27Jun 2013 by R&O No Comments
Prostate Cancer: Round Two

Prostate Cancer: Round Two

Cancer, Health, Of Interest
In the second half of 2009 I discovered I had prostate cancer and outlined the situation within this blog. I had surgery, endured some of the bad bits, healed and moved on. I even raised a bit of cash for the cause. And that, I thought, was that. Until last month. I've had regular PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests to ensure the nasty stuff isn't still lurking inside my body and, until the end of last year, all was good. But then the tests began showing a slow increase in the amount of PSA in my blood which meant that some cancer cells remain even after the host prostate was yanked out and dropped in the trash. To say I was bummed out is an understatement as I figured the…
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23Jun 2013 by R&O No Comments
Pierces = Pure Pop Pleasure

Pierces = Pure Pop Pleasure

Music, Of Interest
Who would have thought that an insipid rom com would introduce me to some of the freshest, purest pop I've heard in some time. Behold The Pierces, sisters, writers and performers of creative, catchy and addictive tunes not heard since Heart's debut Dreamboat Annie back in 1975. They even have the black hair/blond hair, guitar player thing goin' on but the roles are reversed. Oh, and they're not too hard on the eyes, much like the lovely Wilson sisters. The Pierces are Allison Margaret Pierce and Catherine Eleanor Pierce, born two years apart in Birmingham, Alabama. Their most recent release, the 2011 album You & I, is on constant rotation on my iphone, in my car and everywhere else I can listen at some time during the day. To say…
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07Jan 2013 by R&O No Comments

Banker Bailout

Animals, Of Interest
Joel Armstrong, a Spokane, Washington banker, spotted a mother duck and ducklings preparing to make a perilous leap from his office window so helped them make their way to water. It's stories like this that make you think there's hope for mankind after all. And one of the few stories where comments about the actions of a member of our financial community are wholly positive. Enjoy this little bit of duck love.
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08Aug 2012 by R&O No Comments
The wonderful world of podcasting

The wonderful world of podcasting

Entertainment, Internet, Of Interest, Technology
My time was my own. I had the freedom to spend leisurely hours after work and on the weekends doing what I wanted to do, some gardening, some home maintenance, dinner with friends. Life was good. Too good. I decided to change that by starting a podcast network. I've always been interested in podcasting and experimented with a lame attempt right here on AprilRoad.com a few years ago. They sucked. I was more enthralled with the technology than the content and the listener metrics told the sad story. The story was that my audio offerings were, in food parlance, small bits of 3-day-old overly-salted gristly meat, appealing to absolutely no one on this planet or any other planet in this universe or beyond. So I quit. But a few years…
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