Monthly Archives September 2013

Friday Fun Link – 21 Really Annoying Facebook Friends We All Have

I won’t even try to analyse which of these categories describe me.

Some Sasha Stuff

Sasha turned five months old a couple days ago so I thought it might be fun to note a few of the things going on in her life these days… – she’s an unbelievable sleeper. Like, she goes down at 8pm and sleeps right through to 8am without waking up almost every single night! (Although […]

Flames vs. Islanders Exhibition Game in #yqr – Why I Didn’t Go…

So my two favourite NHL teams are playing an exhibition game tonight in Regina  and I made the tough decision not to go… There are a couple reasons… – the biggest reason is the price.  Even though it’s an exhibition game, tickets range from $98 for the *lowest* priced to $148.50 for the highest (of those […]

EagleCam!

Someone mounted a POV camera on an eagle and the result is probably as close as I’ll ever get to what it actually feels like to fly (unless they hurry up and invent a workable, affordable jetpack!) (via Reddit)

Music Monday – “You could have your choice of men/But I could never love again/I’m begging you/Please don’t take my man”

It’s very possible that slowing down “Jolene”, the classic country song by Dolly Parton, makes it an even better song (not to mention how her suddenly masculine voice brings in all kinds of gender play beyond what was in the original version.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzYHllLv_IE “Jolene” – Dolly Parton

Oh My God! Holy Shit!! Jesus Christ!!! (aka My Reaction To Tonight’s Episode of “Breaking Bad”)

Someone on Reddit posted their girlfriend’s reaction at various points during tonight’s episode of “Breaking Bad” and I’d concur… Fans are already calling it “the greatest episode of television in history” and I’d say if not, it’s pretty damn close! Like the majority of the show’s millions of fans, Shea and I came late to […]

Saturday Snap – En Garde!

A local fencing club was winding up a practice in the same Leisure Centre where Pace just finished swimming lessons. I took him over to peek at the action from the gym door and the members of the group, including a National Champion, could not have been more welcoming when they saw a young kid […]

Friday Funk Link – Amazing Book Shelves #book #library #cool #reddit

Just discovered that Reddit has a sub-Reddit dedicated solely to photos of amazing and cool bookshelves.  If you sort it by “Top” vote getting submissions, you might never go to another sub-Reddit again! 😉 Probably a good lesson for libraries in here somewhere too…

The Fair Phone: The World’s First Fair Trade, Environmentally Audited Smart Phone

Feel guilty about how your smartphone was made and by whom?  Perhaps the Fair Phone is for you! (If Fair Phone sounds too good to be true, you have another good option – buy second-hand tech instead of running to buy the latest and greatest, most fashionable device.) (via MetaFilter)

September 11, 2001 as it happened on CNN – 8:40am to 10:11am

I’m pretty sure I have most of this on a VHS tape somewhere but nice to have it online for easy access and archival purposes…