20Apr 2012 by R&O No Comments

Killing with kindness

Animals
We've been feeding our best buddy Benjamin Waggin Train Jerky Treats for over three years. We've lovingly broken the strips into bite size bits and served them with his favourite lamb and rice food, a dollop of flaked tuna and a big bowl of fresh water. But we may have been feeding him poison. Benjamin has been having a number of issues for the past year or so including whinging, bloated stomach, irregular bowel movements and lethargy which we attributed to his age (we think he's between 8-10 years old) and his penchant for licking any outdoor body of water including plant pots, ditches, drainage ditches etc. He's been to the vet a number of times but there's we've never found anything conclusive. Since finding out about Waggin Train's product…
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19Apr 2012 by R&O No Comments

Rocket Man

Of Interest
I'm not sure how long this video will last on YouTube so have a look while you can. The CBC reported that this clown drove his motorbike at speeds reaching close to 300 km/h through midday Victoria area highway traffic, weaving around and BETWEEN cars, then posting his/her exploits online for all to view. Everyone. Including the police. Speed doesn't matter when you're being tracked on the internet via your IP address so he/whe will eventually be caught and punished. But what can you do with someone that's obviously insane? His/her behaviour is obviously that of lunatic. Really! Like, who would post the video online? UPDATE: Saanich police have seized the blue Yahama motorcycle seen in a viral YouTube video hitting speeds up to 299 kilometres an hour on the…
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02Apr 2012 by R&O No Comments
SEO Alchemy

SEO Alchemy

Internet
If you're a website owner you've probably received a number of annoying spam emails purporting to magically increase traffic, pagerank and penis size using the magic of SEO (search engine optimization). I'm here to tell you that most, if not almost all claims in this regard are bullshit. Period. SEO has fast become the new digital alchemy, the holy grail of website owners and open season for charlatans and cheats disguised as 'consultants'. Much like exercise and diet lead to weight loss and good health (yup...that's all there is to it), a good website with unique content, constant updates and informative enough for others to link to your information leads to a healthy page rank (the number, from 0 to 10, that Google scores your site based on their various…
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11Feb 2012 by R&O 2 Comments
More Rock Shots from Doug

More Rock Shots from Doug

Entertainment, Music
Fellow employee and 70's rock fan Doug Bower supplied me with a few more original concert photos, joining his previous Queen photos and bootlegs. Remember the 70's? Those were the days when it was perfectly legal to bring your camera to a concert and take photos of your heroes at work. It was all very civilized back then. Photos include Meatloaf, Ellen Foley (original Meatloaf backup singer and performer on 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light'), Billy Joel, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Alice Cooper and Ric Ocasek (The Cars). They're not the most attractive group of people (other than Ms. Foley of course) but they were great performers and songwriters, significantly more than the idiots that top the charts in this century. Christ, I miss those days. Click the photos to view…
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