I waffle between loving the TTC and hating the TTC. On any given day you can find me singing the TTC's praises or wondering why a world class city like Toronto is so under served by its public transit system. Here's a nice YouTube video sendup of the infamous TTC
[via Clay Larsen's Flickr account]
I'm expecting the arrival of my second nephew next week. It'll be my brother Steve's first kid. My other brother has a son who was born the exact same day as my second (and probably last) child. We were all together last night to celebrate my oldest child's birthday, and
This is a pretty shitty hockey team we have here. We'll be missing the playoffs for the fifth year in a row, and if we throw in that lockout year, it'll be six springs without blue and white playoff action. Remember how fun that was? After this loss, my son
Last night, Conan O'Brien hosted his last Tonight Show. I'm with Coco, and not just because I attended the taping of his show. I like that guy for a whole bunch of reasons. In the clip below from Conan's last show, he teams up with Will Ferrell, Beck, Ben Harper,
Humble Howard is currently co-host of the Boom Breakfast Show on Boom 97.3. He's also a good buddy of mine, and tomorrow he turns 50. He's just asked me to post something he's written on the subject. When he sent me this prose via email, the subject line read
I quit the NFL years ago, but this Sunday I'm going to watch every minute of the NFC championship game. For me, it's all about Brett Favre. Brett Favre is my kind of player, the epitome of heart, and I've been watching him for the better part of two decades.
In my travels the other night, I stumbled upon Dead Teen Songs or Teenage Death Music or the teen death song or teen tragedy. In addition to being quite the title, it's quite the list. You've got to love songs about teenage death. Here are my ten favourite dead teen
It was just another night at the office for our Leafs. This time, we decided to dig deep for a new way to lose. How about too many men on the ice in the last minute of overtime. That'll work... And that led to the Lightning scoring the winner with
If you thought spelling Mroczkowski was tough, try spelling Lara Di Battista's name. When I wrote about her leaving Citytv, I spelled her name Lara Di Battista, having seen it spelled that way on a couple of web pages. Her Wikipedia page, however, clearly refers to her as Laura DiBattista.
On Friday night at 7pm, CBC, CTV and Global Television will air "Canada for Haiti", a fundraiser to support earthquake relief for Haiti. The one-hour, commercial-free event will also be streamed online at the networks' websites and broadcast on CBC Radio Two. Joining hosts Cheryl Hickey, Ben Mulroney and George
Paul Quarrington was 56. He was an award-winning author, filmmaker, playwright and musician who gained national acclaim with his rock 'n' roll novel "Whale Music."
I like Howard Stern. I also like Conan O'Brien. I really like this clip from December 14, 2006, in which Howard Stern warns Conan about Jay Leno and The Tonight Show. [via @JimRichardsShow]
Before I act, I always ask myself one simple question. What would Wendel do? If you're asking yourself this same question, and you should, you should buy WWWD right now from PuckingHilarious.com because they're donating $2 from every shirt sold to the Canadian Red Cross for help with relief
Since we learnt bodies were falling at Citytv, I've had a few emails from people on the inside. One gentleman tells me there's a lot of chatter amongst the survivors about Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-347. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-347 was the approval by the CRTC to grant Rogers a "broadcasting
It's the dog days of January and I'm starting to come to grips with the reality Roy Halladay has been traded. It still sucks, but it happened, and I wasn't consulted on the manner. The GOAT once had the worse season possible. In 2000, Roy Halladay recorded a 10.64
My boy turns 8 today. I can't believe I'm the proud parent of an 8 year old. That sounds awfully old to me. It's been an awesome eight years. James has taught me far more than I could ever teach him. Happy 8th birthday, James! Daddy loves you very much.
I missed this one due to volleyball. As a result, we're keeping this one really, really short.. Our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs lead the league with 177 goals allowed. That is all. Go Leafs Go.
Anne Mroczkowski was let go by Rogers' Citytv yesterday. Two years ago, I had this idea to create Toronto-centric Valentine's Day cards. I started with four and the plan was to add to the collection until I had a dozen or so. One of my initial four featured Anne Mroczkowski
Late last year, Jim McKenny was shown the door at Citytv. He had been doing sports for Citytv since 1984. Prior to that, Rogers had purged several other Citytv institutions, for better or worse. These included the NewMusic, Ed the Sock, Amber Mac, Silverman Helps and Speakers Corner. Similar to
Kate McGarrigle was 63. She was the Canadian folk and roots music singer best known for her work with her sister, Anna, as the McGarrigle Sisters. The Kate and Anna McGarrigle song I remember most fondly is The Log Driver's Waltz from a certain NFB animated short we all know
We jumped out to a juicy 3-0 lead with a trifecta of goals in our first 8 shots and then sat back and waited for Nashville to come back. They did, tying it in third and pressing to win until Phil "The Thrill" Kessel awoke from his slumber to win
During hockey season, I have a Pavlovian response to Saturday nights. Around 7pm I instinctively seek a comfy seat and a television so I can watch my Toronto Maple Leafs on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. It's an important tradition in my house. This past Saturday night, as the clock
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Carl Smith was 82. He was the country music hitmaker of the 1950s and 1960s known for his dynamic voice and good looks. He had 41 chart singles during the 1950s, including the hits "Are You Teasing Me," "Back Up Buddy," and "Hey Joe!".
