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So when the cops find the asshole who put a bomb on the tracks, I think it would be very nice if they could leave him on the tracks.

More importantly, what happened to the shoe’s owner?

I see an abandoned shoe just about every other week. It’s a mystery.

I assume that booze is involved.

Courtesy of the rock-balancing artist down at Granville Island.

I’m a super guy, so I got a Superpass for the Vancouver International Fringe Festival. Nice how that works out, eh? Thanks Shane and Ally!

If you’re in Vancouver and thinking of taking in some shows, here are my reviews over at Plank Magazine:

• Hip.Bang! Improv Alternately Amuses. Meh.
• Burnt at the Steak – Steakhouse Comedy a Rare Treat. A show with style and sizzle.
• The Troubles. It left me feeling troubled.
• My Marvelous Melcher Machine. Marvelous? Well… OK.
• The Husband-Hunting Monologues – It Make Good Show. Watch, You See! Is good like sheep.
• Underbelly – Gritty Poetic Awesomeness. Coolness!
• Temple of Khaos – Laugh-Out-Loud Zaniness. Yeah!

Enjoy!

$3 million is way too much to pay for a website. No, not this website. The City of Vancouver‘s website.

Apparently, I’m the last nerd in the city to find out about this fiasco. My jaw dropped when my wife asked my opinion about it during the Daily Show.

My verdict over at Writeimage: It sure seems like a rip-off.

I’m not blaming the developers and IT people who carried out the work they were asked to do (though it’s unclear how much City staff may have relied on outside expert advice that may not have leaned them towards the most cost-effective option); usually when things go this badly off the rails, it’s a project management issue at the top.