from the "I see dead people" dept.

A little more than a week ago I made the long trip out to my storage facility in Delta.

I have a big crate there, one that is jammed full of my stuff. Looking at it 18 months after sealing it up has made me realize how much of the contents are crap.

But amongst the crap hides some important stuff: business papers, video tapes of days-gone-by, thousands of photos and my bike.

My bike is the reason why I went out to Delta in the first place.

Unfortunately, when I packed my storage container, I was stupid. Instead of thinking ahead and asking myself what items would I want access to first -- and then packing those items last -- I just tossed everything in. The first item in was my bike.

It took about an hour of pulling all the crap, photos, papers and video tapes out, just to reveal my bike. Then I had to search for my tools, gloves, water bottle, helmet, etc. And then I had to stick it all back in.

Not fun. But, I had my bike.

As luck would have it, the weather has been great for cycling. I've been getting out on an almost daily basis. I am hoping that by getting back into cycling, I'll shrink in size and become healthier. At my ripe old age, I need to get serious.

But here's the thing: during two of the last three rides, I've seen dead people. I kid you not.

Apparently, the south end of Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge makes for a great place to kill yourself. I reckon a 6-story plunge to the South False Creek cycling route is fool-proof -- as evidenced by the yellow tarps surrounded by slowly moving first responders.

So I'm 2 for 3. And on the ride where I didn't see a body, I actually did see the -- how to put this -- stain from the first suicide.

This begs the question: Why are so many people killing themselves on beautiful summer afternoons? How do you explain it to the kids in the nearby park? Or the tourists. Or the cyclists.

If, as the B.C. government tells us on a daily basis, this is the best place on earth, then what the hell is wrong?

from the "but what I really mean" dept.

George Carlin died last week. His passing didn't receive anywhere near the coverage that the death of Tim Russert did. He should have received double.

You may not have liked his language, but his comedy/observations certainly hit the nail on the head... each and every time.

Here's his riff on euphemisms. Priceless.



[h/t Dot Dot Dot]

from the "iDisappointed" dept.

Yay! The iPhone is finally here! And for a reasonable $199!

Boo! Rogers voice/data plans are outrageous. And there's a 3 year contract.

Mad as hell? Click below to let Ted know.



Cheers!

from the "get up in the mornin'..." dept.

I don't know if Mr. Clock Radio (grinning, above) is funny, odd or just plain scary. I'm leaning towards the latter. And personally I think he's the evil spawn of Mr. Microphone and Big Mouth Billy Bass, the singing fish.

Check out the little dear in this promotional video.

Imagine that thing waking you up every morning. Pretty creepy, no?

Cheers!

from the "last day" dept.

Bill Gates' last day... Priceless!



Cheers!

from the "monkey business" dept.

I'd never heard of the Trunk Monkey until today. He appeared in a series of commercials for an American auto dealer. They're funny as hell. And almost as disturbing.



Thanks, REW!

from the "one minute warning" dept.

Bill O'Reilly is an idiot blowhard and Faux Nooze is little more than right-wing propaganda for the wankery of a failed administration.

What? You've never watched Bill-O? You can't watch Bill-O? You won't watch Bill-O?

Well, here's a solution: Bill-O's entire show in a minute.

After watching this, there's no reason to watch his show... you've seen it all.



Cheers!

from the "tune of the day" dept.

A cool retelling of an old classic:

The Last Town Chorus
Modern Love

from the "happy feet" dept.

You may have seen Dancing Matt dance his way around the world a few years ago in THIS video. Or maybe THIS one.

However, Matt hasn't stopped travelling. In fact, he's picked up a few friends along the way.

Matt's latest video captures the joy and wonder of travel. And, it makes me want to run off and hop on a plane...



Cheers!

from the "a foot in cold water" dept.

UPDATE from CBC.ca:

6th foot found in B.C. not human, says coroners service

Remains found Wednesday in a shoe near Campbell River belong to an animal, the BC Coroners Service says, describing the incident as a "reprehensible hoax."

The latest finding comes as investigators try to unravel the mystery behind several human feet found in shoes on the province's south coast.

The rest of the story is HERE.