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Monthly Archives April 2016

The Importance of Being Skeptical

One of the things I pride myself on is being skeptical. Although people sometimes confuse terms, skepticism does not mean “cynical” and it doesn’t mean “being an asshole”. A true cynic distrusts everything new they see or hear, they’re intolerant to new ideas, and they’re pessimistic about everything. They’re not skeptics. That’s a positive trait. […]

Posted 17 April 2016 § Canada § MemoryLane § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Happy Third Birthday, Sasha!

  

Posted 16 April 2016 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Fred Eaglesmith & Spirit of the West Documentaries Coming

Two of my favourite music acts of all-time have upcoming documentaries… Trailer – The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show from Lagoonside Pictures on Vimeo.

Posted 15 April 2016 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Pace’s Third Birthday (May 2010)

Sasha’s third birthday is this weekend. How time flies…it feels like it was only yesterday that we were having Pace’s third birthday party…

Posted 14 April 2016 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

A Female Leader for SK NDP? Of Course…If They’re The Best Candidate #skpoli

I have no idea if this is a concerted effort but if not, it’s quite a coincidence. In the last 24 hours on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and in letters to the editor (including in the comments), a variety of people have been putting forward the idea that the next leader of the Sask NDP should be a woman. […]

Posted 13 April 2016 § List § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Ranking Some Potential #skndpldr Candidates #skpoli

So Cam Broten resigned as Leader of the Sask NDP yesterday. I’m seeing a range of reactions across social media ranging from lots of “Thank-you Cam“-type messages to some that are celebrating his defeat. Maybe it’s because the Stanley Cup playoffs are about to start (Go Panthers!) but personally, I keep thinking about a sports […]

Posted 12 April 2016 § List § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I made something of myself and now you wanna come back/But your love—it isn’t free, it has to be earned/Back then I didn’t have anything you needed so I was worthless”

“American Idol” which has had a massive impact on pop culture ended its 15 season run last week. So I thought I would post a recent clip from the season one winner, Kelly Clarkson, who gives an amazing performance of a very personal song she wrote that contrasts her absentee father against the father of her current […]

Posted 11 April 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

A Bad Week for the #NDP: Federal NDP Lose Election Then Leader. Sask NDP Lose Election Then Leader? #skpoli #canpoli #yeg2016

So it’s been a pretty tough week for Team Orange… The Saskatchewan NDP got a shellacking in the provincial election last Monday, a loss which many are blaming at least partly on still lingering divisions between the 50.3% of the party that supported Cam Broten and the 49.7% of the party that supported Ryan Meili in the last […]

Posted 10 April 2016 § Canada § MemoryLane § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Maybe At Assassin School Though?

I don’t think “Hiding in small places after class” is something he learned at parkour…  

Posted 09 April 2016 § Family § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Hack The Menu

Some interesting ideas on how to “hack” the menus of various chain restaurants.

Posted 08 April 2016 § FridayFunLink § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: