I bought a new television about 18 months ago from LG. I'm not loyal to LG by any means, but it had the right specs, was the right price and so far, so good. Once you see the LG logo morph into Pac-Man, you cannot unsee it. Continue reading, if
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause and remember the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives fighting for freedom and democracy during the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, the Afghanistan conflict and
I've driven or walked past the Medieval Times castle at Exhibition Place a thousand times but had never been inside until last Thursday night. That's when the kids joined us as guests of Medieval Times for their all new show, two years in the making. The kids loved it. There
If you have something to say, say it here. Even if you don't have anything to say, this is the place to do it.
Starting the day after Thanksgiving, I've been swimming every weekday. I love it, but the chlorine has given me crazy hair. On a good day, I like to think I now look like this: In reality, I'm sure I'm looking more like a combination of this: And this: I love
A year ago, we got sexy new $100 bills made out of a single sheet of plastic polymer. I don't know about you, but I don't come across many $100 bills. I do, however, see the odd $20 bill making its way into my wallet, so I'm paying more attention
Walking the streets of Dublin a couple of months ago, I came across this message for U2's Bono. It reads: Bono is a jerk He never had to work He won't pay his tax Always wears staksAny guesses as to what the heck staks are?
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to TorontoMike.com. I received the following entry from Alex. This spring Yellow Tail Wine invited fans to turn their wine, bottles, and glasses into music and join the Wine Orchestra for their chance to star in a video created by
Here's the 13th episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, Rosie and I chat about hot dogs stuffed in pizza crust, the Raptors, Weezer and welcome Toronto Mike'd theme song composer iLLvibe. This episode is exactly 35:47. You can listen to this episode in a variety of
I shared my thoughts about where I was going, and tonight I made great strides towards my podcasting goals. With a great tutorial by Bish I not only manned my own sound board for episode 13, but I learned how to manage the entire recording process. Here's my one minute
The American federal election is today. As a Canadian, I don't get a vote, and now treat it much like I treat the World Series when the Jays aren't playing in it. When the Jays aren't in the World Series, and they haven't been there since 1993, I pick a
In December 2006, I had my first taste of producing a podcast. It was the 17th Annual Humble and Fred Christmas Show, recorded at Dan Duran's house and made available online by yours truly. Over the next five years we'd record more Humble and Fred podcasts until the perfect storm
Here's a gorgeous view from the crane that was building the Four Seasons Yorkville Residences here in Toronto. [via Reddit]
Here's the 12th episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, Rosie and I chat about my daughter's LinkedIn account and there's a vibrant discussion about paying for news online. This episode is exactly 34:13. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in
With Halloween in the rear-view mirror, it's time for us to complain about the holiday decorations and music in unison. At the count of three: one, two, three! If anything else is bugging you, throw it in the comments below. You'll feel better. You'll see.
I mentioned Virgin Mobile lent me a Samsung Galaxy S3 (or is it Galaxy SIII?) and I've enjoyed my time with it. The 4G LTE speed is sweet, and Android 4.0 is incredible. I sincerely hope Virgin Mobile lets me keep this device, or conveniently forgets they sent it
Disney bought Star Wars, and some are upset. There's fear the Star Wars franchise will become Disneyfied and Episode 7 will feature music by Miley Cirus and will star Justin Beiber as Luke Skywalker's son. Fear not, my nerd readers. This acquisition by Disney doesn't matter, in fact, it might
It's only me. Happy Halloween, everybody.
Kurtis Scott is a Toronto animator who posts funny videos he calls Kurtoons on his blog. My personal favourites are his Subway Thoughts because they're so damn true. Here are a few of Kurtis Scott's Subway Thoughts. Boz & Coco Crazy Eye Contact Dinner Time Breathing Room The Old Man
Steve Nash is far and away the greatest basketball player this country has ever produced. This is Nash country, so we all want Steve Nash to win an NBA title, right? That was a slam dunk when he was with the Suns and Mavs, but Steve Nash is now a
Here's the 11th episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, Rosie and I chat about me getting carded and the media frenzy around Sandy before welcoming Andrew Stoakley, former CFNYer and the guy who makes the Blue Jays audible. This episode is exactly 37:05. You can listen
When the Toronto Raptors released Toronto native Jamaal Magloire the other day, it brought the number of Canadians in the NBA down to 8. Here are the 8 Canadians currently playing in the NBA: Joel Anthony - C - Miami HeatSamuel Dalembert - C - Houston RocketsCory Joseph - PG
Canada remains a digital ghetto. It's always been this way and it's only gotten worse. The latest evidence comes from Gmail where they now allow you to send text messages to cell phones via their handy Google Chat client, which is also built into Gmail. Unfortunately, not all carriers support
Keep Calm and Carry On posters have become iconic. You see them everywhere, in original form or parody, a relic of the second world war. The poster is so iconic you'd be excused if you thought these were all over Britain during WWII. In reality, they were rarely used by
Here's the 10th episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, Rosie talks about her ex who was drafted by the Royals, there's a wedding update and I reminisce about City-TV from the Moses days. This episode is exactly 22:22. You can listen to this episode in a
