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An Ode to Ralph Wiggum

Ralph is so memorable because, in part, he is the most real of all The Simpsons characters; as outlandish as his behaviour can sometimes seem, he’s as real as a cartoon boy gets. (via Reddit)

¶ Posted 21 August 2014 § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: television

I took a couple days off on Monday and Tuesday to have an extended long weekend to go camping with Shea’s and my folks and to attend Shea’s cousin’s wedding. Which means I need to do another extended weekend catch-up of missed blog posts… Saturday Snap As mentioned, we went to Shea’s cousin’s wedding at […]

¶ Posted 19 August 2014 § Family § MusicMonday § Pace § Photo § Politics § PopCulture § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Travel § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, cute, history, holiday, music, saskatchewan, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Parenting Around The World

Very interesting…

¶ Posted 15 August 2014 § Baby § FridayFunLink § Humour § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “On the Read Again: Southeast Regional Library Bookmobile”

It wasn’t in service when I worked at Southeast Regional Library but one day coming back from a branch, I noticed this parked in the compound of a local auto wrecker and snapped a picture (and yes, briefly considered making an offer on it!) Man, how much of the public library’s history across North America […]

¶ Posted 14 August 2014 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, saskatchewan, travel

70% of Canadians Are Lefties, It’s the Exact Opposite in the US and No One Knows Why (Oh, And This Isn’t A Post About Politics, It’s About…

…what hand we use to shoot in hockey. (I’m a lefty but my dad’s a righty. Pace and I were on the driveway playing tonight and he was shooting right as well. Weird.) (via Reddit)

¶ Posted 13 August 2014 § Canada § Pace § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: hockey, science, unitedstates

Good Morning Vietnam: An “Un-War” War Movie

In my RIP Robin Williams post yesterday, I mentioned that I wrote an essay while a student in England about Williams’ role in “Good Morning Vietnam”. I don’t think I’ve posted any of my undergrad work on this blog ever but given yesterday’s events, now’s as good of time as any. Oh, and feel free to […]

¶ Posted 12 August 2014 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, movies

RIP Robin Williams (And My Ten Favourite Robin Williams Movies)

Shocking news today that Robin Williams has died, apparently by suicide. Based on the way my Facebook feed lit up with the news, it’s a pretty safe bet that I’m not unique in thinking of him as one of my favourite actors. His range in both comedies and dramas was outstanding and his genuine humanity […]