter was 76. He was the former professional boxer who became an advocate for the wrongly convicted after spending 19 years in prison for a triple murder he didn't commit. Carter's struggle for freedom and exoneration was made famous in a number of books, a Bob Dylan song
I love the latest Raptors promo video #WeTheNorth. Even though I just shared it Thursday, here it is again. Did you spot the husky? At the 42 second mark, there's this: This new campaign, and that husky in particular, has me wondering if the Raptors will in fact become the
My son Jarvis was born a little over a week ago. This is the story of how he got his name. Last August, I took my daughter Michelle to her first concert. We saw Selena Gomez at the ACC. We parked at 1 Yonge Street and walked to a restaurant
Welcome to this week's Friday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
The Canadian Conspiracy was a 1985 mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employment in the entertainment industry. It featured John Candy, Lorne Greene, Monty Hall, Doug Henning, Margot Kidder, Eugene Levy, Rich Little, Howie Mandel, Lorne Michaels, Anne Murray, Leslie Nielsen, Morley Safer, William Shatner, Martin
Six years ago, I shared a Future Shop ad featuring my friend Mike Kic. It wasn't his only claim to fame. At the 40 second mark of Emm Gryner's video for Beautiful Things, a guy in a suit walks into an elevator. He's on a cell phone and looks rather
Welcome to this week's Tuesday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
