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Monthly Archives April 2015

#Flames Could Clinch A Playoff Spot Tonight

With two games left in the season, the Calgary Flames can clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2009 and also eliminate the Stanley Cup defending LA Kings if they beat the Kings tonight. (Since so many Canadian teams – Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg – all have playoff implications tied to the Kings, fans […]

¶ Posted 09 April 2015 § Canada § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: alberta, economics, hockey

How JK Rowling Plotted Harry Potter With A Hand-drawn Spreadsheet

Interesting.

¶ Posted 08 April 2015 § Library § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book

Equality vs. Equity

An important thing to keep in mind as you move through this world…

¶ Posted 07 April 2015 § Infographic § Library § Meme § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health, philosophy

Music Monday – “I’ve had enough of watching scenes/Of schizophrenic, ego-centric, paranoiac, prima-donnas/All I want is the truth now/Just gimme some truth”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQBa2pTr9GU “Gimme Some Truth” – John Lennon

¶ Posted 06 April 2015 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: beatles, music

Secular Sunday – Chocolate Crosses

Saw a supply of these in the Minot Wal-Mart a couple years ago and couldn’t decide whether to laugh, be offended (even as a non-Christian) or marvel at how crass capitalism can be sometimes! “Hey kids, enjoy this chocolate cross that represents where a man died for your sins!” “Oh, yummy!”

¶ Posted 05 April 2015 § Humour § MemoryLane § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: atheism, economics, food, holiday, unitedstates

Saturday Snap – Silly Smile

¶ Posted 04 April 2015 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Before Target, There Was Zellers (September 2009)

Target is now closed for good in Regina after teaching a lesson in how not to run a business. (I still remember reading an interview with some Target big wig right before they opened who said something like: “Oh, we don’t intend to have lower prices than our competition. We’ll price to match the market.”) Even if […]