This is not a new idea to Canada (or to this blog). But this article is timely in light of a recent post that came across my Facebook News Feed about how “We all pay taxes so the government can give it to someone who doesn’t work as hard as you do.” That misperception that […]
I digitized this from a VHS tape awhile back but don’t think I ever posted it (and when you watch it, you’ll see why!) One of the many highlights of my 1995 semester exchange to York England while in undergrad was taking a Film Production class (which happened to be taught by a guy who […]
I’m horrified to learn I’m guilty of using at least a couple of these on a regular basis. I won’t tell you which ones but I will observe that it’s hot enough today that I could really go for some sherbert. 😉
This song will always remind me of high school but even after listening to this song hundreds of times in my life, it took this slowed down acoustic version to make me realise I’ve misheard the lyric I quoted in the title of this post as “Joe went east/she went west” as if the narrator […]
This in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes developments that led to the creation of the first iPhone is filled with all kinds of stories of innovation on a tightrope. It’s positively shocking how close the first iPhone launch (with a demo product that was apparently held together by duct tape and wishes!) came to being a […]
Had to go to Saskatoon today for a board meeting for one of the organizations I’m involved with. I arrived in Toon Town early so took a quick tour around, not having been there since March. (Big advantage – no massive hangover today like the last time I was in Saskatoon!) 😉 I took my usual […]
God, I love Tim Minchin! (Er, never mind that I said that given the topic of this post!) 😉 This convocation speech is especially great…
It’s flown by but today marks one month since I started as the Branch Manager at RPL’s Regent Place Branch. One word that keeps popping in to my head when I think about my new job is “comfortable”. What I mean by that is any new job, even one you want or are looking forward […]
Went to check out Regina’s new Cabela’s store tonight and a good old Foursquare check-in provided the very cool tip that they have an actual archery shooting range on site for customers to try before they buy! Bonus they had a smaller bow suitable for a small child to try (even if his dad wasn’t […]
