Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. When I watch Big Fish, I am left with a feeling of wanting to go outside and just ride my bike through the world rather than go and stare out a
For years the central tones of this site were blue and white. My blue of choice has been #000080 and I've splashed it all over these pages. The header and main menu, the <H1> tag, the entry dates and titles, all borders, the footer bar and even the
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. Kalimba Story - Earth, Wind & FireTruckin' Thru Traffic - Peetie Wheatstraw & Lonnie JohnsonWCSR -
I just cried like a baby. I'm not talking about a manly cry where you grimace and a tear escapes from one eye, I'm talking about an actual cry. The sad thing is, I knew I was going to cry and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
Note to self: record or watch the following programs airing this week. Stevie - CBC Newsworld, Sunday, January 29, 2006 @ 22:00: "Award-winning filmmaker's (Hoop Dreams) 'big brother' relationship with a troubled young boy."Shakin' All Over - CBC, Monday, January 30, 2006 @ 20:00: "A joyful look at Canadian
Eight is enough! With a measly one goal lead heading into the third, the Leafs acted as if they were simply killing off a twenty minute Montreal powerplay. There was no effort to extend the lead, simply a weak attempt to hold on and squeak out a badly needed two
"We lost because we told ourselves we lost." - Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
I wrote the other day about Google being a little evil with their move into China. They've agreed to comply with China's ruling Communist Party and censor "sensitive" material so it doesn't appear in their searches. For what it's worth, Google has responded to criticism. What I find most disturbing
It doesn't happen often, but it happened today. For only the second time in recent memory, I'm unsure about a For Better Or For Worse strip. If you read today's strip, you'll see the final frame is Elly's employee staring at a telephone book that appears to have been bitten.
Len Carlson was 68. He was the narrator in the popular Canadian cartoon Rocket Robin Hood, the voice of several Marvel cartoon characters including Captain America and Spider-Man's enemy The Green Goblin, and the voice of Bert Raccoon in CBC's The Raccoons.
In my lifetime, which gets longer by the day, my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs have never played in a Stanley Cup final. How is that fair? Some have it worse. Those born during the summer of 1967 can make the same claim, and they're seven years older than me, about
"I was working on a flat tax proposal and accidentally proved there was no God."
I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration. I submitted "Rock & Roll Queen" from The Subways. It's a little Oasis-ish, but it's a pretty damn good little rock song. Besides, there's nothing wrong with sounding a little Oasis-ish, just ask Jet. The Subways are a British indie band from
James is adamant that he will resist all urges to join the Dark Side. His favourite quote from "Star Wars" is from Luke Skywalker when he resists Darth Vader's invitation to "bring order to the galaxy". "I'll never join you!" Slag off, Vader. James will never join you!
My favourite Chris Penn movies Reservoir DogsTrue RomanceShort CutsThe FuneralFootloose
Fastr - Using Flickr images, this game loads images sharing a common tag. I find it awfully addictive. I just scored 57...
Google's corporate motto is "Don't be evil". Google's new China site doesn't seem to live up to this code of conduct. It seems a little evil. In China, Google is censoring material deemed objectionable by authorities. China's ruling Communist Party finds a great deal to be objectionable and Google has
Things haven't been this bad since January 1997. For the past seven games the Leafs have looked uninspired, disinterested and alarmingly inferior to their opponents. It's now safe to say a career year for Bryan McCabe managed to mask a number of our flaws. Once McCabe went down, a paper-thin
We're down 2-1 after one period. Will this be seven in a row? Here are my favourite losing songs.... Losing My Religion - REMLosing California - SloanI'm Losing You - John LennonAngels/Losing/Sleep - Our Lady PeaceLosing Hope - Jack JohnsonI Can't Stand Losing You - The PoliceThe Losing
I was never a fan of the Rob Babcock hiring. He quickly began to prove me right when he selected Rafael Araujo with the eighth pick of the 2004 draft. Then, there was the Vince Carter trade. A year and a half after he was hired, Babcock has been fired
When I heard the Toronto Maple Leafs had an outdoor practice yesterday at Rennie Park, I smiled. It sure looks different than I remember, but it's still Rennie Park where I played all my hockey as a kid. I didn't just play hockey there, I played tee-ball and softball at
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. Broken Social Scene - 7-4 (Shoreline) This is a
Punch-Out! - Carter just got me thinking about Super Mario Bros., a game I played over and over again in my youth. Another game we played ad nauseum was Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! This is a great re-enactment of that classic Nintendo game.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. WoW, Heavy news week, lets all do our best to keep this government in check while we all continue to voice ourselves on behalf of our country. This is an important
Chris Penn was 43. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and starred in dozens of films. I'll always remember him as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in "Reservoir Dogs". "Larry, stop pointin' that fuckin' gun at my Dad!"
