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When Johnny Gaudreau Became A Legend

Posted 13 April 2022 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Fire Fighter Cousin (May 2011)

Pace looking up (literally) to a fire fighter cousin in Calgary…

Posted 07 April 2022 § Family § Jobs § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Flames Acquire Calle Jarnkrok

Flames are having an amazing season and are going for it as they flesh out their line-up heading towards the playoffs… Calle Jarnkrok, acquired by CGY, is a versatile middle-six defensive forward who can chip in goals as well at 5v5. Was playing up in Seattle's lineup but will be best suited to a 3rd […]

Posted 16 March 2022 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Sappy Sunday – “Take advantage of your day, take advantage of the fact that your kids are young and affectionate and playful and take advantage of the fact you can do these things, take advantage of the opportunity every day to be physical, to work, to do anything.”

Diagnosed with ALS in June 2019 and given six months to live, Calgary Flames Assistant GM, Chris Snow, is still alive three years later.  He has even been able to keep working (kudos to the Flames for this!) and turn his bad situation into an opportunity to raise hundreds of thousands for ALS research.  His […]

Posted 06 March 2022 § Family § Jobs § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – 3-Day Novel Contest Locked in A Chapters Bookstore

A writer I know recently posted about a contest he participated in where he spent three days in a Chapters bookstore trying to write a novel. The contest was put on by Book Television, a Canadian specialty channel that closed last year. When I worked in the cultural non-profit sector, I remember writing a letter […]

Posted 04 March 2022 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Funk Link – 10 Ways To Make A Winter Trip to West Edmonton Mall Feel Like A Tropical Vacation

Contrary to the impression you might get from some western Premiers, the Covid pandemic is not over. But with vaccinations and boosters also being increasingly common, we’re all slowly returning to “normal” (whatever that is.) Shea and I weren’t quite ready to book an out-of-country hot holiday as that leads to all sorts of other […]

Posted 25 February 2022 § Family § FridayFunLink § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Arriving at West Edmonton Mall (February 2014)

Posted 25 February 2022 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

There’s Something Special About Watching The #Oilers Lose In Edmonton

Whether it’s the crowd being silenced live at Rogers Place or studiously staring into their nachoes at a sports bar in the West Edmonton Mall, watching the Oilers lose while on a holiday in Edmonton feels so much better than watching from a distance. And former Flame, Mike Smith, is a huge part of the […]

Posted 23 February 2022 § Humour § Sports § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “And night after night we stay out drinking under the streetlights/It’s forty below oh but I don’t mind cause you’re right there to hold me tight/Cause I’m drinking in Edmonton with you/I’m drinking in Edmonton with you”

“Drinking in Edmonton” – The Worst Guy

Posted 21 February 2022 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – A Rare Atheist Prayer

We’re in Edmonton on holidays. The downtown is like a war-zone due to all the construction. Through the mists of concrete dust in the air, you can see the beautiful Rogers Place. By all accounts, Rogers is the nirvana of NHL arenas. The Oilers are on a five-game winning streak after getting a new coach. […]

Posted 20 February 2022 § Family § Humour § Photo § SecularSunday § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: