‘RANTS & RAVES by Mika Oehling’ Archives
The Love of a Real Girl (or an animated one) – Rants & Raves
The Love of a Real Girl From this article,Yahoo.ca: The technology-crazed youth in Japan have found a way to live a fulfilling romantic relationship online through a specialized website, which not only allows them to find an animated online girlfriend, but also allows them to vacation with her at an upscale beach resort. The beach resort [...]
25 million M & Ms – Rants & Raves
25 Million M&Ms Someone in Ottawa has won $25 million in a lotto jackpot. It's an incredible fortune and that person hasn't come to claim their prize yet, but already, the web is abuzz with advice for the winner, the first one being that they should sit tight, keep the money in the bank and get a financial planner ASAP. I [...]
So You Think You Can Terrorize? -Rants & Raves (Canadian Idol Terrorist?)
So you think you can terrorize? In a strange twist of life imitating art, the RCMP has arrested a Canadian of Pakistani descent for allegedly being part of a homegrown terror plot. This suspect (Dr. Khurram Sher) has also been previously known for auditioning for Canadian Idol, in line with the film American Dreamz, which revolves [...]
No shirt, No shorts, No Sale – Rants & Raves (Censoring Naked Bums?)
No Shirt, No Shorts, No Sale See article from yahoo.ca: VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - A book banned for sale aboard western Canadian ferries because a naked boy adorns the cover has drawn worldwide attention with critics crying censorship. "Alexander the Great novel gets bum rap in Canada," chortled a headline in a report [...]
A Week in Gridlock: Rants & Raves
A Week in Gridlock See the attached article on the week long traffic gridlock in Northern China. Apparently, North Americans think that they have traffic jams, spending hours at a time on freeways on roads that are more like parking lots. Well, it turns out that we have nothing to complain about compared with our Eastern neighbors, [...]
Tough on Bear Crime – Rants & Raves
Tough on Bear Crime A petition by a Calgary woman to save a dozen bears thought to be guarding a grow-op has begun to gain strength, recently harnessing the star power of Jason Priestley, formerly of Beverly Hills 90210 fame. It's a complicated issue that has caused a lot of sympathy and outrage from animal lovers across the country, [...]
Thinking Green Costs Green – Rants & Raves
Thinking Green Costs Green Let's take a quick audience poll. Who wants to save the environment by taking on new green initiatives and learning to conserve energy at home? Of course, yes, who doesn't want to save the environment? Would there really be such heartless, ignorant creatures out there who don't? What a silly question. Move [...]
Who’s Your Daddy – Rants & Raves
Who's Your Daddy See article on yahoo.ca: Dad buys newspaper ad after daughter breaks curfew By The Associated Press SOUTHLAKE, Texas - A Texas teenager who broke curfew is headed for a reluctant adventure in babysitting. Robert Rausch placed an advertisement offering his daughter's free babysitting services in the community [...]
Bachelorette Party Rules – Rants & Raves
Bachelorette Party Rules See news article from yahoo.ca: Washington bride-to-be arrested on wedding day By The Associated Press BELLEVUE, Wash. - A 31-year-old bride-to-be heading home from her bachelorette party was arrested for [...]
Rants & Raves: Maybe the World IS Awesome (Giant Squid, Ligers & Zombie Ants oh my!)
Maybe the world IS awesome The Discovery Channel commercials are really great. They have that catchy song, those astounding images, and all the incredible effects of nature in the form of lightning, tropical storms and hurricanes. It would really be something if Discovery Channel itself were as awesome as its commercials. Alas, it is [...]
