mike the mountain

For those of you who haven’t heard, my current metropolis of Toronto is having a particularly rough year (relatively speaking) as far as gun violence. Earlier this week we hit what many consider to be the lowest point yet, when on Boxing Day, at one of the busiest retail intersections in the country, a [...]

Wow, 2 weeks can certainly fly by like a fart in a windstorm…
Well, I certainly hope you were able to enjoy the past few government-approved statutory non-work and/or work-optional days in whatever culurally appropriate manner you deemed fit for your own personal edification.
And if not, then as my dear friend Denis says: “Merry F#@$&*! Christmas!!“
Personally, [...]

Environment Canada’s Official Weather Warnings
another day - and it’s winter Originally uploaded by Cilest.
City of Toronto10:52 AM EST Thursday 15 December 2005Snowfall warning…
Snowfall amounts of 15 centimetres west of Toronto today to 30 centimetres over areas adjacent…Major winter storm with the centre over western end of [...]

Vote By Issue Quiz
See how you would vote on 12 major issues (with the “official” stances hidden), then see how your opinions/beliefs match up with the major parties.
Personally, I would have liked to see the Green Party in there, also I find it kind of strange that the Bloc was included, seeing as how their [...]

Once upon a time I had a scarf. The scarf I’m wearing in the picture, that the waves themselves are bowing down to.This was a magic scarf that my impeccably fashionable paramour chose for me on a chilly autumn day in Stratford. Handmade by a local artisan out of the thoughts and dreams [...]

Just when I think I’ve found my weird Christmas music fix for the season, here comes DJ Riko to offer up a whole new barrel of happy.
Oh yeah, he also did that Whistler’s Delight mix that all the cool people have been listening too…

I love this mash-up stuff: Q-Unit: Queen vs 50 Cent
It will take a lot to beat last year’s Indie Christmas album (second favourite Christmas album, nothing beats Boney M), and of course I’ve got my own personal mix, but Santastic just might come close!

OK Steve, if you’re actually going to make me THINK this election…
How’d They Vote?
It’s pretty easy here folks… Find your riding, find your MP, take a look at how they voted in the past. Do you agree?
Honestly, I’m not the greatest candidate to talk about electoral participation. I’m generally so disgusted with the [...]

I refuse to start celebrating the Christmas “season” until December 1 at the earliest. Too much over-commercialization tends to bum me out, but I love the cheesey fun stuff. (In other words, Burl Ives rocks, Boney M rules… Jessica Simpson makes me want to shoot myself in the head with a candy-cane revolver.)
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