When the Leafs traded Mike Brown to Edmonton, I became concerned. Were they eliminating Mikes from the team? Earlier this week, the Maple Leafs used one of their compliance buyouts on Mike Komisarek, officially ending the Mike Komisarek era in Toronto. Earlier today, the Leafs used their last compliance buyout
Offiicials are going to crack down on alcohol consumption in Trinity Bellwoods Park. That got me thinking about Major Bunny Colvin and his paper bag monologue during the second episode of the third season of The Wire. Here it is if you're unfamiliar with The Greatest Show On Television, Ever™
In this 44th episode, Mike and Rosie discuss his recent wedding, the loss of Tony Soprano, the Mad Men finale and Scribbles. This episode is exactly 38:45. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed at http://www.torontomike.
Most of the automobiles I've driven lately have a touch-screen navigation / entertainment system. Sure, you can navigate them manually, but they really want to be touched. This Hyundai Genesis Sedan I'm driving this week is controlled by this solid and convenient dial. It's like a joystick you turn and it's
If you're lucky enough to be my Facebook friend, you'll know my cover image is Oscar the Grouch proclaiming "shit could be worse." Oscar's right. This could be Cleveland. Before you label me a Cleveland hater, I need to explain myself. I frequently look at the professional sports landscape in
It's Tuesday, I'm driving to Huntsville, and it's time for another Open Mike. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
We biked to Ribfest today at Etobicoke's Centennial Park. In addition to the tasty ribs and pulled pork sandwiches, my favourite part is the big signs promoting each vendor. If you weren't able to make it to Ribfest this year, here are the signs you missed. Sticky FingersTexas RangersSilver BulletHorn
In this 5th episode of Your Blog Sucks, elvis and I discuss things that suck. You don't want to miss hearing about the great lasagna theivery! This episode is exactly 28:29. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed
Happy Birthday, Canada! You're 146 years young today. Over the past 10.5 years I've written quite a bit about you. All of those posts can be found at http://www.torontomike.com/o_canada/, but here are a few of my favourites, in the order I wrote them. Vimy
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded three draft picks to the Chicago Blackhawks for centre Dave Bolland. We'll give up #51 and #117 this year and our 4th round pick in 2014. Bolland, 27, scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for the Blackhawks less than a week ago. We're still looking
There's been an abundance of automobiles in my life this month. It began with an invitation from Chevy to attend a retreat in a 2014 Chevrolet Impala. I took my buddy Elvis and we had a blast. Then, for my wedding, Ford kindly lent me a 2013 Ford Edge in
This entry originally appeared on July 2, 2003. I've gotta share this story, because it's too surreal not to post. Yesterday my buddy Marc gave me a call and asked me if I wanted to join a pick-up game of softball a few of our fellow teammates started up. With
I love this country. It's the best country, ever! Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
I just received this from my wife. It's a limited edition Shepard Fairey print of Neil Young and it will forever live in my living room. It's perfect.
It was great fun recording an episode of Zach Bussey's podcast earlier this week. Zach had a pretty cool setup up at Queen and Dufferin where we recorded a fun hour with his co-host Meg Button. You can listen to this episode below. I show up at the 39th minute.
Dave Price is Rob Ford's Director of Logistics and Operations. Back in April, when we thought he was Robbie's old football coach, I didn't like the optics. We taxpayers were paying Price's salary to do who knows what and it reeked of payback. We have since learned from the Globe
I've had meetings downtown all week, and usually that would put me on the TTC. This week, however, I decided to drive the Infiniti M37 and enjoy the luxury while I can. Spending some time in the morning in a car with SiriusXM has given me a chance to hear
It's Tuesday, and you know what that means... it's time for another Open Mike. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind, but try to resist the urge to post as Cheryl's trainer. He doesn't read this this
Milos Raonic is the best singles tennis player in Canadian history. That's right, he's even better than Andrew Sznajder, believe it or not. He's the best we've ever produced, but you wouldn't know it from the Wimbledon betting odds. The most exciting part of Raonic's game is his booming serve,
In this 43rd episode, Mike and Monica discuss their wedding. This episode is exactly 38:19. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed at http://www.torontomike.com/torontomiked.xmlDownload the MP3 directlyClick the play button belowCatch up on
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Los Angeles Kings backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier in exchange for forward Matt Frattin, backup goaltender Ben Scrivens and a second-round pick in either the 2014 or 2015 NHL Entry Draft. I'm a big James Reimer fan, and the addition of Jonathan Bernier tells me
Following Monica's speech last Saturday, she wanted to sing a duet. I tried to talk her out of it but she was certain it would be fun. As usual, she was right. Here we are singing our own rendition of The Mouldy Peaches' "Anyone Else But You". The lyrics are
I paid a visit yesterday to Infiniti Canada's head office where I received a thorough demo of a 2013 Infiniti M37xS. They also lent me one for a week so I could see for myself what this luxury automobile can do. It may surprise you to learn that I don't
It's been almost a week since I married Monica, and we're both still riding that high. It really was perfect. We're still waiting for the professional photos to be ready, but I thought I'd share a few shots taken by Monica's cousin Ken. I like Ken's style.
It's finally summer and I'm feeling good. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
