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Monthly Archives October 2012

Holy Halloween Batman!

Posted 31 October 2012 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace ‡ Comments (0) °

Will Ferguson Wins #Giller Prize, Is All Around Good Guy #canlit

When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, the biggest part of my job was probably working with beginning and emerging writers.  So you can imagine my surprise when the phone rang one day and I heard a voice on the other end of the line say: “Jason, it’s Will, Will Ferguson calling.” He […]

Posted 30 October 2012 § Canada § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “He don’t mind the cadavers/He don’t mind human remains/He got no problem sleepin’ at night,/Ain’t nothin’ a little whiskey won’t tame”

The last few Mondays have been “Meili Mondays” but a timely new video release from Corb Lund is a great time to revive “Music Monday” posting for a week…

Posted 29 October 2012 § Humour § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

@Erin_Weir @ryanmeili Or this? #skndpldr

Max FineDay asked the #skndpldr candidates who they were going as for Halloween on Twitter. Ryan Meili replied that Che Guevara was in the lead but he was open to suggestions.  Somebody suggested he dress as Tommy Douglas and Erin Weir replied that all candidates could go as the leaders I compared them to in a previous post […]

Posted 28 October 2012 § Humour § Politics § Saskatchewan § Technology ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – High Impact Wrestling Moonsault (Gives New Meaning to Saturday “Snap”)

So after probably more than a year of saying I would get to the monthly card of High Impact Wrestling, Regina’s local wrestling promotion, I finally went last night. And it was AWESOME! I should step back a bit – there are a couple guys at work who go regularly and I always meant to […]

Posted 27 October 2012 § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Shea and I Are Expecting (You’ll Watch This Video We Made)

Posted 26 October 2012 § Baby § Family § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Sad § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (1) °

A Tale of Two Cities: Comparing The Most Recent #yqr & #yyc Mayoral Elections #yqrvotes

You could probably do this for any two cities in Canada but since I lived in Calgary and am now back in Regina, those are the two cities I’m most familiar with. And they truly are two cities that share many similarities – oil & gas-based economies creating boom times, comprised of many people of […]

Posted 25 October 2012 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

An Exercise in Responsive Local Democracy #yqrvotes #yqr #tweetocracy

Today’s the municipal election.  As I posted yesterday, I’d long ago made my decision about who I would support as Mayor.  But I was still undecided about who I would support for my local councillor. My choices aren’t really that different as far as I can see – the current Councillor is Chris Szarka, a […]

Posted 24 October 2012 § Politics § Saskatchewan § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“This Is Our City” – Marian Donnelly for #yqr Mayor #yqrvotes

For one reason or another, I haven’t written much about the Regina Civic Election.  And now, just like that, it’s here. I’m happy to announce that tomorrow, I will be supporting Marian Donnelly for Mayor of Regina.  I hope you will too! I’ve known Marian since my first job with the Sask Publishers Group when […]

Posted 23 October 2012 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

@ryanMeili Monday – Will Buyer’s Remorse Play A Role in The #skndpldr Race?

Buyer’s remorse is defined as: the sense of regret [people feel] after having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a car or house. It may stem from fear of making the wrong choice, guilt over extravagance, or a suspicion of having been overly influenced by […]

Posted 22 October 2012 § MemoryLane § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,