Prior to boarding a flight from Frankfurt to London, I was given a complimentary copy of USA Today's International Edition. I shot straight to the hockey section to see how USA Today covers hockey. There was one article about the dominating Chicago Blackhawks and their replenished depth. It specifically applauded
The New York Section I Class AA boys basketball championship game between New Rochelle (N.Y.) High and Mt. Vernon (N.Y.) High. took place yesterday. You won't believe how it ended. Khalil Edney FTW. Wow.
Saturday was a sunny 6° in Frankfurt, and I spent the bulk of the day walking the city. Frankfurt was bombed heavily during WWII, and most historical buildings were destroyed. Still, I found some pretty spectacular sights. If you'd like to see more of my pictures of Frankfurt, I have
Mike Wixson is Mike Atom from 105.9 The Region. He changed his name for radio: fun fact
Bonnie Franklin was 69. She was the actress best known for her portrayal of divorced mother Ms. Ann Romano on One Day at a Time.
It's March. Really. You can look it up. What's on your mind?
You likely know Johann Wolfgang von Goethe better simply as Goethe, if you know him at all. Despite being widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of all-time, right up there with William Shakespeare, he doesn't get nearly as much recognition as Billy does. Goethe needs better PR. His
Hello from Frankfurt! I may be overseas, but I'm still keeping touch with what's happening back home. I hear our anthem was destroyed before the Jays - Astros game in Florida. I'm amused by how the anthem singer literally gave up on O Canada and moved on to the Star-Spangled
I haven't really had a chance to explore Frankfurt yet, but this is what I see outside the office I'm working in this week. It's called Alte Oper, or Old Opera, and as you might guess, it's Frankfurt's former Opera house. Here's a shot from the Opernplatz in front. Prior
I love the story of Sir Nicholas George Winton. Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War. He found homes for them and arranged for their safe passage to Britain. Then there's this little nugget: Winton kept
The Oscars are Friday Sunday, and that can only mean one thing. It's time for an Oscars Open Mike. You don't have to drop an Oscars prediction or two, but you can. Then you can gloat about your prognostication skills later. Let's make this the best Open Mike ever, shall
My current lifestyle includes very little driving, so I'm listening to most of my podcasts on my Ubuntu Linux desktop. My podcast client of choice for Linux is gPodder. gPodder makes it very easy to discover and subscribe to new clients. If you know the subscription address, you can subscribe
I have a question for the hivemind. Have you ever been to Frankfurt, Germany? I'll be there all next week and I'm curious as to what you'd recommend I do when I'm there. What do I have to see and do in Frankfurt?
In this 25th episode, Rosie and I talk about Hazel, Oscar Pistorius, our Oscar picks, Monopoly tokens and I tell my Alphagetti Gobbler story. This episode is exactly 32:57. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed at http:
The Longest Daycare, which aired prior to Ice Age: Continental Drift, is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
In July of 2011, the nice people at HP gave me a TouchPad Tablet PC. Here's something I wrote about it then. It was is a nice piece of hardware with great sound running webOS, but by August of 2011, HP had discontinued the TouchPad. Early sales results indicated it
Wendy's seems torn. The fast food restaurant sometimes serves up advertisements featuring the real Wendy, Wendy Thomas. She's the daughter of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas. Other times, we see the role of Wendy played by a thinner, younger actress. This Wendy reminds me of Alyson Hannigan. You'd think Wendy's would
Jerry Buss was 79. He was the Los Angeles Lakers’ playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the ‘80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era.
Mindy McCready was 37. She was the country music singer who reached #1 in 1996 with her single "Guys Do It All the Time".
Following the Leafs 3-0 over the Sens, I got sucked into watching the NBA all-star competitions. I had a rooting interest with Raptor rookie Terrence Ross in the slam dunk competition, so I got into it. Ross won becoming the second Raptor to do so following Vince Carter's win in
The journey begins. Single game tickets are on sale now at BlueJays.com. Your browser does not support iframes.
It's Friday, and that can only mean one thing. It's time for a new Open Mike. Let's make this the best Open Mike ever. Rant, rave and/or drool here.
Tim Dog was 46. He was the the rapper who reached fame in 1991 with "Fuck Compton," a diss track toward Dr. Dre and N.W.A.
Toronto Sports fans, I have good news. It seems we bounced off the bottom in August and things are looking up. At that time, the Jays, Leafs, Raptors, TFC and Argos were all in pretty dire straits. You'll have to click back for details. I called it a "brand new
In retrospect, this "Bullet in the Chamber" Nike ad featuring the "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius is rather unfortunate. Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in South Africa. This tweet from Reeva Steenkamp yesterday is also retrospectively
