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I spent the last two days on a retreat of sorts with Chevrolet as they showed off their new Impala. I'll write about the Impala later, but right now I want to write about the malt whiskey tasting. I'm not much of a drinker. I enjoy a bottle of Heineken
It seems there's a Redditor who goes by the name TorontoMike who is quite active on the /r/Canada subreddit. I am definitely not Reddit's TorontoMike. Members of /r/MetaCanada, however, believe we're one and the same and that I'm the "neckbeard" they love to hate. I actually had to
During last Friday's Open Mike, someone asked if there could be a mid-week Open Mike bring the total of Open Mikes to two a week. I said I'd do it if ten commenters were on board. Then commenters were into it, so next week I'll kick this off. I'm torn
The big three condiments here in Canada seem to be ketchup, mustard and relish. I like both ketchup and mustard on my hotdogs and hamburgers, but I've never liked relish. Does anyone actually like relish?
Waiting for Mad Men to start last night, we checked out a little of the Juno Awards. They were honouring k.d. lang, who made a great speech about letting your freak flag fly. That's when my girlfriend Monica told me k.d. lang and I share the same hair.
The first wave of invitations have gone out for my little wedding and the very first RSVP response had a surprise waiting for us on the back. This was courtesy of good friend and frequent Toronto Mike commenter and Toronto Mike'd guest elvis. Thanks, elvis!
We all know John Wilkes Booth assisinated President Lincoln. But did you know that John Wilkes Booth's brother, Edwin Booth, once saved Abraham Lincoln's son's life? Edwin Booth saved Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert, from serious injury or even death. The incident occurred on a train platform in Jersey City, New
While touring in Amsterdam, Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber visited the Anne Frank House. He left a note in the guestbook as he departed. Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber.The entire episode is reminiscent of
Over seven years ago, when I moved this blog into Movable Type, I decided to open up comments to everybody. That means absolutely anyone with an Internet connection can leave a comment, using their real name, a catchy handle or leaving the name field blank so it shows up as
The Ontario logo is supposed to depict our provincial symbol, the trillium. But thanks to Reddit, all I can see now is three guys chilling in a hot tub. And now, that's all you'll ever see, too.
For a couple of days last week, I was doggy sitting for a very nice dog named Rudy. In addition to a leash and dog food, I was left these four doggy boots for him to wear on his walks. I could never bring myself to use these boots. I'd
Would you rather go a week without your phone or a week without your toothbrush?
I've got a pretty big event coming up in June, so today I got fitted for the tux I'm renting. Fun Fact: This will be the very first time I've ever worn a tuxedo.
In this rapid fire video, John Green of Mental Floss debunks 50 common misconceptions in science, history, pop culture, and elsewhere.
Hello from Frankfurt! I may be overseas, but I'm still keeping touch with what's happening back home. I hear our anthem was destroyed before the Jays - Astros game in Florida. I'm amused by how the anthem singer literally gave up on O Canada and moved on to the Star-Spangled
I love the story of Sir Nicholas George Winton. Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War. He found homes for them and arranged for their safe passage to Britain. Then there's this little nugget: Winton kept
Happy Valentine's Day. I choo-choo-choose you.
This page from the German Karicartoon calendar, dated February 10, 2013, shows the pope winning the lottery and saying "Holy smokes! Tomorrow I'll quit!" in German. This is no fake, as you'll read here. Holy coinkydink!
Albert Brooks has always made me laugh. Whether in movies like Broadcast News and Mother or his hilarious characters on The Simpsons, I find Brooks to be a funny guy. When I was a kid, I'd watch Super Dave Osbourne on John Byner's Bizarre. 7-year old Mike loved the character,
Four years ago today, I suffered my one and only (so far!) upper body injury when I separated my shoulder playing hockey. Even now, if I sleep too long on my left side, I feel the pain. I've accepted long ago that this is perma-pain, and I just live with
I just got word my buddy Daniel Torreblanca passed away while visiting Peru. He was only 31 years old. Just before he left with his girlfriend to visit his family in Peru, Daniel and I had a great chat about what was next for him. He had just quit his
Farewell, old friend...
Although I never wrote about it here, almost everything in my life changed dramatically in 2011. There were changes in regards to where I live, where I work, my romantic life and just about everything in between. 2011 was a year of great change, but 2012 was amazing. In 2012,
I want to wish each and every one of you a very happy Festivus. For those who don't know what Festivus is, there are three easy to follow steps: "Get the pole out of the crawl space". Or go out and buy one. Remember, it should be aluminium, due to
On Wednesday, I had the great pleasure of meeting the passionate people who work at the Britannia Woods Community House in Ottawa. I was helping the good people at Chevrolet and the United Way deliver much needed food and other supplies to the Britannia Woods Community House, which in turns
