02Jan 2010 by R&O No Comments

The P2K Party

Events, Of Interest, People
Way back in 1999 my neighbours, Lisa and Trent, collected about 20 of their friends together on New Years eve and created their own time capsule with the understanding that all would assemble a decade later to open and discuss the contents. The 10 year anniversary arrived on New Years eve and the unveiling took place at their home, the location of the original party a decade earlier. Unfortunately all of the original participants couldn't attend the unveiling due a variety of reasons but six of the original members and their children showed up to open the time capsule. The original participants, most from Trent's hme town of Smithers, B.C., were asked to contribute items of their choice and also answer 10 questions, their answers to be included in the…
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24Dec 2009 by R&O No Comments

Merry Christmas!

Events
Have a safe and happy Christmas from The Rants and Observations Blog on AprilRoad.com! [swfobj src="http://www.aprilroad.com/pages/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/merryxmas.swf" alt="<p>A Christmas Greeting</p>" align="center" allowfullscreen="true"]
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26Nov 2009 by R&O 2 Comments

Movember Moustache Madness

Cancer, Events
[caption id="attachment_1769" align="alignleft" width="300"][/caption]Jon Strocel is a man with a mission. He's growing a moustache. You're probably thinking that the common moustache isn't particularly fashion forward these days and why would Jon want to grow a moustache and why would I bother to blog about it. Good questions brainiac. Jon is growing his marginal moustache in support of the Movember moustache movement for Prostate Cancer Canada, a worthy charity and the same folks that paid for a very expensive hormone shot during my recent treatment for prostate cancer. Here's a message to all the people that read my blog: Please support Jon and in so doing, support Prostate Cancer research and treatment. Chances are good that you, a loved one, a friend or family member may require their help in…
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