Toronto Mike

Phone Karma

Our friend, Toronto Mike, was infamous for carrying around a brick of a phone. His Blackberry was once one of the original pager models RIM produced back in 1999 but it worked for him. He then graduated to the ‘newer’ model that was heavy enough to use as a substitute
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My Thoughts on Google+

The last time I dove into a new Google universe, it was Google Wave, and I was left bewildered and certain it would fail.  I've been playing in the Google+ sandbox for a week now, so it's time to share my thoughts. The Interface is Awesome That was my initial
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AWOLNATION

Have you guys heard that new song by AWOLNATION called Sail? It's got a cool sound to it.  Here it is: <sarcasm> I wish our local new rock station would pick up this single and play it.  I never hear it! </sarcasm>
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i'm full

i've decided that it's ok if i never have a shot ever again. i'm talking about a dirty shot of booze. that's right. a jaegger-bomb, or a tequila, or a black sambuca. not long ago a bachelor party was thrown for me (even though i didn't want one, but that's
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Google+ Invites For All!

Google's track record with me was stellar until Google Wave.  That one was crushed by its complexity.  I'd play in the Wave sandbox for hours and leave it more confused than when I got there. Google+ is Google's social-networking response to Facebook and Twitter.  The interface is pretty awesome, and
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this is weird.

so it's like this. Mike has given me the honour of guest blogging here and there, and although it sounds like good fun, i feel a little weird about it. to me, it's sort of like i've been invited over to a barbecue at Mike's house through a friend, but
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More About Bev

I get more email about my Who Wants to Date Bev? entry than just about anything else I've written the past six months.  Most of the email is negative, but some is positive.  That Bev entry seems to have really struck a nerve. I'm not sure what the big deal
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Edith Bunker's Rape Laugh Track

I missed All in the Family, being only four years old when it went off the air, but I'm certain I would have liked it.  The episodes I've seen in syndication seem more daring and smarter than the sitcoms we have today. The episodes around Edith Bunker's 50th birthday surprise
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Your Blog Sucks Now

On Friday afternoon, at Downsview Park between Hey Rosetta's set and Broken Social Scene's, my brother Steve made the following declaration. Your blog sucks now.A perfect storm has dramatically reduced my blogging time in 2011.  I won't delve into the details, but it's clearly affected the quantity of entries.
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