11Feb 2010 by R&O No Comments

Olympic Torch on April Road

Of Interest, Olympics
Our neighbour called the other night to advise that the 2010 Games Olympic Torch would be starting at the foot of April Road. Sounds good. The run will begin at 6:33 am. Not so good. My wife convinced me to walk to the foot of our street and join the surprisingly large crowd that had collected on this cold, rainy morning and watch someone in a questionable jumpsuit run down the road with an over-sized Bic lighter. Sounds like real hoot, right? Actually, I have to admit that seeing so many people at the foot of my usually very quiet street so early in the morning was worth the trip and I'm glad I brought along my video camera. Below is video of the main event including the lighting of…
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11Feb 2010 by R&O No Comments

Our dirty little secret is out

Observations, Olympics, Rants
Uh oh! Our dirty little secret is out. The BBC, along with the rest of the world, is in town to report on the 2010 Winter Olympics but one of their reporters must have wandered into the east end. The report on the BBC News web site, which refers to Vancouver as Drug Central of North America, outlines the problems in Canada's poorest, drug soaked neighbourhood. The BBC reporter, Rajesh Mirchandani, mentions the drugs, the addicts, the prostitutes and, of course, the violent crime. The first four paragraphs of his report sum it all up: As Vancouver prepares to host the Winter Olympics, the city continues to struggle with a vicious drugs war. Dozens have been killed in escalating turf battles that have spread far beyond the city limits. But…
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10Feb 2010 by R&O No Comments

Michael Jackson’s Autopsy

Of Interest, People
Information from the Michael Jackson coroner's report has been released and it sheds a not-so-new light on the wacky guy that anointed himself The King of Pop. You can download the entire report in PDF format from Aprilroad.com to read along but be warned that it may destroy any thoughts you had about his thick head of hair. That's because Michael was bald. Yup, it states on the report that the King was suffering from male pattern baldness and also had a burn scar on the back of his head from the Pepsi Incident which added to his follicle woes. The report states "There is frontal balding and the hair can be described as short and tightly curled." There are a few other interesting revelations in the report such as:…
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05Feb 2010 by R&O 1 Comment

Burger Bullies

Observations, Olympics, Rants
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that McDonald's Restaurants is the official purveyor of fine food and a major sponsor of the 2010 winter Olympics. Who says loads of money can't buy anything, huh? Can you imagine how many Olympic athletes adhere to a healthy diet of delicious McGrease burgers and fat fries? But these artery clogging saturated fat pushers are the official restaurant sponser of the sports spectacle we call the 2010 winter games. It's like Clifford Olson hosting the Variety Show Of Hearts Telethon. So you would think that a big mega-corporation like McDonald's would be on its best corporate behaviour during the upcoming games. Well, you're wrong. They're busy bullying local chefs at the Four Host First Nations pavilion. It seems that professional…
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