EuroRoss Update Central

True Love?

2009-03-22T14:16:00.001-06:00

Raychel Coudriet

2008-04-07T14:27:00.001-06:00

The pic you're looking for, Raychel Coudriet:

The End Is Coming... or Gone

2008-04-04T10:49:00.002-06:00

If this isn't the first sign then I don't know what is:

While the end of it all might be soon upon us it's time to get EuroRoss back on track :-)

Aside: NKOTB back?! Are you frikking kidding me!?!?

old end with pic

2008-01-02T19:11:00.002-07:00

This was taken somewhere on a hike near Huntsville, Ontario:

Good times...

As the sign indicates, things have been slow around EuroRoss over the past months, but soon they're going to pick back up. Tune back in Apr. 2008 :-)

Update:

Where in the world are you guys?? ;-)

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"All of us are in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars..."

- Oscar Wilde

Thank you to everyone who came along over the past 4 years for the EuroRoss ride. Unfortunatly time has come, we go our separate ways from here... safe travels everyone :-)

Update: Thanks to everyone who e-mailed, I cannot tell you how much it means... and yes, as promised I will post the photo slideshow from Australia below later this week as a final addition to the main page. In the meantime please feel free to browse the archives :-)

Cheeri-O

Update 2: Still working on it but within a week or so the vid will be up.

Update 3: Yeah, still no video, you know... busy ;-) For all you asking I finally caved and am on Facebook, use my Rossiroo [at] hotmail [dot] com address

Update 4: Just checking in. Why have my website traffic numbers increased since I stopped blogging?? I guess the public is trying to say something! ;-)

Update 10-2007: Camping pic in the middle of nowhere... which is somewhere for me :-)

Somewhere Out There

2007-11-09T19:59:00.000-07:00

That's All Folks

2007-05-20T07:30:00.000-06:00

"All of us are in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars..."

- Oscar Wilde

The Future Is Now

2007-05-19T22:16:00.000-06:00

Everyone who knows hockey knows that Junior hockey is the most exciting hockey on the planet, when you mix in 35 years of rival history then you've got a storyline for the ages. Russia-Canada summit series reunion, here's how it looked 35 years ago:

Down 2 goals in the final period, Canada pulls together and brings home the series. This time we were down 2 goals in the first period of the first game... but... never... looked... back:

In 2009 the World Junior Hockey Championships are in Ottawa... you're all invited :-)

Electric

2007-05-19T20:36:00.000-06:00

I'm starting to wonder about my decision to live in the tallest building in the city. About 10 minutes ago the sun was pleasantly going down, some rolling clouds were rolling in when... BAM!

A thunder clap hit so loud and hard you'd swear blood was coming out of our ears. Within 30 seconds the entire sky was black and the winds were threatening to bust in the windows. Moments thereafter there was a flash of light and suddenly all the alarms in the building went off.

We had just been hit by lightning, one floor up and two floors over is apparently where the brunt of the damage is. Sleep tight tonight everyone... I know I won't!! :-)

Too Days 2 Late to Early

2007-05-19T00:05:00.000-06:00

Juli plays my old MBA stomping grounds in Pforzheim this November two days after I leave nearby Stuttgart for Florida and then I leave the sunny beaches two days prior to my Senators rolling into town for a game against the Lightning :-( Too days 2 late to early...

Looks like Juli is mixing in some English collaborations of late:

F1 Rossiter

2007-05-18T17:18:00.000-06:00

Travelling in Europe with long trip times and limited access... or maybe I'm just test driving Formula 1 cars now ;-)

Life Begins Every Morning

2007-05-15T18:32:00.000-06:00

Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin...

(Grandma gets it in today :-)

Schlossplatz

2007-05-14T18:18:00.000-06:00

They finally announced that Stuttgart will bust out the "fan fest" screens from when everyone watched the World Cup in each centre city so fans can watch VFB Stuttgart win the championship this Saturday. That's where we'll be, come join us for a beer and the celebrations :-)

T-dot Weekend Skies

2007-05-13T19:47:00.000-06:00

A great weekend in Toronto :-)

Back to the grindstone tomorrow morning...

The Championship Is Here

2007-05-13T17:05:00.000-06:00

After winning yesturday coupled with a Schalke and Bremen loss leaves VFB Stuttgart just one home win away from the Bundesliga Championship. The week after they have a chance to add a Pokal Cup Championship, it's going to be a great week in Schwabishlande!!! :-)

Petite Amie

2007-05-11T05:58:00.000-06:00

The Whitsunday's have some of the most beautiful islands and coral reefs in the world... and when you're finished a full day of diving and beach life the bars have some great "scenery" as well ;-)

I hate shopping, but when you're traveling with 3 girls sometimes you have to make exceptions. Besides, taking a break from the outdoor heat for the air conditioned stores wasn't a bad idea... I found other ways to amuse myself ;-)

Perhaps some company was in order, so I bought a bunch of these for my buddies back home :-)

Three more work days and I'm back on a plane, there's no rest for the wicked ;-) :-)

Business Quote o' Note

2007-05-10T21:26:00.000-06:00

Business quote of the day:

“Too often we measure everything and understand nothing. The three most important things you need to measure in a business are customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and cash flow. If you’re growing customer satisfaction, your global market share is sure to grow, too. Employee satisfaction gets you productivity, quality, pride, and creativity. And cash flow is the pulse—the key vital sign of a company.”

- Jack Welch

Business tech joke of the day:

"VISTA = Virus Inside, Switch To Apple"

Business Visual Funny of the day:

Stuttgart Visions

2007-05-10T06:32:00.000-06:00

Just a hop, skip and a jump before I arrive... :-)

PS3 vs. Xbox

2007-05-09T00:07:00.000-06:00

I've been thinking about buying a new video game console to fill those non-existant "down-time" hours (yeah right), but which one? The PS3 or Xbox360 would both make fine choices, but perhaps a cost comparison is in order. For the same $599 plus taxes I can buy either the Xbox360 and beer pile #1 or the Sony PS3 and beer pile #2...

Ah, what the heck, I'll just buy a Nintendo Wii ;-)

TFC - The Beginning

2007-05-08T19:46:00.000-06:00

Last week to a sold out crowd of over 20,000, Toronto FC (TFC) started what will become the greatest soccer team in Canada/MLS :-) Having bought my supporter's section season tickets over a year ago it was finally time to break bread in the new stadium. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Toronto FC!! :-)

The promo leading up to the big franchise opener, it's great to watch the game and see the C.N. Tower in the background:

Let the game begin!

The end stands are filled with all the supporter's clubs. Our club is know as the "Red Patch Boys" referrencing an old army division made up of Toronto locals from back in the day. Not only is our club name a tribute to those that died for our freedom, we have also affectionatly named the supporters stands as "the Bunker" :-)

The view from "the Bunker":

The crazy supporters that hold down the Bunker and lead the cheering for the rest of the stadium:

Wide angle shot of the sold out franchise opener:

Despite the 1-0 loss, the crowd was totally into the game and the team. Great times:

San Fran Freak

2007-05-08T18:01:00.000-06:00

If you're a geek you'll get this. If you're not a geek then move along, nothing to see here :-)

Future Society

2007-05-08T17:46:00.000-06:00

What future "nature" paintings will look like if the U.K. gets it's expanded surveillance bill approved:

Inspirational isn't it... :-(

Paris Love Lamp

2007-05-07T17:57:00.000-06:00

Finally lets end the day with some community creativity and love, coming in the form of a Paris traffic light that hopefully brings a few smiles throughout the day:

Radio Shame

2007-05-07T17:29:00.000-06:00

...and now back to evil, this time a radio show host crushes the heart of a cheating girlfriend:

Today is apparently good-bad swing day ;-)

Ice Rose

2007-05-07T12:08:00.000-06:00

Because EuroRoss likes to mix the crudety (like the last post) with the sensitive :-)

Low Brow

2007-05-07T12:07:00.000-06:00

Warning: this vid is a bit crude. Shows what guys are really thinking, and yes, even your perfect "my man would ever think that" guy is thinking this: