24Sep 2011 by R&O No Comments

The Coolest Place in the World

Entertainment, Of Interest, Travel
I've never thought of Grand Rapids, Michigan as a particularly cool tourist destination. That is until I saw this video, shot in a single, uninterrupted take (who has the balls to do this stuff?). And think about this while watching...imagine being the lone participant that screws up a cue and forces all to start over again. Not cool. Not cool at all.
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23Sep 2011 by R&O No Comments
A Suprising Outcome

A Suprising Outcome

Crime, Observations, Of Interest, People, The Law
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas announced second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges against two L.A. County police officers for the beating death of Kelly Thomas. Officer Manuel Ramos was charged with one count each of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the July 5, 2011 confrontation. Police Cpl. Jay Cicinelli was charged with one count each of involuntary manslaughter and excessive force. This is a suprising outcome as most were expecting a coverup of sorts and each of the officers involved to receive minor charges for their part in the beating. But D.A. Rackauckas, after much anticipation, announced the charges on September 22, 2011 and suggested there may be more charges against other officers involved. He said a review of the evidence showed Thomas was acting 'in self-defense, in…
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01Sep 2011 by R&O No Comments
A New Crop of Assholes

A New Crop of Assholes

Assholes, Business, Economy, Observations, People, Politics, Rants, The Law
There's been a sizable crop of contenders for the Asshole of the Week award and I've yet to see such a deserving group of recipients. These folks run the gamut from murderers to politicians (what's new) to a police chief to spoiled Asian kids. These are just four of the people that make our day-to-day lives miserable at times and contribute to our feelings of despair and hopelessness. They piss us off and make us want to smash something into tiny pieces with a huge fucking hammer. Overly dramatic? Sure. But what do we do...depend on our pathetic legal system to do sort it all out? Read on... ONE: It was reported today that Sasan Ansari, the douche that stabbed his friend 33 times outside the Hollyburn Country Club five…
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14Aug 2011 by R&O No Comments
My New Top Ten Website

My New Top Ten Website

Entertainment, Of Interest
After much work, many hours of Photoshop, coding and general tweaks I've finally launched my newest web site TopTenInPictures.com. I had the idea while creating the very same graphic layouts for The Province newspaper and, after witnessing the popularity of the image galleries, decided it might just work as a standalone website. Some of the galleries I created for the newspaper shot to the top of the list of most-viewed content after only a few minutes. It seemed that anything remotely gory, sexy or odd deemed the most attention so I've tried to do the same on my own site while maintaining a certain level of respectability. Which is hard when you're presenting the top ten largest breasts in the world or the top ten exotic dancers. Another issue is…
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