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Monthly Archives August 2013

*Updated* 10 Possible Reasons (and One *Real* Reason) The @paulmccartney #outthere Tour in #yqr isn’t “sold out”

So after pushing my post from a couple days ago about the upcoming Paul McCartney concert out to Twitter and mentioning in passing a couple reasons why the show in Regina might not have sold out, I ended up getting a call from Shanelle Kaul, a reporter for Global Regina who wanted to interview me […]

Posted 13 August 2013 § List § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I’ll do anything for you /Anything you want me to/If you’ll be true to me”

Wasn’t sure what else I could write/post about Paul McCartney in advance of the big show on Wednesday so decided it might be fitting to go back to one of the first songs McCartney ever wrote and recorded (uniquely co-credited to George Harrison instead of the usual Lennon-McCartney) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3lwH0EbwlM

Posted 12 August 2013 § MusicMonday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

@paulmccartney in #yqr (and #ywg) Fan Guide #regina #winnipeg #outthere #macca #beatles #excited #onceinalifetime

Going to see Paul McCartney in Winnipeg on Monday or Regina on Wednesday night? Here are some useful resources (with a Regina bias as that’s where I’m located)… Local News & Info TicketMaster’s Paul McCartney – Regina FAQ (PDF) City of Regina Traffic & Construction Notices regarding the concert “McCartney’s First Regina Concert Sure To Be Memorable” […]

Posted 11 August 2013 § List § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § UK ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Books Make Her Happy!

Just like they do for her dad, mom and brother!

Posted 10 August 2013 § Baby § Humour § Pace § Photo § PopCulture § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The Gretzky Trade Genealogy

Today marks 25 years since the most famous trade in hockey history. Here is a genealogical chart of how that trade played out over the years…

Posted 09 August 2013 § Infographic § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

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Posted 08 August 2013 § Blog § Humour § Internet ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

My New Job (and Some Thoughts on “Parting Wisdom”)

I’ve known for a couple weeks but since I now have a start date, I thought I’d officially announce that I have a new position at RPL.  As of September 3, I’ll be the new branch head at Regina Public Library’s Regent Place Branch. This is exciting for a number of reasons… Regent is the […]

Posted 07 August 2013 § Library § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

A Very Unique Birthday Gift

For my 40th birthday, a co-worker gave me a green tea flavoured Kit-Kat she’d picked up at a specialty store in Seattle. How I resisted eating it for nearly a month, I’ll never know!

Posted 06 August 2013 § Photo § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “It was twenty years ago today” (and it will be again in a week from now!)

A week and a bit from now I will be seeing Paul McCartney in concert. This is a great warm-up for the man’s musical genius… Let’s hope there’s not a repeat of his experience in Brazil during this tour (although a plaque of grasshoppers definitely *isn’t* out of the question in Saskatchewan! It’s amazing (er, […]

Posted 05 August 2013 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Tummy Time!

Posted 04 August 2013 § Family § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) °