Skip to content

Tag Archives: alberta

A Day On The Farm With Darryl Sutter

I went from thinking I might not watch hockey this year after Johnny Gaudreau walked for nothing to barely being able to wait for the season to start after the Flames made a blockbuster trade for Matthew Tkachuk and signed highly coveted free agent Nazim Kadri. Darryl Sutter is also a huge part of my […]

Posted 14 September 2022 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I was thinking ’bout you crossing Southern Alberta/Canola fields at harvest time/Looked like tumbleweeds all raked up into rows/Brown rusty contour lines”

“Canola Fields” – James McMurtry

Posted 25 July 2022 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Brian Burke Explains Controversial Carolina Goal

Unlike the Flames’ controversial “kicking motion” goal that seemed to go against numerous previous rulings in similar situations, the Colorado “off-site-that-wasn’t” *has* happened before with a similar ruling…  

Posted 01 June 2022 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Go Avalanche Go!

Good Regular Season Goals: https://twitter.com/6aba9ool/status/1530085055057563648   Not A Good Goal in the Playoffs: Now that a few days have passed since the Flames lost to the Oilers in the first Battle of Alberta since 1991 and I’ve read a lot of commentary about the game and series, I can share some of my own thoughts… […]

Posted 31 May 2022 § Canada § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Did Alberta Just Win The “Battle of Alberta”?

https://www.twitter.com/KatyIngraham/status/1527087671700467714 Pretty big news day in Alberta with the first game of the Battle of Alberta in the NHL playoffs… …but way bigger news with the announcement that Jason Kenney is stepping down as Premier and Leader of the You See Pee party of Alberta after barely passing his leadership review with 51.4% support.

Posted 18 May 2022 § News § Politics § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Facing off with gophers/Man it ain’t the same/As being home at the Saddledome/For the Oilers and the Flames”

This song which mentions the Flames vs. Oilers feels appropriate after the Flames heart-stopping OT win in Game 7 versus Dallas which triggers the first playoff Battle of Alberta since 1991… A couple other Oilers/Flames themed songs…

Posted 16 May 2022 § Canada § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – I Know I Just Posted This A Couple Weeks Ago…

…but as the Flames are tied in the third period of Game 7, I think a re-post is in order:

Posted 15 May 2022 § Humour § SecularSunday § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The New Corporation – Documentary

It was pretty cool to go to the world premier of an anti-corporate documentary called “The Corporation” at the Calgary International Film Festival twenty years ago which featured a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. It’s less cool that this film has an “unfortunately necessarily” sequel released a couple years ago…

Posted 11 May 2022 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – …But What Happens If The Flames End Up Playing McJesus?

NHL playoffs start tomorrow!!!

Posted 01 May 2022 § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – random thoughts for a random age (2002 or 2003?)

When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, I decided to be brave and do a poetry reading as part of the Calgary Stroll of Poets. Here’s one of my poems… headtale ยท Random Thoughts For A Random Age

Posted 14 April 2022 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: