http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com mindless shleps. fowlic banter. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:58:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chester While I’m not the biggest fan of small dogs (that my cat could muscle around), I have to admit my mom’s new multi-poo (???) is a pretty cute little bundle of energy. That’ll keep her and my brother busy for a couple of years! Meet Chester. http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/11/moms-new-puppy/ 2008 has been a pretty horrible year for me thus far. In fact, I'd have to say the worst on record, what with my father passing away, mother in the hospital on more occasions that I have thumbs and pinkies, moving my family out of the family home of 26 ... http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/09/count-me-down-but-never-out/ Finally, today is a longtime coming: the actual acknowledgment and release date of the iPhone north of the border. It has been confirmed that July 11th is the day where I may be camped outside of a Rogers or Fido *or Apple* outlet to get my hands on a sweet ... http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/06/goodbye-dear-razr/ As far as I'm concerned, the bigwigs over at CBC Sports have done yet another injustice to their sports programming that, in my opinion, continues their decent as a viable programming option on TV today. First with the firing of Chris Cuthbert, then the loss of the CFL and now losing ... http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/06/goodbye-cbc-hello-tsn/ My wife and I were out playing tourists on the weekend and while she's pretty new to BC, I've been here my whole life and don't have any real excuse for having never visited the "Birthplace of BC", otherwise known as Fort Langley. http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/04/recycling-in-the-mid-1800s/ On the way to work this AM, I was listening to the TEAM 1040 and the following segment includes about 17mins worth of Trevor goodness: Download interview (right click to save) http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/04/linden-interview-available/ Well, I guess boating season is coming sooner than later. 11 seconds ago the Canucks lost a "must-win" game which translates into missing yet another post-season run. Damn for damn. http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/04/2-of-last-3-seasons/ As many of you may have noticed over the past while, I have slacked in my regular post and even to the point of not updating my WP theme. To say I've been lazy does hold some merit, but like the rest of us, other priorities arose. Anyway, WP 2.5 is ... http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2008/04/finally-the-wait-is-over/ Also known as "focus" points, this plotted map illustrates where all earthquakes have originated since 1963, when data-recording started. Note the heavy pacific rim activity along the Americas and Asia... glad I got earthquake insurance suckas! http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2007/09/global-earthquake-epicenters/ Do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead? Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough money? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the ... http://www.dailyrumpypumpy.com/2007/08/why-why-why/