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10 Reasons I’m Supporting @ryanMeili for #skndpldr – #6 – He Dropped Out of Sutherland (But Kept His Beard)

I was recently reminded by a long-time NDP member that, in the interests of unity, it’s important not to ascribe negative motives to candidate’s actions, especially during a Leadership race. I don’t think I was particularly judging anyone negatively in the circumstance. But it was a timely reminder given that I was planning to write […]

¶ Posted 08 February 2013 § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: saskatchewan

10 Reasons I’m Supporting @ryanMeili for #skndpldr – #7 – He Grew Up On A Farm

Since the 2009 race, Ryan’s gone from being the youngest candidate to the oldest. There’s also been another less obvious but equally drastic shift in the dynamic this time around… In the last race, my memory is that three of all of the four candidates had strong rural connections – Ryan grew up on a farm, […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2013 § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: saskatchewan

10 Reasons I’m Supporting @ryanMeili for #skndpldr – #8 – His Book

This reason strikes particularly close to home for me. When I convocated from the U of R with a BA – English way back in 1996, I lived in great fear that I would only find work in the “French Fried Arts” as was the stereotype for Arts grads then (and probably now too…if there […]

¶ Posted 06 February 2013 § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, saskatchewan

10 Reasons I’m Supporting @ryanMeili for #skndpldr – #9 – His Team

I’m sure each of the candidates has a strong team of experienced hands guiding their team’s strategies and other activities. But, as with my post yesterday, I want to highlight a couple things that I think set Ryan’s team apart from the rest of the field. Of course all the teams have lots of people […]

¶ Posted 05 February 2013 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: saskatchewan

10 Reasons I’m Supporting @ryanMeili for #skndpldr – #10 – I Voted For Him Last Time

In 2009, I did a series of posts listing 10 reasons I was supporting Ryan Meili for Sask NDP Leader. I thought it might be fun to re-visit the idea to see if I could list 10 completely different reasons I’m supporting him this time around. (Come to think of it, that in itself is […]

¶ Posted 04 February 2013 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan

We’re With Weir? #skndpldr

Erin Weir’s campaign sent out an e-mail blast today entitled “Why We’re With Weir” which lists excerpts from various supporters and endorsers. Pretty standard stuff that we’ve seen from all campaigns except that this e-mail included a quote from somebody who I’m pretty sure isn’t “With Weir”…ME! I’m in good company as they also included […]

¶ Posted 03 February 2013 § Humour § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: language, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Manitoba Children’s Museum

During our trip to Winnipeg last weekend, we visited the Manitoba Children’s Museum. One of the highlights for me was seeing that every single exhibit area had picture books scattered around that tied into the theme of that exhibit – the train that you could climb on had transportation books, the exhibit that let you […]

¶ Posted 02 February 2013 § Canada § Family § Library § Pace § Photo § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, cute

Friday Fun Link – Which Fan Theories Blew Your Mind With Their Logic?

Fan theories are alternate ideas/interpretations for movies, music, books, etc. One of the top-rated AskReddit threads of all time asked for people’s favourites. That got responses including this one which blew my mind. (Warning: these fan theories often will change your perspective on beloved pop culture items in a way that you’ll never be able […]