Sunday is Father's Day. I can't wait to see what crap the kids made me this year! You know the drill, discuss anything you want in this space. And if you have a question, I'll drop by throughout the day to answer you. And Bob Loblaw... be nice!
Down by 4 goals and about to be the first team eliminated from the Euro, Irish fans showed their unwavering support. The Fields of Athenry FTW!
The CBC headline didn't surprise me in the least, but it still pissed me off. "Canadians pay more than Americans for Canadian-made vehicles." CBC News looked at the relative prices of 24 models made in Ontario by the five big automakers — Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota — and found that
Henry Hill was 69. Martin Scorsese’s 1990 movie “Goodfellas,” starring Ray Liotta as Hill, chronicled his blood-spattered rise in the underworld, the 1978 Lufthansa heist at Kennedy Airport, his descent into the world of drugs and his eventual arrest. Hill testified against his former associates to avoid a possible
Starting Tuesday, Humble and Fred are the new morning show on K-Rock 105.7, a Rogers-owned station out of Kingston, Ontario. I just got off the phone with Humble and Fred. They assure me this won't effect their daily podcast. They'll broadcast live in Kingston from 6am-9am, then record their
Titled as found on Reddit. The pic is a spoof of some new Apple thing announced at the WWDC. You fanboys can have your closed systems... I doubt I'll ever buy another Apple product in my lifetime.
The Los Angeles Kings are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and then there were two. 12 teams started the 1967-68 NHL season, nine have won the Stanley Cup since, one has folded and for two, the drought continues. For the record, here are the 12 teams from 1967-68:
No, I haven't seen The Avengers yet, but I am looking forward to Django Unchained this winter. Is The Avengers worth seeing?
My July is going to be messy. I'm literally on call to go to Europe, so I can't commit to participate in the Oxfam Trailwalker. In the Oxfam Trailwalker, teams of 4 hike 100 km in 48 hours, from Wasaga Beach to Midland. I think it sounds amazing. Each team
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to TorontoMike.com. I received the following entry from Anthony. Bingo is a popular game in Canada. This should come as no surprise, since Canada is a former British colony. While Britons prefer 90 ball bingo games, Canadians prefer the traditional
I had no interest in last night's Manny Pacquiao bout against Timothy Bradley. I'm on a personal boycott of Pacman fights until we get a mega-bout between Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather. Although I didn't watch, the verdict is a blunt reminder why boxing is a fool's game. By all accounts,
Sports fans will be happy with this weekend. Here's hoping the Celtics beat the Heat and Ireland wins Euro 2012. Feel free to discuss the Euro, NBA, NHL or skip right over to the Toronto council's decision to ban plastic bags from stores in 2013. I happen to like the
Week two of the long anticipated return of the weekly mp3 and I already missed the day. Let's pretend I posted this on Wednesday, shall we? You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you
There have been 20 sweeps in Stanley Cup final history, by nine different teams. Tonight, the Los Angeles Kings try to become the tenth team to do it, while winning their first Stanley Cup. Here are the previous 20 times it's been done since the 7-game format came into effect
My birthday is this month, so it was time to renew my vehicle's license plate. I drive a 1999 car, so it was also time for a vehicle emissions inspection report. I've been driving this car for 13 years, putting 250,000 kms on it, but it passed the emissions
Ray Bradbury was 91. He was the author of more than 27 novels and story collections, most famously “The Martian Chronicles,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “Dandelion Wine” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, and more than 600 short stories.
The Greatest Show On Television, Ever™ made its debut on HBO ten years ago, and they're finally giving us fans what we've been asking for. A musical!
When the Kings finish off the Devils, yet another franchise will win the Stanley Cup In my lifetime. You probably know where I'm going with this... My Leafs haven't won the cup since 1967, but they also haven't played in a Stanley Cup final since 1967. So let's look at
Toronto is a big city, but this past week we've had more than our fair share of news that transcends our borders. Many of us are wondering "what's next?". Luka Rocco Magnotta The MSM learned the name Luka Rocca Magnotta on May 30 when the Torontonian was identified as the
Richard Dawson was 79. He was the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the schemers in the 1960s sitcom Hogan's Heroes and a decade later began kissing thousands of female contestants as host of the game show Family Feud.
People sure had fun with the images of a flooded Union Station yesterday. Here are a few of the more popular pix that are floating around.
This news report from Dallas amuses me. A woman plans to buy $100,000 worth of the latest iPhone, the day they go on sale. Her plan is to sell them on eBay and make a tidy profit. She shows up to the store 15 minutes before it opens, ready
It's been a bizarre week of news. Talk about it, or anything you want. The frivolous is more than welcome. In fact, the frivolous is what we need. Bring on the frivolous! If you have a question, I'll drop by throughout the day to answer.
Following that last entry, I felt I needed some eye bleach... a spiritual virtual cleanse of sorts. Sounds like a job for All Heart, the greatest Wendel Clark tribute video in the history of the world. Wendel Clark is all heart. Watch thrice daily for optimal results.
