This episodes features podcaster, blogger and one of Toronto’s most unheralded boosters, Mike Boon. aka Toronto Mike.
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Hiking in Morningside Park
This past weekend we spent a couple of hours hiking in Morningside Park in Scarborough.
We went to see if we could spot the salmon who return every fall to spawn. We didn’t see any. But we did see blue jays, ducks, minnows and even a heron.
August 2015 Fitness Report
Welcome! Episode #10: Farid Kassam
I sat down with Farid Kassam. Who is Farid? Well, let’s just say that he is (partly) responsible for the air we breathe in airplanes and the functionality of the CanadARM. Yup. That arm. The one that helped build the International Space Station and launched (and fixed) the Hubble Space Telescope. Check out our conversation below.
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Toronto Blue Jays nicknames
My son and I like to celebrate each of the Toronto Blue Jays’ home runs. We do so by calling out their home run nicknames. For example, “Bautista Bomb!”
Here’s our list (so far):
- Josh Donaldson – Making It Rain
- Jose Bautista – Bautista Bomb
- Edwin Encarnacion – Taking The Parrot For A Walk
- Troy Tulowitski – TnT
- Justin Smoak – Smoak Smoked It!
- Chris Colabello – Canonball
- Ezequiel Carrera – Easy
- Ryan Goins – Goins, Goins, Gone!
Welcome! Episode #9: Kevin Kennedy
The founder of Pitch Talks, Kevin Kennedy recently joined me in Girth Radio studios in Pacific Junction Hotel in Toronto.
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Music by Afraaz Mulji.
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Welcome! Episode #8: Uncle Neil
Uncle Neil joined me in Girth Radio studios at Toronto’s Pacific Junction Hotel.
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Neil ended the show by playing his guitar and singing the classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water.
William E. Small Bridge
The William E. Small Bridge. It crosses the French River in northern Ontario. It was also built by volunteers: The French River Snow Voyageurs Snowmobile Club in 2005.
It also happens to be the largest snowmobile bridge in the world. Pretty awesome, eh?
Visiting the Big Nickel in Sudbury
I never thought I’d visit Sudbury. Why? It’s so far north! But when we found ourselves an hour away from there we decided to make the trek and spend the last day of our mini vacation in Ontario’s “north”.
We hiked the Bell Park Boardwalk, visited Science North and even took pictures of the “Big Nickel”. We ended up in Sudbury after camping for a few days in the beautiful Grundy Lake Provincial Park.
Bell Park Boardwalk with the Science North building in the background. On Hermit’s Bay.
Kahzmir posing with a Smilodon (from the last Ice Age)
July 2015 Fitness Report
In my continuous effort to lead a healthier lifestyle, I’ve been walking much more than I ever have. On my way to work I get off one stop early and walk. I also take 40 minute walks during my lunch break.
Here’s a visual synopsis of the month of July:
