iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won all three of their games so far this year. As of right now they are tied for first place over all with Washington. I’ve started building my bandwagon so that it’s ready for the Stanley Cup parade. Haven’t found any wheels yet, should I be worried that as soon… Continue Reading Started building my Toronto Maple Leafs bandwagon

The rescue of the Chilean miners has been a great triumph of engineering and the human spirt. Congratulations to the nation of Chile and everyone involved. What a great story, and what great television. I started watching the first three miners rescued last night and watched a more of the rescues on-line at work. The… Continue Reading Rescue of the Chilean miners

Car and Driver has started a new campaign: Save the Manuals! As a fan of rowing my own gears I have to throw my support behind manual transmissions. I’m a fan, but many aren’t. When I bought my last two used cars I had to cast a very wide net to find a manual transmission.… Continue Reading Save the Manuals!

Interesting and insightful comment from Billy Corgan while in Cleveland to kick off the Pumpkins latest world tour: Do you go online to see what the fans are saying about the new tracks? No, but I still get a vibe. If I read anything from let’s call it the “hardcore fanbase,” they are stuck in… Continue Reading Billy Corgan has a point

Last summer we signed-up to be Peaksavers. In the middle of the summer of 2010’s first heave wave in Ontario I’m still keen. Once we had signed-up Burlington Hydro sent someone over to install a new thermostat. The new thermostat allows Burlington Hydro / The Peaksaver program to send a signal to raise the temperature… Continue Reading I’m a peaksaver