The classic Seinfeld episode "The Bubble Boy" originally aired in 1992. Below is the intro in which Jerry calls out Facebook. Ok, so he's talking about the answering machine, but it might as well be Facebook. It's the same deal... On Facebook, I'm down to a modest 56 friends. I'm
Here's a little clip of TTC Commissioner Maria Augimeri riding the Finch bus. It's important public servants eat their own dog food to understand what regular folks have to put up with every day. I'd like to see Rob Ford get himself from Etobicoke to City Hall via the TTC.
On the weekend, I wrote about Louis CK cutting out the middle men and selling his DRM-free performance directly to fans for $5. I coughed up $5 immediately, because we need this model to succeed. Here's the follow-up from Louis himself. People of Earth (minus the ones who don't give
Christmas music is everywhere. You can't escape it, I think they're now piping it through the sewage system. Christmas music cannot be avoided at this time of year. Most Christmas music is pretty awful. In fact, about 98% of Christmas music is terrible, which only leaves us 2%. Damn I'm
I'm going to assume you've checked out Humble and Fred Radio, because I asked you so nicely several times. Humble and Fred have been podcasting daily for a couple of months now, and we're going to celebrate with a good old fashioned Humble and Fred Christmas special. It will be
Dove Spa Canada gave me a $50 gift card to give away to a reader, so here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to ask that you leave a comment telling me what you're buying your significant other and I'll randomly pick one of you to get this $50
If you've ever been in the market for a Nissan, you've likely noticed that Nissan Canada can be found at www.nissan.ca but the American site is tucked away at www.nissanusa.com. Why doesn't Nissan own www.nissan.com?. That's kind of a neat story, but before I
Over on Reddit there was a discussion about people's best Toronto hacks. Basically, any hacks for saving time, money or effort in Toronto. Here's a few of the hacks posted there. You can get a dozen free bagels on your birthday at What a BagelThere's a change machine at the
I'm going to try and take a photo every day, and share it here. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. Walking the streets of north-west Mississauga, I came upon a touch-less street crossing button. You simply wave your hand in front of it, and it knows you
Readers of this blog already know I love Louis C.K., and now I have another reason sing his praises. Instead of offering his Beacon Theatre performance as an overpriced CRM-loaded DVD, Louis C.K. is selling it as a $5 download. Fans can pay via Palpal at https://buy.
The city had all those love padlocks removed from Toronto’s Humber Bridge yesterday. 40 or so of these symbols of eternal love got snipped with only a couple remaining. This photo from the Toronto Star shows one of the survivors. It was simply too big for the clippers. Moral
I'm going to try and take a photo every day, and share it here. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. I lunched at Factory Girl on the Danforth this afternoon, and this is how they mark their men's room. The pulled pork sandwich was excellent and this
So this just happened... The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has sold its 79.53 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to Rogers Communications and BCE for more than $1.2 billion. BCE is fancy talk for Bell. That's right, Bell and Rogers now each own 37.5%
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When I was the age my son is now, I wanted an Omnibot 2000. I don't think I bothered asking for it, I just passive aggressively yearned for it. Watching the new Muppet movie with the kids the other night, I saw a new character called 80s Robot. 80s Robot
Harry Morgan was 96. He was the the prolific character actor best known for playing the acerbic but kindly Colonel Sherman T. Potter, commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit in Korea, in the long-running television series "M*A*S*H." Check out this great rant by Col.
Dobie Gray was 71. He was the singer and songwriter who had a top 5 hit in 1973 with the song “Drift Away.” I always liked that song...
Has your Gmail updated yet to give you the new Google Bar? I have to roll over the Google logo to access other Google services, and I need to choose "More" or click "Even More" to get at some of my favourites. Here's a screen cap of my Google Bar:
I'm going to try and take a photo every day, and share it here. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. This is one of two guest microphones found inside the studio where we record the Humble and Fred podcast each day. This photo was taken after the
The NHL governors have approved a new four-conference format. The four conferences will be: Conference A: Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver Conference B: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, Winnipeg Conference C: Boston, Buffalo, Florida, Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Toronto Conference D: Carolina,
I'm going to try and take a photo every day, and share it here. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. Of course, I'm not sure that's such a bad thing...
I wrote this entry two years ago. I titled it "I'm Not a PGA Fan, I'm a Tiger Fan, and this is Crazy". I've never been a golf fan. I don't play the sport at all and I don't follow the PGA. Having admitted that, I've been a big Tiger
This is Charlie Chaplin's final speech in The Great Dictator, a movie he made when Hitler was at the height of his power and America and Germany were still at peace. Here's the transcript from what is possibly the greatest speech ever made: Hope... I'm sorry but I don't want
When I head out, I quickly run down a mental checklist that consists of three items. keyswalletcellphoneIf I have those three items, I know I can safely leave without worry. I'm thinking I should invest in a welcome mat like this to ensure I don't forget, although I'd turn it
I have one more photoshopped Rob Ford football kick that I'd like to share. This was emailed to me by Patrick Corrigan, editorial cartoonist for the Toronto Star. I agree with Torstar chairman John Honderich when he says the blatant attempt by the mayor to block the flow of public
