Toronto Mike

Canada 5, Germany 1

I sure wish I could watch these games.  Canada is 2-0 with two decisive wins and I've been unable to watch or listen to a second of live action. Five different players scored for Canada as we outshot Germany 40-12.  Tomorrow is a day off before returning on Saturday to
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Juno What?

As recently as December I was all jazzed up about the awesome new music coming out of this country.  I wrote this entry about the amazing home grown talent I enjoyed in 2005 in which I gave props to The New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene, Metric, Feist, Hot Hot Heat
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Canada 7, Italy 2

The Italian hockey team should be proud.  They made a game of it for over a period, even tying the game early in the second period before the World's greatest hockey team took over.  Jarome Iginla led the way with two goals as we outshot Italy 50-20. Of course, it's
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Weekly MP3

I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday.  You have seven days to grab this week's MP3.  Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. Sloan - Take It In Lets go back to
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story: 5.5 out of 10. 5.5 out of 10 suggests I didn't particularly like this flick.  Sometimes my patented rating system can be deceiving.  I expected so little from this movie that I actually enjoyed all 92 minutes. The key to happiness is low
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The Big If, Raptors Style

Imagine if the Raptors didn't start the season 1-15.  If you discard those first sixteen games, we're a respectable 19-17 and comfortably in a playoff position. Against all odds, the Raps are actually playing some entertaining basketball these days.  Chris Bosh has been rewarded for his effort by being only
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I Choo-Choo-Choose You

Last Valentine's Day, I spouted off about how contrived I think this artificial Hallmark holiday is.  This year, I'm going to celebrate one exceptional thing that has come from this date on the calendar: I Love Lisa. Originally airing on February 11, 1993, The Simpsons episode "I Love Lisa" is
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The Monday Shuffle

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. She's Leaving Home - The BeatlesTell Me - Beenie ManThe Brother's Cup - Red Hot Chili
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Name That Band

Earlier today, my brother Ryan sent me this picture which is said to contain 72 musical artists.  Without cheating, I challenged myself to find all 72.  As you'll see from clicking that link, I've so far only named 62, and I'm pretty sure a few of my guesses are wrong.
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The Grace

"The Grace" from Neverending White Light is one of those tunes that just sort of seeps into your blood over time.  It's a slow burn, but a long one.  In ultra high rotation on your local alt-rock station, it's probably reaching its apex right about... now. I wandered over to
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2006 Oscar Prediction Contest Reminder

It's been a couple of weeks since I launched the 2006 Oscar Prediction Contest so it's probably a good time for a friendly reminder. If you haven't yet made your picks, and only 33 of you have, submit your predictions here.  You have until 20:00 EST on Friday, March
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