13Nov 2014 by R&O No Comments
Vancouver: City Of Garbage

Vancouver: City Of Garbage

Assholes, Environment, Life in Vancouver, Observations, Rants
Vancouver residents boast of living in the world's cleanest, prettiest and most pristine city in the world however this statement, and the city in general, is being buried under a mass of disgusting garbage. I live in the downtown core and take my dog for walks on the streets of downtown Vancouver. The weekends are the worst with Sunday morning a rubbish nightmare as all the drunken idiots that bus in from the outlying communities consume vast amounts of alcohol along with paper plated slices of pizza and cardboard cartons of chinese, indian and thai food. Bottles, vomit and food containers are spread over the streets and sidewalks of this city, with broken glass an obstacle course for both my dog and I as we wind our way through the…
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13Sep 2014 by R&O No Comments
U2 Toilet Virus

U2 Toilet Virus

Entertainment, Internet, Music, Rants, Technology
I was cleaning my house yesterday and finally got around to scrubbing out the toilet, my least favourite job and the most emotionally traumatizing part of the home sanitation process. Lifting the toilet seat I was quite shocked to discover U2's new release 'Songs of Innocence' floating around in the bowl. I don't listen to U2, don't like their music and really dislike the uber-douche Bono along with his disingenuous, hand-wringing, self-aggrandizing, political whinging. He's a wanker with silly sunglasses. After some investigation I discovered that U2 has reached agreements with every municipal government to have the their shit album pumped into every home on the planet. Shiny new copies of their lame aural effort will be pushed through water systems and into the poop-pots of every household on the…
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20Aug 2014 by R&O No Comments
A Most Dignified Death

A Most Dignified Death

Health, Observations, People, The Law
[caption id="attachment_5554" align="alignleft" width="220"] Jonathan & Gillian Bennett in 2014[/caption]We will all die one day. Sorry, but that's a fact. The only issue is exactly how we will die. In pain? Alone? Quickly? Slowly? Gillian Bennett knew exactly how and when she would die. She lived on Bowen Island with her husband Jonathan. Her two children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren all live in Greater Vancouver and were close enough to visit. Gillian was diagnosed with dementia, a progressive loss of memory and judgment, three years ago. Since then she has been planning her end with dignity, love for her family and friends and a clear-minded understanding of how she would eventually die. Dementia offers a slow painful death, not so much for the victim but for those left to…
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13Aug 2014 by R&O No Comments
Buying Robin Williams’ House

Buying Robin Williams’ House

Celebrities, Finance
Since the recent suicide of Robin Williams, reports are surfacing regarding his financial problems due in part by the cost of his previous divorces from Valerie Velardi in 1988 and Marsha Garces in 2008. No one knows if this added to his depression but I'm guessing it probably didn't help much. Thanks ladies. In an attempt to stimulate some positive cash flow, other than selling some of his collection of 50 high-end bicycles, Williams listed his Napa Valley estate for sale for a paltry $29,000,000.00. He had yet to receive a solid offer and it has languished waiting for a buyer of substantial means ever since. [caption id="attachment_5542" align="alignright" width="300"] Click for larger view of this mortgage nightmare scenario[/caption]I decided to crunch a few numbers and see if I could…
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