Dennis Weaver was 81. He was the slow-witted deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic western "Gunsmoke" and the New Mexico deputy solving New York crime in "McCloud."
December 16, 2025
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. American Jesus - Bad ReligionBachelorette - BjorkI Would Die 4 You - PrinceLittle By Little -
My little 2006 Oscar Prediction Contest wraps up this Friday night. If you haven't made your picks yet, submit 'em here. At 20:00 EST this Friday I stop accepting submissions. If you're one of the 66 who have entered thus far, check back here on Saturday to scope out
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Watching the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics I couldn't help but surf to NBC where Bode Miller was to be the be all & end all for the USA team.
In many respects, I prefer the winter Olympics to the summer games. There's a charm to these games you lose with the larger spectacle of the summer Olympics. Turin 2006 has come and gone and all that remains are the memories. In good ol' spaghetti western style, here are the
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. All were taken on Friday or Saturday.
A new DVD found its way into our home this weekend. It's called "Strawberry Shortcake Dress Up Days" and it's 44 minutes of Strawberry Shortcake action. There's also dress up and dance games and a berry special places tour. I'd say it's aimed at the 1-4 year old demographic, which
"There is a natural hootchy-kootchy motion to a goldfish." - Walt Disney
Darren McGavin was 83. He was "The Old Man," the narrator's father, in the classic Christmas movie "A Christmas Story".
Earlier in the week, RobotJohnny.com posted this Anagram TTC Map. I saw it and smiled. It's a cute spin on a Toronto institution. What Torontonian hasn't seen that map a billion times? The TTC didn't find it nearly as harmless and funny. They've sent the creator a cease and
I'm not sure how many geeks stuble upon these pages, but I'm hoping there's one or two out there who can help me with an issue I'm encountering. On my pc, I run Fedora Core release 5 test 2 in a VMware Player. When I'm in FCR5t2 all is well
Today, we welcomed a new member to the family. James is now the proud owner of a goldfish he's named Nemo. Nemo was a gift from Grandma and is currently swimming circles around a plastic tree in a fishbowl I've had stored away for over a decade in the hopes
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. An awesome display the last 2 weeks from OUR Canadian women & men at the 2006 olympics in Turino. It's too bad the 1 medal we all were counting on didn't
Don Knotts was 81. He was the the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show". I, like many others of my generation, first got to know Knotts as Ralph Furley, the landlord on "Three's Company".
Canada has earned its twenty-fourth medal at the Turin Olympic games. Eric Bedard, Francois-Louis Tremblay, Charles Hamelin and Mathieu Turcotte won silver in the men's 5,000-metre relay speed skating event.
Canada has earned its twenty-third medal at the Turin Olympic games. Francois-Louis Tremblay won silver in the men's 500-metre short-track speed skating event.
Canada has earned its twenty-second medal at the Turin Olympic games. Clara Hughes won gold in the women''s 5,000 metre speed skating event. She is the first multiple-medallist in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Canada has earned its twenty-first medal at the Turin Olympic games. Cindy Klassen won bronze in the women''s 5,000 metre speed skating event. It was her fifth medal of these games.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Re: Two Minutes For CheeseMR. Andy Frost is an ICON & does a lot of voluntary appearances etc. on behalf of Q107 & the Leafson his own behalf. Did Maple Leaf
"Everyone knows rock n' roll attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact."
If you've listened to any Toronto AM radio lately, you've probably heard the Joe Bowen ads for the new ACC condominiums. Maple Leaf Square is a two condominium tower that's being built next to the Air Canada Centre where our Maple Leafs and Raptors play their home games. The ads
Guided by (Many, Many) Voices - This is a way cool article from The New York Times Magazine by Alissa Quart. It's about BSS and the T.Dot and contains such killer quotes as "Musically, you could say that Toronto has become a nicer but less aesthetically coherent version of
My favourite R.E.M. songs Follow MeDriveEverybody HurtsMan On The MoonIt's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Canada has earned its twentieth medal at the Turin Olympic games. Brad Gushue won gold in men's curling.
Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP John O'Toole has re-introduced a private member’s bill to ban drivers from using cell phones in this province. That's fine, but I'm hoping for the introduction of another private member's bill. I'd like to make it illegal to keep your Christmas lights up after January
