It was nine years ago today that I changed my personal home page into a blog. In the world of blogging, nine years is actually pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. The vast majority of your favourite blogs started well after November 30, 2002. The Tale of the
A few weeks ago, when Fearless Fred went off on me on Humble and Fred Radio, Kelly Cutrara jumped to my defense. Don't believe me? Here she is assuring Fearless Fred that I'm really a good guy. Download MP3 At the close of that bit, Kelly asks me to write
I'm going to take a photo every day, and share it here. I can't promise I'll post one every single day, but I'll try. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. Alert the local media, Toronto got its first snowfall of the year this morning. Today's photo offers
Patrice O'Neal was 41. He was best known for his work as a stand-up comedian but also appeared in several films like "25th Hour," "Scary Movie 4" and "Furry Vengeance." The Comedy Central Roast curse lives on.
On December 6, a new Elvis Costello box set entitled "The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook" will be available, but Elvis Costello doesn't want you to buy it. From his blog: Unfortunately, we at www.elviscostello.com find ourselves unable to recommend this lovely item to you as the
I'm about to eat leftover pizza. I'll take it straight from the fridge onto a plate, and then I'll devour it in about 30-seconds. I won't heat it, I'll eat it cold. I always eat leftover pizza cold. Does anyone else out there eat their leftover pizza cold or am
I'm going to take a photo every day, and share it here. I can't promise I'll post one every single day, but I'll try. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. I've always enjoyed looking at wheel loaders. There's something particularly romantic about a parked wheel loader at
Joe Kapp is a CFL legend, but is now 73-years old. Angelo Mosca is also a CFL legend, and he's now 74-years old. Their rivalry continues to this day, as evidenced by this fight at the CFL Alumni Legends Luncheon in Vancouver on Friday. Before you label Kapp as the
Last week, a reader who calls himself herself FRUSTRATED AT 50 wrote a guest blog about his her difficulties finding a job. Last I checked there were 45 comments on that entry, which either means FRUSTRATED AT 50 struck a chord or he's she's paying his her friends to comment.
I've been honest about my love for Siskel and Ebert. They've closed the balcony, but there are still a tonne of memories left behind, including this time in 1996 when Gene Siskel reversed his thumb in the middle of taping.Embedding disabled - click to watch The movie was Broken
I'm going to take a photo every day, and share it here. I can't promise I'll post one every single day, but I'll try. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. This photo was taken in the men's washroom at Bowlerama West on Dundas. There is indeed a
NBA players and owners tentatively agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement early this morning and a 66 game season will start on Christmas Day. As a Raptors fan, I was rooting for the lockout. This is going to be a lost season for Raptor fans. Bryan Colangelo is in
I'm going to take a photo every day, and share it here. I can't promise I'll post one every single day, but I'll try. My goal is to find beauty in the ordinary. I found these picnic tables stacked for the winter in Port Credit this afternoon.
I'm so pleased with the camera built into my new Samsung Galaxy phone, it's given me an idea... I'm going to take a photo every day, and share it here. I can't promise I'll post one every single day, but I'll try. My goal is to find beauty in the
I don't doubt the fact that Wikipedia needs money, but I think there's a better approach than the right-justified Jimmy Wales we're all seeing every day. Which begs the question, how did I write so many essays in high school and university without Wikipedia?
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Humble and Fred received a letter from Corus Entertainment Inc. this morning. It was from one of Corus's "Trade-mark Agents" and it was to the attention of Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson at Humble and Fred Worldwide Studios. I've seen the letter, in fact I have a copy, and here's
Bill Carroll was on Humble and Fred Radio today. He used to be a pretty big deal on CFRB and now he's kicking ass on KFI in Los Angeles. I know that, because I visited his Wikipedia page earlier today. Wikipedia is featuring a new round of personal appeals from
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to mike (at) torontomike.com. I received the following entry from FRUSTRATED AT 50. ARE YOU BETWEEN THE AGES OF 45-69 AND NOW UNEMPLOYED AND TRYING TO MAKE YOUR WAY BACK INTO THIS NEW WORK WORLD??Have any of you been
Did you catch the game last night? Sidney Crosby returned after battling post-concussion syndrome for 11 months and played like the best player in the world. Two goals and two assists later, it was the water cooler topic of choice for millions in this country. My buddy Pete is completely
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At the tail end of my 2011 Santa Claus Parade recap, I linked to my recaps of the previous 7 parades. Each time I attend a parade with my kids, I try to photograph every float and I put together a Flickr photoset. Every photoset includes at least one shot
I took the kids to the 2011 Santa Claus Parade today. It was my eighth parade in a row, and the weather was the best yet. It was sunny and nice all afternoon, which sure beats the rain / snow combo we were hit with a few years ago. I took
The weekend's here! The weekend's here! Use the comments of this entry to discuss that amazing fact, or anything you want. Or ask me anything... I'm really smart. Go nuts!
Have you got your hands on one of our new $100 bills yet? It's made out of a single sheet of plastic polymer and it's totally pimped out. Canada will introduce plastic $50 notes in March, and plastic $5 and $10 bills will come out by the end of 2013.
