Category: Observations

Upon flipping through the first section of today's Province newspaper: Cover - Unrepentant Killers Set To Go Free - Release of Jeremy Coles and Tyler Neudorf called 'a slap in the face of the victims' Page A3 - Remorseless killers about to walk free - 'Shows the failure of our justice system Page A3 - Mentally unstable murderer on the loose - A dangerous, mentally unstable killer has disappeared from a Port Coquitlam psychiatric institution Page A4 - Criminal charges quashed against alleged polygamists - Judge rules attorney-general had no jurisdiction to appoint special porsecutor to Bountiful case Page A12 - Shooting victim refuses to talk - A man who was shot by police during a traffic stop in Chemainus is refusing to speak with them Page A12 - Family…

The world has gone completely insane and this one proves it. The Abbotsford father that left his two small children in his vehicle while he drank in the Fat Pig Saloon at this summer's Abbotsford Agrifair has been let off the hook. Yes, that's right...he's not going to be punished for this...at all...ever. It's mind boggling to say the least but it all boils down to proving how long the children were suffering in the vehicle. Abbotsford Police Department information officer Const. Ian MacDonald advised "As a result of this investigation and through consultation with Crown Counsel, the Abbotsford Police Deparrtment will not be recommending charges against any person involved in this incident. I emphasize (the charge) has to be based on a solid timeline, so we couldn't go forward.…

So here's my solution to our present healthcare funding issues. Forget taxes! Forget the Government! Let's get advertisers into our hospitals! Imagine having your gall bladder surgery sponsered by Pepsi or a vasectomy sponsered by Save-On Foods. It's so simple it's scary. Everything else is sponsered...the fireworks, the olympics, the Santa Claus parade so why not move those eager advertisers into our hospitals? They could plaster their logos and slogans on everything from bandaids to leg braces, surgical gowns to catheter bags. The possitilites are limitless. The idea sounds silly but I can't think of a good reason why it wouldn't actually work. Advertising is everywhere including above urinals, in movie theatres (my pet peeve), on hats, tshirts, pants, shoes, gloves, scarves, glasses....well you get the idea. So why not…

I haven't posted a thing for a few weeks and for that I apologize to those who take the time to read my meanderings on a regular or semi-regular basis. The concept of blogging requires daily attention and should offer something for visitors to make the daily, weekly or monthly trip and shouldn't offer old posts and dead air. For that I apologize but life, unfortunately has a way of getting in the way and demanding our attention no matter which responsibilities we perceive as important. I'm back and will do my best to offer a daily tidbit for your enjoyment. Thanks for returning in spite of my absence.