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My Favourite Films

Two of my favourite movies of all-time turn 30 this month. That has me thinking about my favourite films of all-time. Obviously, this list has changed over the past few decades, but the core seems to remain the same. There are some films I just adore to the core. In
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My Favourite Instrumental Songs

With apologies to Rush, here are a few of my all-time favourite instrumental songs. Add yours to the comments! Bonus points if you embed a YouTube video of the song. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pretty Little Ditty The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica Dick Dale and the Deltones -
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Things I Dig

This is not a definitive list, but here's some things I dig. And they're in absolutely no particular order. french press coffeeStride Spark Kinetic Mint gumPublic EnemybikingNeil Youngdunking chocolate chip cookies in milkThe Wirefatherhoodpizzathe Olympicsplaying catchThe Tragically Hipmy Roots sweat pantsThe Howard Stern Showmy smart phoneplayoff hockeycampingTarantino moviesskating outdoorsArrested Developmentapplesrooting
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Ranking the Canadian Gords

1. Gordie Howe - 97/100If you're going to rank the Canadian Gords, you've got to open with Mr. Hockey. The man scored 801 goals and recorded 1049 assists over his lengthy and respected NHL career. Gordie Howe also played the unsuspecting object of Ms. Krabappel's affections in Bart the
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Top 10 Sources of Traffic in 2013

There were 1090 sources of traffic to this site in 2013.  Excluding search engines, here are the top 10 sites that sent visitors over here throughout the year. StumbleUpon.comTwitter.comFacebook.comredditGawkerBlogTOWikipediaMy Toronto ScoopHumble and Fred RadioCanadian ThinkerInbound links are always appreciated, and whenever possible reciprocated.
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Christmas Songs I Enjoy

It's December, and that means you'll likely need to assemble a Christmas party playlist for a holiday party or two. A great deal of Christmas music is awful, but there are a few dozen or so I can stomach.  Here are my personal favourite Christmas songs if you need a
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