17Mar 2010 by R&O No Comments

Today’s Death Stories

Of Interest, People
There's two interesting death stories in today's paper that you may, in a macabre way, find interesting: A man convicted of strangling an elderly woman was executed in Ohio on Tuesday, eight days after he tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose. The execution of Lawrence Reynolds, 43, had been postponed a week after he was found unconscious in his death-row cell and hospitalized to recover from an overdose of medication. They actually took the time and resources to nurse this sap back to health so they could kill him. Let me see hands for those that think this is completely and totally nuts. A Georgia man was running and listening to his iPod on the beach on Hilton Head Island when he was struck and killed by an…
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16Mar 2010 by R&O 2 Comments

The Old Days

Of Interest, Technology
On July 25 1994 I visited International PC on Main Street in Vancouver to purchase 4 one megabyte memory modules for my old 386 computer. I purchased lots of hardware for my various computers in the 1990's including a very expensive tape backup drive, cases, CD drives, hard drives etc. and estimate I spent well over $10,000 on parts. I came across the receipt above stuffed away in an old hardware manual and thought it may be interesting to those that only been using a personal computer in the last decade or so. Haven't times changed.
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04Mar 2010 by R&O 4 Comments

Music

Music, Observations
I've been listening to music all my life, probably from moments after my birth and will probably be listening to music moments before my death. Music has been with me for all the great events in my life and has helped me through some of the worst. It attaches itself to your memories and can drag you back to a sunny day with friends at the beach in 1978 or waking in the snow along Victoria's Fort Street in the early evening of 1985. All of the images, smells and sounds become clear with the help of music. Everyone has a favourite song, something they probably connect with a specific moment or event in their lives. Music is the soundtrack of our existence (oooh, heavy!) and we edit our score…
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03Mar 2010 by R&O 5 Comments

Update #1

Life in Port Moody, Of Interest
After the recent attack on Benjamin by a neighbour's unleashed dog and their refusal to pay the resulting vet bill, we've officially initiated Operation A-Hole: Step One - Submitted a statement to the city outlining the event in detail and supplying a photo of poor Benjamin's injuries. The city can deem their dog 'aggressive' which would increase their annual license fee. Step Two - Sent the vet bill via registered mail to the A-holes with a cover letter stating that we would wait 7 days for payment after which we would initiate a claim in court. We intend to ramp it up and drag them into court if they don't respond to our registered letter and pay the vet bill. But will they leash their dog in the future? Who…
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