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Monthly Archives November 2013

Some Useful #GreyCup Resources #yqr #riders #riderville #gc101

Welcome to Regina for anyone from outside the province who happens upon this post.  Here’s some useful info about the week to come… Official 101st Grey Cup Festival web site CFL.ca TSN Grey Cup Centre Regina Leader Post Grey Cup Micro-Site RiderFans Message Board Twitter Feeds for #greycup101, #riders, #yqr 101st Grey Cup on YouTube 101st Grey Cup […]

Posted 20 November 2013 § Canada § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

In Honour of “Selfie” Being Named 2013 Word of the Year

Posted 19 November 2013 § Baby § Family § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Everywhere I go/People know this place/The pride that we all show/Is visible from space” #riders #clf #greycup

Well, that didn’t take long… Somebody already has a photo slideshow up on YouTube in tribute to the Riders winning the Western Final yesterday against the Stamps, set to the song “Paint The Whole World Green” by Jason Plumb and the Willing. Leading up to the Grey Cup game next Sunday, this town is going to […]

Posted 18 November 2013 § Meme § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Spoiler Alert! (Hint: Green Is Going Grey) #riders #greycup #yqr

I had to work today so had set the PVR to record the Riders vs. Stamps Western Final CFL game.  I also strategized how to not accidentally hear the score before I got home – no glimpses at Facebook on my smartphone, no checking Twitter at my break, only trying to make the most  generic […]

Posted 17 November 2013 § Saskatchewan § Shea § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Button, Button, Who’s Got The Button?

Regina Public Library does! And if you stop by to see me at Regent Place Library between 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon before the big game, you too can have a Rider/Grey Cup-themed button of your own. Here’s what the table in my office looked like while I was practicing with the button making […]

Posted 16 November 2013 § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Rob Ford Remixed

Dear People I Love: Don’t watch this video. (Also, does anyone else feel like this entire situation can only end in a slow motion chase in a White Ford Bronco?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6vtyEx5HzM

Posted 15 November 2013 § Canada § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

1 in 5 Canadians Have Not Used the Internet In the Past Year: Exploring Our Digital Divide

Canada has a digital divide, a demographic that isn’t fully connected to the online world. In the past year, 20 per cent of Canadians haven’t used the internet once, from any location. And that number doesn’t include other kinds of disconnection, like those who don’t own a computer or cell phone, or who can’t use them effectively. […]

Posted 14 November 2013 § Canada § Internet § Jobs § Library § Politics § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

How To Not Give A Fuck

An illustrated guide to not giving a fuck…

Posted 13 November 2013 § Censorship § Humour § List § Meme § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Will Kids Be Playing Kronum in the Schoolyard in 50 Years Instead of Soccer or Basketball?

Kronum is a new sport that combines elements of football, rugby, basketball, handball and even Quidditch to create what players are hoping grows to become the first big league sport created in over a century. Personally, I think organizers may have hurt themselves right off-the-bat by creating a sport with a circular field, very unique […]

Posted 12 November 2013 § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Sports § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “You that never done nothin’/But build to destroy/You play with my world/Like it’s your little toy”

Red poppy or white poppy, hero or victim, holiday or not, the only thing that’s clear is that Remembrance Day means different things to different people and, as with my defence of Justin Trudeau, I feel like shouting “Nobody has the right to say how others should or shouldn’t interpret/celebrate/commemorate Remembrance Day!” Well, except me. […]

Posted 11 November 2013 § Canada § Censorship § MusicMonday § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,