ONE SICK FUCKER:

LONDON - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards acknowledged that he mixed his father's ashes with cocaine and that "it went down pretty well."

The 63 year old icon told British music magazine NME: "The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated, and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared."

Richards' father, Bert, passed away in 2002, he was 84.

Richards went on to warn others of his lifestyle and did not in any way endorse such behavior. Speaking further with NME he stated, "I did it because that was the way I did it. Now people think it's a way of life."

Well well. Time for another comma-less post. I'm beginning to enjoy my new found punctuation freedom. I'll start this post by thanking everyone involved in the lovely Fanatatic golf tourney in Penticton. As usual: good times were had by all; the economy of Penticton is better than it was three days ago; and the strength and stabilility as kidneys and livers were once again tested fully! I won't bore you non golfers with the stories of glamerous saves and dialed in putts. Instead I'll bore you with a nature story. I was standing still; zen like almost as I'd just drained my putt and smoked a kicking bowl. That's when it got funny. Watching my partners play out; my attention was overtaken by a woodpecker on an irrigation box right beside me. He (or she) puffed out and preened before calling off to the hills. Imagine my surprise when a ways away comes the reply. Said pecker looks very happy with itself and drills his beak very rapidly into the plastic box then calls away again. And gets another reply! Only closer this time. The went on like this for a few minutes and I just felt kinda blown away as I do everytime I get to interact with critters on golf courses. This wasn't as good as the time a mongoose stole my ball or the time I saw Ravens fucking at Rivershore - but was enjoyable none the less. Hope all Woddy's chitchat led to some fine pecker loving!

Dave Nonis continues to impress as a GM in the bigs. Salo resigned for 4 yrs. Thus Lou and the big four signed long term in the back end. Holy shit - Puffy is making some sweet assed moves. Loving the direction the Canucks are headed. Bold prediction time - The Nucks will go deep in the post season as surely as Lex will run down French bipods in the street!

Howdy kids - an update in the life of Dunc. Aka Dusty. Aka DRo. Aka one sick son of a gun. Yup - twas bound to happen. Bob and I worked for three sets off in the now lovely flat from hell. And of course - we wore our bodies and spirits down to the point that we beth are now infected with some evil bug. A day before the lovely 'Fanatic' golf tourney in Penticton. Swell. I took so much cold medicine the night between my day shits that I actually felt as fucked up trying to sleep as I did the one and only time I dropped LSD. Odd huh. So let's see - what else is new? As I mentioned: the rono is done - so the golfing season will officially begin (thank Christ) tommorrow at noon. I really don't care if I'm dripping snot all around the course - I'm gonna love it. Sat night will be Slack Alice's. One hell of a strip club (from what I remember anyhow!) Looking forward to the Nucks hitting the postseason again - and to the Police gig on the 30th of May. Now who am I gonna take? Out for now.

Long time no post. And still without commas - I really need to get my thumb out of my ass. Anyhow; some random ramblings this Wed afternoon.

My furnace has quit; twas cold last night. Considerable shrinkage.

Luongo is Set to win the Mark Messier leadership award prior to tonights game vs the Preds. Prediction: 2-0 Vancouver with (gasp) another injury to Foppa.

Renovations blow and Tayside really ought retire once and for all. I want a break - I want to golf. Patience Dusty Patience.

The two girls working at CC right this moment make me think very fun thoughts. That being said; will I ever settle down like the rest of the world?

A recently spotted tee shirt:

Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator.

MSN Messenger is crazy - but I think I finally h ave it working again. At one point last night I thought all contacts with the MSN community was lost. Much swearing this morning along with a few keystrokes; and alas - working.

Alex is in Montreal. And I have no # for him there.

Adios Au revoir Smell ya later

K - the start of my 'Reno-Beard.' Bob and I ain't shaving til the last nail is pounded. Been a scary three days off for me I must admit. Found out that renovating and painting is kinda like riding a bike. And I'm a god at riding said bike apparently. But Lordy I would have loved some time off - especially considering the evil clocks go ahead tonight and - guess what - I work in the morning. Joy oh Joy. Shall update a finished beard photo; though those that know me know that this is as good as it gets! Night kids. Nucks 3-1 tommorrow over Burkie's lady Ducks.

Rivershore is set to open on Monday. Happy golfing y'all!

Suspend him forever. This guy should never play in the best hockey league the globe has to offer. Goodbye and don't the door hit your ass on the way to prison. Simon; what a mink - always been one and wow oh wow - this was just horrible. I'm really hoping the NHL takes this opportunity to make it clear that ANY hits to the head shall be dealt with severly. Soon see....

Check out this link to a very funny vid re. a midget and a cop. Absolutely fucking hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV7moDbQSDE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edlisted%2Ecom%2F

An oldie but a good one. Don't make em do it boys! Get er done.

Man oh Man - gotta love Lou. How's the betting going this year Doc? Scroll back a ways to see why I ask such a question. Does Riley pay in Baht?

Angry he is with the newspapers....

Wow - the province of BC is full of dead wood to feed the pulp mills. Evil fucking beetle. Yet here we are - paying a full 1/4 more for The Province or The Sun here in the interior. Maybe they'll chalk it up to the gas gouging. None the less; I can't subscribe to either rag and feel at the mercy of retail pricing. Don't like it; and am curious to know if any of my peeps have subscriptions - did your price go up?

Welcome back Sopes - you crazy haired roid monkey. Here's hoping he's a bit more mature on the ice and will have a few less give aways. Liking what I'm seeing - good attitudes between Brent and Smolinski. Bad day for the Oilers though. HAAHAAA. Happy Moose Day ya poof.

Four Tickets on the floor - Row 27. Let the begging begin. We know Ron's out due to his previous comments; but others who want to grovel shall be listened to! SO FUCKING HAPPY...May 30th; almost $250 a shot. Let me know if you're interested peeps.

The Chimps may be getting ready to fuck us all up: Beware and be afraid;very afraid:

Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.

Researchers documented 22 cases of chimps fashioning tools to jab at smaller primates sheltering in cavities of hollow branches or tree trunks.

The report's authors, Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani, said the finding could have implications for human evolution.

Chimps had not been previously observed hunting other animals with tools.

Pruetz and Bertolani made the discovery at their research site in Fongoli, Senegal, between March 2005 and July 2006.

"There were hints that this behaviour might occur, but it was one time at a different site," said Jill Pruetz, assistant professor of anthropology at Iowa State University, US.

"While in Senegal for the spring semester, I saw about 13 different hunting bouts. So it really is habitual."

Jabbing weapon

Chimpanzees were observed jabbing the spears into hollow trunks or branches, over and over again. After the chimp removed the tool, it would frequently smell or lick it.

In the vast majority of cases, the chimps used the tools in the manner of a spear, not as probes. The researchers say they were using enough force to injure an animal that may have been hiding inside.

However, they did not photograph the behaviour, or capture it on film.

Senegal chimp Image: Iowa State University
Adolescent females exhibited the behaviour most frequently (Image: M Gaspersic)
In one case, Pruetz and Bertolani, from the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies in Cambridge, UK, witnessed a chimpanzee extract a bushbaby with a spear.

In most cases, the Fongoli chimpanzees carried out four or more steps to manufacture spears for hunting.

In all but one of the cases, chimps broke off a living branch to make their tool. They would then trim the side branches and leaves.

In a number of cases, chimps also trimmed the ends of the branch and stripped it of bark. Some chimps also sharpened the tip of the tool with their teeth.

Disk golfing in the snow; with Seth. taugh him a bunch of golfing words. Priceless:

There is still hope:

VANCOUVER (CP) - The rock band the Police will play additional shows in Montreal and Vancouver.

An extra show was added to each city after tickets sold out the day they were put on sale.

The trio are scheduled to kick off their tour in Vancouver on May 28. The Montreal stop is July 25.

Tickets for the additional shows go on sale Feb. 26.

This will be the band's first tour since the 1980s. It was announced Monday, a day after the Police performed on the Grammy Awards show.

A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to WaterAid, an anti-poverty organization that seeks to provide poor people access to safe water.

Well well well. I'm 34 yrs old and heading back to school. Took the apprenticeship for Industrial Warehousing at work yesterday. I hadn't cracked a book and kicked ass on the entrance exam. Funny story about that; I'm writing with three fuzzy faced kiddo new hires - right out of school. Think they passed - uh uh; nope! And ask the Doc math isn't my strong suit. Regardless I'll be getting my ticket - spending six weeks a year (for three) down at lovely Kwantlen. Not sure which campus yet. I'll also be earning way less cash in the short term; only to see it go crazy high once I'm done the course. None the less; I'll truly miss those I work with now. Not to mention the big toys - I mean really: how many of us get to play in the worlds biggest sandbox with the worlds biggest toys? Sigh......