Check out this tweet from Chris Bosh's Twitter account earlier this evening. I'm so glad our franchise player has decided to ask his Twitter followers where he should play next season. He wasn't specific, so I'm not sure if the city with the highest vote total wins his services. This
I just wrote about George Costanza. That got me thinking about my favourite television characters of all time. I'm listing these ten here in no particular order. You may commence judging my ten favourite television characters..... now. Omar Little, ~ The Wire Favourite quote: "'Cause I know she ain't gonna never
Someone rearranged Seinfeld to create a dramatic movie trailer. I can't remember the last day of work which didn't include several Seinfeld references. Seinfeld is the gift that keeps on giving. It's a scientifically proven fact that you can't skip on by a Seinfeld rerun when channel surfing. Seinfeld is,
Maybe I'm still upset with Paul Gross because of Passchendaele. That link goes to my review of the film, which is rather scathing. Here's an excerpt, with a big fat spoiler alert. And then there's my least favourite scene in this movie. It just so happens to be the climatic
With the opening round complete, let's take a look at what's going on in my annual NHL playoff pool. We'll start with Joe. Joe decided to bank on Coyotes, Kings and Avs... with a sure-thing first round pick of Washington's Nicklas Bäckström. This decision gave Joe a very strong opening
If you read this blog, you know where I was last night. I was at BMO field watching Toronto FC defeat the Montreal Impact 2-0. In my game, Montreal lost last night. 22 people bought tickets in my section, so I want to thank Jonathan from MLSE for giving me
Mitch called the shot on this blog. In the comments of my entry about Anne Mroczkowski leaving City-TV, he wrote this: I was the one who posted info about Anne's new gig on her wikipedia page a little while back, however it was deleted after Anne's CBC "The Current" interview,
Sony has decided to stop making 3.5-inch floppy disks. That's it, put a fork in this format, it's done. Of course, the 3.5 inch floppy has been dead for quite some time. When was the last time you used one? Last year, while cleaning my basement, I came
As a kid, I was always enamoured with baseball trivia. I specialized in Blue Jays team trivia and overall record holders. I was very, very good. In some trivia book I read that the World Series got its name because it was originally sponsored by the New York World newspaper.
On Wednesday night, Toronto FC begins its campaign to repeat as Canadian Champions against the Montreal Impact at BMO Field. Soccer can be a confusing sport for those used to North America style seasons as teams compete in multiple tournaments and championships concurrently. TFC became the Canadian Champions last year
So I mentioned I've got a little section at BMO Field for this Wednesday night's match against Montreal. I honestly had no idea what to expect when Jonathan scored me the block of 15 seats in the new North end grandstand. It turns out there are still 8 seats remaining.
Here's a screen cap from last night's episode of The Simpsons. SOUTH PARK - WE'D STAND BESIDE YOU IF WE WEREN'T SO SCAREDIt hard to fault the lack of support. This is truly some scary shit. In the heavily censored South Park episode that aired last week, the joke was
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. In 1987, there was a Hostess potato chips promotion where you'd get a WWF sticker in each bag. My buds and
This has been a rather gruelling stretch for us Leafs fans. The last fun playoff moment for my team was April 20, 2004. Here's my recap of our easy 4-1 win over the Senators in game 7. I would like to bottle this euphoric feeling I have right now in
The National Post has formed the Toronto Transit Civility Commission to help promote TTC etiquette. They've made printable posters that remind riders not to clip their nails, to apply deodorant and that backpacks don't get their own seat. The TTC has a notoriously poor sense of humour, so I doubt
Somehow, against all odds, the Montreal Canadiens have forced a sixth game in their series against Washington. They've exceeded all expectations, but that doesn't mean the mayor of Montreal is happy. Here's the mayor of Montreal chiming in on the Habs.
I keep hearing an ad on the radio promoting Lawrence Gowan's concert in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his album Strange Animal. As I recall, and I was listening to a tonne of Top 40 radio in 1985 (680 CFTR!), Strange Animal spawned two local hits: "A Criminal Mind"
You can hear Broken Social Scene's new album, Forgiveness Rock Record, in its entirety at NPR. I like how they opened their article about BSS. It's hard to deny the influence of Toronto's expansive independent music community. As a vital part of the last decade's Canadian rock explosion, Toronto has
There's a MIDI sequence sound file on your Windows pc that you probably don't know exists. It's called onestop.mid and you'll find it at C:\Windows\Media\. Onestop was composed by David Yackley and it's been found in Windows since XP, possibly earlier. If you're on a Mac or
My friend Jonathan, who works for TFC, has set-up a special section for me and my friends, because he knew I really wanted to come check out a game. You all know how hard it is to get tickets to TFC matches, so this is pretty cool. The ticket for
I'm on the record as saying Toronto FC is the greatest live sporting experience in the city. If you've never been to a TFC match at BMO Field, you're going Wednesday night. I've got a hook-up at MLSE who's giving me a section. It's in the new north end grandstand
I just got an email from Rocco Rossi regarding his Toronto mayoral campaign. The subject line reads "A message from Rocco Rossi on Practical Change" and it's identified as "a special paid message for sympatico.ca special offers subscribers. Here's a screen cap of the email, sent to my personal
Insane Clown Posse have a new song called "Miracles". Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope sing about the miracles they witness everyday. Here's the tune: If you're at work and can't listen right now, here's the "Miracles" lyrics: If magic is all we've ever know Then it's easy to miss
There's a guy in Virginia who really hates Islam. You may have seen this photo of his truck that went viral. Accompanying a picture of the World Trade Centre burning is the statement "Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Islam I Learned on 9/11". This entry isn't about
I just read a piece by James Marsh for the National Post that gave me shivers. James was in Maple Leaf Gardens that April 21, 1951 night Bill Barilko scored in overtime to win the Leafs the cup. Here's an excerpt from his article. Foster Hewitt, broadcasting to three million
