Summer Days

A lack of posts can only mean one thing, the weather must be hot and sunny! And, yes it is finally warm in Vancouver. I am spending more time outdoors, yard work, walks around English Bay and spending time with family. And even if I wanted to work, Google told me to get lost. Sometimes the best thing you can do is to nothing at all. You get to clear out your head, and unwind and then comeback full blast, better and stronger than before.

I still have my goal of $20,000 per month from my investment properties one way or another it will happen. Just let the law of attraction works it’s magic as always, ask and you shall receive. Anyways…………….

Time to sit back and watch “Made Of Honor”, yeah a chick flick. Patrick Dempsey is in it, it doesn’t look too bad actually. A romantic comedy, it’s a good way to unwind and relax after the kids fall asleep. Approximate time till movie kids will sleep and we watch the movie (36 minutes). It’s 9:24 pm right now.

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Random Photo Of The Day

Does Any One Know What These Flowers Are Called?

oh such pretty flowers

Taken on Smith Avenue in Burnaby on July 14, 2008, with my trusty Canon SD750

Congratulations To My Brother & His Wife On Being Pregnant

Wow, I never thought a weekend would feel like more work than working. Damn, I glad that the weekend is over after going to 2 birthdays and a baptism it’s time to rest and get back into the swing of things.  Overall it was fun but I’m also glad to be working again.

I am super happy and excited because my brother just announced he is having a baby! I will be an uncle for the third time, but this is the first from my brother. It was his birthday yesterday and he snuck that in on us during the gift opening where he got baby soothers and baby bibs from his wife, ha ha. They sure fooled all of us, but I am very happy to have another baby crawling around. Life is about family and love, this just adds to the pot. Also my parents are very excited as well, tears all around last night at my brothers place. Lots of sleepless nights ahead after the baby is born in January, ha ha. Congratulations to both of you!

Congrats On Being Pregnant

Claudia (holding my son), my brother & Dina (Claudia’s sister)

Google AdWords Updates Their Free KeyWord Tool

I have tried all the keywords tools out there from WordTracker, the Yahoo/Overture tool which is no longer around and the best one I like is the free keyword tool offered by my buddies over at Google AdWords. The kids at AdWords have just updated their AdWords KeyWord tool to include actual searches for last month on each keyword. This is brand new and something that will put all other keyword tools out of business, that is the only option that it was lacking and now they have it. You can search based on broad match, phrase and exact. In order to get the best search results you need to click on the drop down menu and choose “exact match”. This is the true number of times a keyword has been searched for last month. You can also do keyword research a particular keyword in a particular country, very useful information. Search for “Nike Shoes” in Sweden, or any keyword for any country and then use that information to build campaigns, write articles or whatver you want. Check it out, it’s free and you don’t even needs an AdWords account.

Granville Island & Other TidBits

Me and the Mrs went to Granville Island last night for a wedding so I had my trusty Canon SD750 by my side of course, then yesterday we went for breakfast at James Street Cafe. Also other random shots around town…

Granville Island walkway

Canada Day Banners - Granville Island

Granville Island Canada Day Bnners

False Creek Granville Island

Shot Of False Creek at Granville Island


closeup up of the little one

Reflection Off My 2002 Escalade

cool reflection off of my Escalade

New Brighton Park & shot of Burrad Inlet facing North Vancouver

543 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg After The Arson Fire

I got these photos from my realtor in Winnipeg, thought I would post them for the hell of it. This was my duplex that was arson damaged. The duplex was built in the late 1800s if you can believe it. Now it’s sold as of July 1,2008. Farewell and Thank God.

543 Pacific Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba

shot of the outside

543 Pacific Avenue arson fire

notice all the booze bottles on the counter………

Arson fire Winnipeg North End

totally destroyed property because of the selfish acts of arsonists

My arson damage is the result of one thing, First Nation people who are unemployed and have no hope in the future. Is this their fault? Honestly I don’t think so. Being suppressed for so many years and having their people killed by white settlers hundreds of years ago has left the First Nation people as angry as ever. This is the end result hundreds of years later. Drunk Indians, unemployed, creating street gangs and now they are killing each other in Winnipeg ghettos.  It’s not their fault, but they pay the price every single day of their lives and so will their children for generations to come. I have no answers, I was just a passerby in their community, and it costs me $50,000. I wish them the best in the future. I do not blame them, if I was living were they do I am sure I would be in the same vicious cycle as them…..