The Rage skips dishes

Earl's Restuarant

Nicknames

OO7

Chucky

The Rage
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Foodie 007, orders a meal from Skip The Dishes which is delivered to the 00 residence by Chucky.

Comments

The Rage: If I ate as much as 007, I would have to work twenty hours a week extra for Skip The Dishes to be able to keep it up. I would be an employee and customer.

Satire Und Theology: That is stating something. The Rage can out eat me seven pieces of fish to three.

Canadian political realities

Canadian political realities, thank you, Mike.

Buy your ticket to heaven?

My ticket was paid for by the atoning and resurrection work of Jesus Christ, through the Father, Son and Holy Spirit being applied to me through regeneration.

Apparently from several articles, if true, this man is another fraudster...

Link six months ago

Wrong kind of Dr., right diagnosis/New arms race?

Holiday High-Light Festival, Vancouver

Wrong kind of Dr., right diagnosis

In the summer, I noticed a minor medical issue. Although I only have one official day of medical training, I have been told, according to medical doctors, I have good patient knowledge. I attempt to use my PhD research abilities to research ailments. I realize that I am very limited in regard to medical knowledge.

Of course, I am still a kingpin, with good overall health, so do not get any wrong ideas...

I studied online and I came up with a diagnosis. I attempted to fix myself, but I did not have the right tools, or to be honest, the knowledge. I made an appointment with my MD at the clinic I have been at from babyhood to bachelorhood.

My regular MD was away. The very kind, knowledgeable more junior, female MD disagreed with my diagnosis and did a procedure based on her diagnosis. Based on her superior medical intellect and not wanting to seem sexist or chauvinistic, which I am not, and went along with it.

The problem did not go away and today my regular MD confirmed my diagnosis. He also agreed with me that I do not have the tools to dig deep enough to do this minor, in office procedure. He laughed when I stated he would think I am an idiot for trying the surgery myself and botching it!

I am back for the procedure, next week.

New arms race? 

Sky News December 27 2018

Cited

Russia says new missile flies at 27 times the speed of sound and renders all defences useless 

Deputy prime minister Yuri Borisov claims the Avangard is impossible to intercept, despite accusations the project is propaganda.

Cited

The Avangard was test-fired on Wednesday.

Cited

It is described as a hypersonic glide vehicle that flies 27 times faster than the speed of sound. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the weapon's launch, comparing it to a "meteorite".

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Mr Borisov said on Thursday it "essentially makes missile defences useless".

This is disturbing from a Western security perspective.

Will it lead to a new arms race?

Will it lead to new disarmament talks?

Love it...

Second day @the new residence of the Boss. The nurse stated: 'Are you here to see your Grandma?' 'Then...'You look so young.'

I love it when that happens...

More premises in my favour, thank God.

My old recliner ate my Android

Paris: Piccrismas.com

I was wondering where my mobile phone was...

Free replacement on the way...

Thoughts

I keep informing a friend that within the Western world, 'singles' is 35 years old plus. Do not expect
young adults to attend 'singles' events you sanction.

This is an ageist, presumptuous, group think, culture which generally lacks the serious consideration of intellectual, philosophical, subtleties. There are some people within that are exceptions.

If one wants to meet young adults, one needs to attend church events (and/or ministry events) as opposed to 'singles' events.

It is usually assumed by many within Christian ministry and within the Church that people of a similar age are at a similar point if life. Assumed often, when I listen, by the Boundless ministry with Focus on the Family, for example.

This risks using lazy thinking.

Take me versus three good friends for example:

Me=r
Friend one=f1
Friend two=f2
Friend three=f3

35+ years of age (We are of similar age)

r=yes
f1=yes
f1=yes
f3=yes

Wish to retire?

r=no
f1=yes
f2=yes
f3=yes

Married?

r=no
f1=yes
f1=yes
f3=no

Have children?

r=no
f1=yes
f2=yes
f3=no

If single, would you marry a significantly younger woman?

r=yes
f1=no
f2=no
f3=yes

If newly married at our age (group), would you have children?

r=yes
f1=no
f2=no
f3=yes

Would you marry into a pre-made family?

r=no (Perhaps if very young children)
f1=no
f2=yes
f3=yes

Wish to travel in Europe?

r=yes
f1=no
f2=no
f3=yes

Wish to travel in the United States

r=yes
f1=no
f2+yes
f3=yes

Wish to work in full-time ministry?

r=yes
f1=no
f2=yes
f3=no
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Merry Christmas, friends! So, how do you match with my answers?

Arrived today from my internet and cable provider

Under $10, 000

The carpeting and linoleum was tentatively purchased today, the sunroom excluded, which has a very strong floor that will receive some more good scrubbing.

The flooring being the most expensive part of this stage of renovations.

As noted in a previous entry, I purchased a matching reclining chair and a GE (General Electric) dishwasher for the kitchen. I already have a furnished loft where I live, but as the Boss is in hospital and will soon be in residence, I need to, for the sake of visitors, as in friends, work meetings, bible study (potentially) have a furnished living room. This is where the Boss used to receive home care. I am fine washing and drying dishes by hand, but as the original dishwasher, when we moved in, is broken, I cannot reasonably just leave a 'hole', so therefore I bought a new GE.

Thank you to my friendly neighbor Walter Thomas Franklin for the contacts and the offer of assistance with moving all the furniture and items.

Phase one of renovations is under $10, 000.

Phase two is significantly less important and down the road...

Santa Calvinist

I suppose this is better theologically than Satan Claus...

It needed to happen eventually

This is the exact same model and colour of the sofa I put a deposit on today. Plus, I purchased a matching reclining chair and a GE (General Electric) dishwasher for the kitchen.

I already have a furnished loft where I live, but as the Boss is in hospital and will soon be in residence, I need to, for the sake of visitors, as in friends, work meetings, bible study (potentially) have a furnished living room. This is where the Boss used to receive home care.

I am fine washing and drying dishes by hand, but as the original dishwasher, when we moved in, is broken, I cannot reasonably just leave a 'hole', so therefore I bought a new GE.

Before full payment and delivery, I first need to pay for new flooring, for every room upstairs and downstairs, minus the sunroom.

Hitting the restaurant scene like Mr. L for a couple of nights...

Izba Bistro, Port Coquitlam, December 14. 

Two nights in a row, my poor stomach takes a beating with delicious food. (Again, despite my kingpin frame, I have always been a small eater, low calorie person that exercises regularly). 

This steak dish was very good. 

I recommend Izba Bistro. I believe it was my first attempt at Polish-Canadian cuisine.

Stock photo of Deutsches Haus meal we ordered...

The previous night at Deutsches Haus (Vancouver Alpen Club), I believe it was my first attempt at German cuisine.

Also recommended, this establishment serves meat after meat after meat, that you had better eat....

I took some of it home and it was still excellent with mustard. This meal was courtesy my kind employer.

Although I cannot technically remember previously ever eating at German or Polish-Canadian cuisine, restaurants, my memory does not go back to earliest childhood.

Germanic cuisine was represented from my parents in my childhood, lunch and dinner cuisine.

I am full...

A group of us are back at Izba Bistro on the 21st.

Izba Bistro

The Shaw of I ran faster

Very kind free offer from Shaw today. Accepted of course.

Some background...

As I was a long time student, the Shaw account was previously in the name of the Boss, now being placed in residence. I am not certain if internet speed and service was ever upgraded, but the digital television quality was never upgraded. So, when Telus offered me an upgrade, I switched and the digital picture was obviously far superior. This made a difference watching the (UEFA) football.

But, Telus scored too many own goals and did not keep promises kept to offer movie channels for my then at home Boss. They provided the movie channels and then took them away. When I complained, they stated, they could add the channels, for a price.

Bad move!

Goodbye Telus, back to Shaw.

Shaw promised to reinstate my Shaw email addresses, but never did. Therefore, as I waited long enough, I now have switched to four Gmail addresses. This is better for international service anyhow.

Shaw kept sending my bills to one of the defunct and now fictional, Shaw email addresses that they never bothered to fix and then canceled my service when I did not reply via a fictional email address. I then complained and they reinstated my service.

But, they then began to state again that I was not paying for my service.

When I paid Shaw at my online bank, I chose the name of Shaw and paid. The only Shaw I could see, folks! However, facing a second cancellation of service warning, I researched and found out, that account information for Shaw, with their help, on my online banking was the old defunct account in the Boss's name.

As with the email addresses, no one at Shaw showed any initiative and did any research to assist me, their customer. Until I complained...

I complained by Gmail (!) and stated that the service was 'horrible'. To their credit, Shaw finally transferred the $1000 plus credit in payments from the old account of the Boss, to the account in my name. I had to drive to their store in Abbotsford!

So, today, I receive this faster upgrade.

Well, please enjoy the use of my $1000 plus in credit...Shaw.

I am actually thankful to God, this is fixed! Strangely enough, I am relieved I have a credit with them...

Was the fight over who the real Santa Claus was?

Live version with warning, bad NYC language...

Cited Santas Fighting. Santacon NYC 2012

If Blue Santa had only been there, he could have claimed to be the only true Santa Claus.

Philosophical & Theological Reflections on distracted drivers/distracted police

VanDusen Botantical Garden, Vancouver

Global News September 7 2018

Cited

Police across B.C. step up distracted driving enforcement 

There are almost 1,000 crashes in B.C. each day — an all-time high — and ICBC says many are caused by distracted or inattentive drivers.

I do not text and drive. I do not play with my mobile phone while driving.

Irony! Follows:

After work the other day, I was leaving Vancouver and entering into the wonderful rush hour, traffic, heading to Highway 1.

But the masses were stopped at a long red light. I noticed a Vancouver police officer walking between the lanes and seemingly speaking aggressively with one of the drivers.

I was thinking (later backed up by a similar RCMP incident someone mentioned to me) that this was a significant risk move made by the Vancouver Police to deal with distracted drivers. The Vancouver police officer then walked back to her patrol car parked at a fast food parking lot.

It was dark, wet (default Autumn, Winter weather here many days) and in my opinion, very reasonably sooner or later in this type of situation, a police officer in going to be clipped by a driver battling rush hour.

The police officer will be distracted by his/her job of finding distracted drivers and be injured in the process.

Irony...

I heard rumours that a certain friend was busted (ticketed) for distracted driving...

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At work, I wore a suit because there was an event that evening and I am the Regional Director for British Columbia and the Yukon. One brainy twenty-four year old co-worker told me that I looked like I was there to do her taxes...

At study group, the study leader complained that he had been called a 'hipster' twice that day.

I countered that I have never been called a 'hipster' (Do not have a beard and have no interest in one), but I have often been told that I look like a 'gangster' and a 'Mafioso'. Apparently via my adoption papers, paternally I am Irish, Swedish, Italians (Roman Catholic). Ukrainian (Greek Orthodox) maternally.

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Facebook Christmas season suggestions 2018

I was just searching through Facebook News Feed and here are some Christmas season suggestions:

Cuddle with a bear.

No. I value my body parts too much to risk being (just in case, as I am not a bear psychologist)  ripped apart when Mr. Bear realizes that I am not actually Mrs. Bear.

There is actually considerable human wisdom there. Even yesterday I heard a preacher state that we should know who our enemies are. Even so, biblically we are to love our enemies, Matthew 5, Luke 6, and this includes in non-Christian season, just to be clear...

Sorry Scots, those who claim Christ are not to seek everlasting vengeance against the English.

Sorry again, this includes loving people with radically different political and religious views...

Should that be my attitude with website critics?

Well, I should at least prayerfully listen to criticism and then prayerfully consider whether I should flush it or not. Or how much of it should I flush?

Hey! Do not knock it. Do you know how much money I have saved over the years? Hmmm, am I running out of paper towels? I still have plenty of toilet paper...

Be careful 'drivin'

From

Tom Mabe comedian

You deserve a break today?

1971

Metro.co.uk

Cited

'Poo found on every McDonald’s touchscreen tested' 

Traces of faeces have been found on every single McDonald’s touchscreen swabbed in an investigation by metro.co.uk.

Samples were taken from the new machines that have been rolled out at restaurants across the country – every one of them had coliforms. Senior lecturer in microbiology at London Metropolitan University Dr Paul Matewele said: ‘We were all surprised how much gut and faecal bacteria there was on the touchscreen machines. These cause the kind of infections that people pick up in hospitals. 

You deserve a break today?

As I have written in the past...many McDonald's are just not clean enough. No excuse for a billion dollar corporation.

Emergency Test

I just had the very loud British Columbia Emergency Test, first on my mobile, then as soon as that ended on my television screen, in red. (I knew especially that my mobile meant business) Nothing on my computer...(That would have really been something)

Just had text version.

Samson as example

 

Excellent message from Pastor Keith Battle

This sermon is a good listen, with good humour. I listened to it twice.

Judges 14 New American Standard Bible

14 Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he came [a]back and told his father and [b]mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.” 3 Then his father and his mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your [c]relatives, or among all [d]our people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she [e]looks good to me.” 4 However, his father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
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Looking at the text, it is reasonably possible to interpret the benefits of this marriage in a more positive light than the pastor did is this sermon. Samson was used by the Lord:

4 However, his father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. 

Does this make Samson a good example, or was he rather used by the Lord, despite actions that lacked significant morality and ethics?

“I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.”

Yes, in agreement with this wise pastor, Samson is a bad example on this point. This is indeed how many in Western society and even more sadly, the Evangelical Church and Christian Church choose a potential mate.

As opposed to really seeking to know the character of a person, but this requires significant character by the seeker. The Christian, spiritual, character for both parties.

The results speak for themselves with the problematic dating and marriage culture (s) within the Western Christian Church.

Strata: Report owners that smoke tobacco or marijuana

Strata (Recent meeting)

All smoking is now prohibited in condominiums.

(I can, with some hesitation (liberty), support this as second hand smoke can be dangerous to the health, according to various medical studies.)

We are to report owners that smoke tobacco or marijuana. Third warning, is a warning letter from the Strata lawyer and the threat of a forced condominium sale.

We are to report owners that are drunk.

Only those with Medical Doctor's note can smoke marijuana in his/her condominium.

(I do not like the report culture. Instead I would deal with a person directly, see the somewhat similar concept in Matthew 18, as in the accuser should face the accused. I will prayerfully act according to Christian ethics in prayer.)

(Further, an owner should not be drunk in the common areas, but should, in my opinion, have the right to be drunk, inside his/her flat as long as staying within the bounds of law and order. This should have been mentioned, but it was not.)

(I will be a full-fledged owner through eventual inheritance.)

The Boss placed in residential care

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As I thought, this latest incident leading to Fraser Health placing the Boss in the hospital, had led to the decision by Ridge Meadows Hospital and Fraser Health, to place the Boss in residential care.

The Boss was born disabled and now has dementia.

Negatives (Non-exhaustive)

Technically, the Boss wants to return home, but is not of sound mind and body. Ridge Meadows Hospital officials told me today the Boss was being placed, and I am not going to argue. Even if I was to argue, Fraser Health can deny homecare service, so I have no other good option.

The Boss is a Christian believer and based on historical, biblical, New Testament scripture, Paradise awaits those who die and in spirit essence await the resurrection ( Luke 43, 2 Corinthians 12, Revelation 2, see also Philippians 1).

I am mixed on this move as the two of us have not had a good discussion in years and so in a sense, she has already mentally significantly died.

I will continue to visit her and pray for her.

Her income will go to paying for her care.

Positives (Non-exhaustive)

I am a default condominium owner (I homecared since 2002).

Structurally, the condominium is impressive, but it does need renovations, or I can leave it as 1980's retro...

No, I will not live it retro (entirely).

I am free to plan my trips to Europe, the British Isles, and perhaps the United States of America.

Reasonable affordable mortgage and strata fees.

Ridge Meadows Hospital was quick to honour their word and the Red Cross will be here next week to take all of their medical equipment from the living room. I will be left with the use of the downstairs living room.

And no leisure-furniture in it, as my loft has served as my living area.

Any ideas on furnishing my soon to be empty living room, with the first television (my second one is in my loft) and old cabinets and shelves from the Boss, please advise.

I am thinking a couple of these (below) to start as I live upstairs, remember! All, I need is to perhaps temporarily host people downstairs while making dinner.

Although, from my childhood, our family dinner table in is the connected dining area. I am going to keep that...I sat at the same table as a baby, as far as I can remember.

Chucky steals the show

When I posted this previously, some people thought it was Chuck

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Dear Chuck: It would have been worse in decades past

Dear Chuck

Personally, I think you look just fine (for a non-conformist, libertarian, computer guy) and quite professional, when your limited hair is cut stubble short.

But, alas, Mr. Duck Gina Chuck, the man that looks like he is Korean, but is not, also known as Grumpy Old Man, on video, insists dogmatically that 'Chuck needs a dome!'

Admittedly, but without apology, I have added fuel to the fire by nicknaming you Mr. Hooper (Sesame Street) and the Shake 'n Bake guy from the 1970's.

Dear Chuck, I know that our good friend is a grumpy old man, but it could worse. If our group existed in the 1960's or 1970's, he would be insisting that you cover your head with a toupee!

Quora.com

Quora.com

Can back hair (or other) be sewn into the head?

Grumpy Old Man 1!!!

Is the Grumpy Old Man correct? Does Boundless and further, do many within evangelical Christianity actually significantly devalue the Christianity in Christian dating?

Smoke show on the way to work (And I disliked the former forced AirCare)

Thanks An jela! for the wonderful party!:Teasing costs Chucky/Types of essential doctrine

First video

I 'overheard' comments in regards to something needing to be sowed up.

Second video

A few minutes earlier Chuck had petted the cat and she attempted to claw him and showed her teeth. I suggested we get a video of that reaction, as she is funny. That was the complete extent of my intentions for this website. I simply wanted to video the cat's funny reaction and then post it on this website.

A few minutes earlier this expensive Persian feline had jumped up and had been rubbing her tail against my neck and is a moody, but often pleasant, feline.

Chucky lacks the magic touch in this case.

Instead, Chuck teased the cat and then he overreacted when she attacked, sending my mobile phone flying onto the main dinner table.

Not the plan...

I absolutely was not intending to create a scene reminiscent of The Party (1968), one of my favourite all-time films, but as with the previous video with Chuck and I in his SUV, Pope Chuckles walks right into it.

This makes Chucky...Chucky! God bless him!

Admittedly, I am the one with the shocked, restrained laugh. Sort of Santa Claus like, which is bizarre.

Thank you, Dean and An jela for fine food, friends, and now folly.

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At church the same day, @The Members Class, I was asked to sit it on to observe by the Overseer.

I opined, after class that there was two types of essential doctrines for a true Christian denomination:

Primary doctrines: Biblically in context: The nature of God as triune, the nature of sin, salvation, the need for the applied atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ for believers, as examples.

These make the church distinctly biblically Christian.

Secondary doctrines: Our moderate conservative, Mennonite Brethren views on gender roles, elders/overseers, the sacraments, as examples.

These make the church distinctly Mennonite Brethren.

Trillion Dollar Question: Did the man use natural peanut butter?

The Mirror

The Mirror: November 2

Cited

Man whose genitals were bitten off by bulldog ‘had smeared himself with peanut butter’ 

The man's genitals could not be reattached, after the mauling by the dog named Biggie Smalls

Cited

A 22-year-old man left in a coma after his genitals were "ripped off and eaten" by a bulldog had apparently smeared his crotch in peanut butter.  

The man, who has not been named, was found lying unconscious inside a flat by emergency crews in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Neighbours reported hearing the Old English bulldog, named Biggie Smalls after the late rapper, barking at around 4am and again at 8am October 7. 

Police were called at about 2.30pm, where they found a blood-spattered scene.

Cited

Biggie Smalls, who was covered in blood and restrained, was taken to kennels and later put to sleep. 

Cited

A friend of the owner described Biggie as an “absolute angel”.

Cited

“The dog is an absolute angel. I was happy to be around him. He gets a bit freaked out by noise but he loves having his belly rubbed.” Old English Bulldogs are known for the power in their jaws and are descended from breeds used for bull-baiting.
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Seriously: This is tragic.

Satirically: As part of my sleep apnea slim down progression, I have switched to natural peanut butter.

So my trillion dollar question is 'Did the man use natural peanut butter?'

Seriously: I am not certain of the story details, but an aware mind is less likely to do something foolish like having genitals covered by a food paste. Especially, near animals.

Modern Proverbial...

I suppose blood would have been more acceptable?

More evidence of my finite nature.

My SUV is overall an excellent vehicle, and my mechanic agrees. It has been very steady and yet remains powerful while driving through British Columbia mountain ranges. But, its previous American owner, drove it more like an off-road SUV and some repairs were avoided. I am now paying for those repairs, but this is still cheaper than new vehicle payments.

I just spend almost $2, 000 (CDN) on replacing the battery, alternator and radiator, in other words, my electrical system is now 'newish'. I work while driving on the road a fair amount, and was tired by the long commute, so I stopped for a quick meal and being the nice son I am, I bought an ice cream for the Boss.

Rather than wisely place the risk of falling ice cream on the floor, secured somehow, the floor is soiled by wet and dirty footwear anyway, I decided to hold onto the ice cream for my very short drive home. Problem is, another vehicle left me with little room to maneuver and the Boss's ice cream fell over the supposedly stable tray provided to me by the restaurant and the ice cream then fell onto the left side of the center (US vehicle) console. Most of  the contents ended up on the floor and the rest was safely cleaned up, but not my smartest move!

I doubt there is permanent damage.

I pulled into our temporary building parking, in order to facilitate a quicker clean-up, and I slowed down for a rather private older lady to pass by on foot. She seemed rather unimpressed by my quickness and/or where I parked and she went inside our building not holding the main door open for me. I am not certain what she initially stated, but I kindly stated (paraphrased) that I needed to park there because ice cream was on my center console and I need a quick clean-up.

'Fine'. She stated.

I dislike it when people become so set in their ways that they always assume that normal, slow activity is the only activity appropriate. I had ice cream in my vehicle and on my pants. I was attempting to avoid electrical damage!

There is a theological and philosophical need for self-awareness and for awareness of the environment and others. Even with age!

What do I need blood to impress upon you the need for speed?
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Hopefully, Mr. Garbage Guts will avoid the theology and philosophy that all a certain person needs to do in regard to a potential deeper relationship with me, is to repent. Assuming this person's repeated contact of me was special, despite my continual, consistent denials of any interest by either directly involved, for a deeper relationship; this very hungry and smart man, never grasped that this person was using me as one of many 'older' pastoral advisers!

He was shocked.

I was amazed he never clued in!

And we often accuse Chucky of this!

Special Report: Chucky does not have a rash (quarantine?)

Today as usual, Pope Chucklins attempting an alternate route

Key words and concepts, alphabetical:

Almost out of gas

Alternate routes

Bionic eye

Cars with pools in them

Chucky almost hit by a cyclist

Chucky mislead by Google Maps

Delivery boy

Quarantine

Rash

Skip, skip the dishes

Skipping, skipping the dishes

$UV in the shop

The Brothers are not monks

Usually driving shortly after an eye injection

Excellent match, crazy day

Pre-match

Jason driving us...

On the way to match...

Delayed in traffic due to emergency vehicles.

Late for match, then it it took a long time to find any parking, as the usual places were full.

The game

Excellent match and Davies scored two thrilling goals, his next game will be for Bayern Munich.

Post-match

After match there was some kind of incident (problem with parking gates?) and we were stuck inside the parkade for over one hour.

We ended up having an additional meal while waiting as we walked downtown.

We eventually drove to his house and we parted ways.

On the drive home, my car battery died and BCAA would not answer from either of the two numbers I called from my mobile.

Jason drove my way and assisted and tried to boost my SUV, but no good, so he drove me home.

I just paid an associate of BCAA that actually answered the phone to take my SUV to my mechanic for tomorrow.

The SUV had been stuck, parked in a bus lane as I had wisely pulled off the Lougheed Highway!

I did not want my vehicle impounded by the RCMP! It was by Ridge-Meadows Hospital.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Watching Larry King live, watch the World Series, Game 3. (I keep wondering if he is going to head home for bed)

When there is water in the middle of the floor during a fire?

This just happened:

@work in Vancouver

Man (a colourful character, let us state) wearing a reflector vest pops head through the door and basically yells.

Paraphrased:

Man: What do you do here?

Me: We are the 'name my employer'...

Man: What do you do here?

Me: We are the 'name of my employer', we provide bibles.

Man: What do you do when there is a fire?

I walk towards him because he is quite loud.

Me: We call the fire department.

Man: What do you do when there is water in the middle of the floor where there is a fire?

Me: (Ending this) I have no idea.

Man departs...

Two NHL Canadian teams on US national television, first time ever regular season?

While at ministry work at my home office, I was also watching Prime Time Sports on Sportsnet and Mr. McCown stated, and had checked (paraphrased) that the game documented above will be the first regular season, National Hockey League game ever shown on American national television featuring two Canadian clubs. It will be on NBCSN. In other words, if this is correct, in the 100+ plus year history of the National Hockey League, the last half having significant television, this is the first non-playoff game.

NBCSN Maple Leafs vs. Jets Hockey Wed 4pm PDT

Imagine that, a blue maple leaf versus a red maple leaf. I will refrain from a cultural critique, but philosophically, it is beneficial to embrace the good from foreign cultures. 

I will now finish, as I need to make dinner for myself and the Boss and watch the World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers @ Boston Red Sox. I am not a baseball fan, per say, but have been hoping for this match-up for years.

Wait a minute...is neither club Canadian???

Anonymous Weekend Bizarre

Maple Ridge: Last week

This last weekend

(Paraphrased) We are late night dining with a group.

Dr. Russ: So, (friend), how many times a week do you go out for a meal?

Anonymous: About five times.

Anonymous: For years it used to be about fifteen times a week, but I have now cut back for health concerns.

Recently similar paraphrased conversations with this Anonymous and another Anonymous, repeated several times.

Paraphrased 2 Anonymous: Why don't you lock down (friend) for dating and marriage.

Dr. Russ: There is a long (fatal) list...

I do not have significant romantic attraction to her.

She is ageist.

She is in obsessively in love with a friend.

She thinks she is in a looks class above me.

(Something I and the 2 Anonymous deny)

She is anti-Reformed theology, not just non-Reformed theology, on several key points.

She mainly calls me for information in regard to our mutual friend that she is obsessively in love with.

She is liberal and I am a moderate conservative.

There are many other women I would prefer.

Paraphrased 2 Anonymous: Well, don't close the door.

Dr. Russ: The door has never been opened or slammed shut. It is shut.

Dr. Russ: These are fatal problems. I am interested in someone that actually has a spiritual, intellectual, physical mutual attraction with me and prayerfully considers and ponders on it.

Dr. Russ: Say you 2 Anonymous, why do you not pursue her?

2 Anonymous: (Both state similar reasons as me)

Vancouver, Saturday

Walter Thomas Franklin: (In the recent mayoral election)

I voted for all the male candidates, just as (wife) told me to.

Chucky: Legendary political innovator?

Pope Chuckles I, had a pinched nerve, this was my attempted assist.