There are only a handful of athletes who manage to transcend their respective sports to become true global icons. Muhammad Ali tops that list, and today he turns 70. This is the perfect excuse to share my favourite picture of Ali, taken by Neil Leifer for Sports Illustrated. This is
I saw this on Reddit today. The title was "When people ask why I have a problem with religion, it's hard to come up with a single answer..." and I thought it packed a pretty good punch.
Walk off the Earth's YouTube video for Somebody That I Used to Know is everywhere these days. I'm sure you've seen and heard it by now, but if you haven't, here it is. It's a fantastic tune. I love it, and can't get enough of it, but it doesn't belong
I have blue eyes. All blue-eyed people can be traced back to one ancestor who lived 10,000 years ago near the Black Sea. According to a team of researchers from Copenhagen University, a single mutation which arose as recently as 6-10,000 years ago was responsible for all the
I blame Jenny McCarthy for carrying the erroneous torch and Oprah for giving her a pulpit. Jenny McCarthy decided her son's autism was caused by vaccinations, buying into a paper by Andrew Wakefield that was based on manipulated data and fraudulent research. She then preached this junk science on any
Regular guy Alvin sent me a nice note about a video he made about his trip to Toronto. Here's his note and video. Good morning Mike,My name’s Alvin and I’m just a regular kid from Toronto. I don’t get to spend too much time in the
It's sure sounding like the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wing will play in next season's Winter Classic. ESPN says they'll play at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Of course, as a participant in the Winter Classic, the Leafs will also be featured on HBO's 24/7. That's what
Absent Minded & iLLvibe are Blunts & Roses. The album is a mash up of Legendary Classic Rock tunes by The Eagles, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen and more, and I've been playing it all week. Blunts & Roses by Blunts & RosesOh yeah, and
I've been busy travelling and stuff, and nothing big seems to be happening, so I want to know what's on your mind. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. Or ask me anything... anything at all.
Band of Horses' The Funeral is aging very, very well. It was released almost six years ago, yet when it came my iPod earlier today, it sounded better than ever. Like a fine wine, I'd argue The Funeral is getting better with age. Damn that's good.
The Reichstag in Berlin is where German parliament (the Bundestag) meets. When they reconstructed it, they added a large glass dome at the very top of the building. I was lucky enough to have dinner in the Reichstag and that gave me a chance to climb this dome and check
Patrolling the Brandenburg Gate these days is a leader from a truly evil empire. Here's the photographic evidence before you jump to conclusions. I certainly thought twice before crossing over.
Hatred for the Montreal Canadiens isn't just a Canadian thing, it's spread all the way to Germany. I saw this poster during my walk in Berlin yesterday. I'll translate that for you. It reads "Habs are Icky". Icky indeed....
I'm frequently asked what happened to Brian Henderson from 1050 CHUM. Brian Henderson, or Henny as he's called, was a part of the 1050 CHUM Morning Show as you'll see in this ad from 1987. I awoke this morning to a note from Brian with an update about what happened
I spent some time last night planning my sightseeing in Berlin, mapping my route and making sure I hit as many historical sights as possible. I wanted to do it all by foot. No sightseeing tour buses or taxi cabs for me. After a big breakfast, I hit the pavement
In Berlin, there's a thin line between wholesome and seedy. I wandered the streets tonight, exploring the Berlin underbelly. As you'd expect, there's an active street walker scene and numerous options for those craving the erotic. What's interesting is how seamlessly you walk from the Erotik-Museum to giant kid-friendly snowman.
While in Germany, I wanted to enjoy some of that Bavarian culture we know from Oktoberfest. At Zum Haxnwirt, it's all about the beer and huge hunks of pork. I sense wild boars were captured on the streets of Berlin and baked into schweinshaxe for my benefit. The knuckle of
In Berlin, parking is scarce. People will park anywhere they can fit their car. No wonder there are so many Smart cars. You can park them in the tightest of spots. Oh... and Batman is here.
I haven't done a very good job posting my daily photo, but I should have more luck this week. Today's photo will give you a clue as to why. I took this photo just before landing in Berlin, Germany. It was a connector flight from Frankfurt full of turbulence and
My son seems to have inherited my musical ability. Here he is playing Jingle Bells on a ukulele. I can't believe my boy is almost ten years old.
This story from regretsy is both upsetting and mind boggling. Before we dive in, I should state that I'm a PayPal user, and have been for years. I receive money via PayPal and I buy things via PayPal, and I haven't had an issue yet. But then again, I've never
It's tough to skip over a headline that references Pepsi and mouse carcasses. Pepsi has an interesting defense in a case from a guy who claims he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi Co., facing a lawsuit from a man who claims to have found a mouse in
Jim Huber was 67. He was an Emmy Award winning journalist and essayist with Turner Sports and PGA.com. I remember him co-anchoring CNN Sports Tonight with Nick Charles, Fred Hickman, Vince Cellini and others in the 90s. His work was always top notch. His tweets the last few days
It's been almost two years since I finished my first viewing of The Wire, a.k.a, The Greatest Show On Television, Ever™. A couple of days later, I was asking where the hell I go from there. Watching The Wire pretty much ruined television for me. Since then, I've
