09Jun 2013 by R&O No Comments

One Less Scumbag

Crime, People, The Law
Thieving scumbags are all around us, snatching purses, removing the contents from our cars, breaking into our homes and causing nothing but headaches and misery. So it's exceedingly satisfying when one of them gets caught, and even more so when it's caught on video. A lowlife, miscreant piece of shit had the misfortune to attempt his shoplifting caper in the presence of an off duty North Vancouver RCMP officer. And it was documented in its entirety by an intrepid videographer who narrates the collar while conversing with a 911 operator. I found it hilarious that the thieving douche continually asks his captor, between sobs and whinging, "Why are you doing this"? I think we could all ask the very same question of the thieving douche, couldn't we? Behold, the disruption…
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10May 2013 by R&O No Comments

Bad people and their bad dogs

Animals, Assholes, Rants
The little girl you see on the left is Finley, a 3 year old female miniature Sheltie with, according to his owner, an insanely upbeat disposition. She was attacked by a much larger dog and seriously injured in April. The owners of the dog that attacked little Finley didn't respond to their dog's attack, didn't offer help, didn't do anything other than leave. Quickly. The above picture of Finley is actually a happy picture. She's lying in the sun outside Canada West Vet Hospital, recuperating from her injuries and doing what dogs do best, sleeping. Inconsiderate, irresponsible and obnoxious dog owners are everywhere, even in my neighbourhood as mentioned in a previous post. The assholes that own the dog that attacked Finley and the neighbours who own the dog that…
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08Jul 2010 by R&O No Comments
When Queen was King

When Queen was King

Events, Music, Of Interest, People
Way back in December of 1979 and again in June of 1980, Doug Bower, a friend and fellow employee, went to see Queen perform at The Pacific Coliseum here in Vancouver. Back in these days of festival seating and lax security, a young aspiring photographer like Doug could bring his camera along to take photos of the band while standing a few rows back from the stage. (Yes, those were the days when we could get close to our rock idols without guard rails and security personnel. We refer to them as the good old days of rock.) Doug mentioned the photos he had taken back then as we discussed our favourite bands from the 70's and I asked him to dig them out and let me have a look.…
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08Apr 2009 by R&O No Comments
The Internet in 1994

The Internet in 1994

Internet, Of Interest, Technology
Back in the early 90's my brother and I started a small business we called The Net Brothers. We offered software installation, configuration and tutorials to help businesses and a few home users access the Internet. It was a tricky business back then and most people that wanted to access the Internet had problems finding software, configuring their dial-up modems and a variety of other technical issues that have since all but disappeared. Things have changed significantly since those early days and the Internet is now accessible by practically everyone, replacing many of the services and products we used and supported back then. There were very few consultants at the beginning of the 90's Internet wave and someone from The Bill Good Show heard me on CBC radio discussing this…
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