Toronto Mike

One Championship Down, One To Go...

I awoke this morning with an eerily calm feeling.  When I woke up James, I told him about my feeling.  I just felt good about the day ahead... as if good things were going to happen. James was playing for the Swansea Hockey Association Novice Division Championship of the world.
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Canada Wins Gold in Curling

Canada has earned its 25th medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Kevin Martin and his team of Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert and John Morris won gold in men's curling. This is the most medals Canada has ever won at an Olympics, summer or winter.  It also ties the record
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Charles Hamelin = Bret McKenzie

Canadian speed skater Charles Hamelin had a very good day today.  He won two gold medals. Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords was nowhere to be seen.  In fact, there is no recorded instance of Charles Hamelin and Bret McKenzie ever being in the same room at the same
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Meeting Il Duce

It's been a crazy day, and soon I'll be playing hockey and watching hockey.  But before I logoff for a bit, I've got to share an interesting story about Il Duce. The story of Il Duce started at the old HumbleHoward.com, a blog that's no longer active but still
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Nunc Mattis Rhoncus

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Kicking Russian Ass

O ye of little faith, you didn't think we'd have a chance against Russia in the quarter-finals, did you?  On Monday, I wrote Poor Russia after connecting the dots and seeing Russia in our sight-lines after a gimme against Germany. I'll bet the last team Russia wanted to face in
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