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Monthly Archives August 2016

Saturday Snap – Tragically Hip Lyrics

¶ Posted 20 August 2016 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Friday Fun Link – The Tragically Hip: A Chronology

Tomorrow’s the big night for the last Tragically Hip concert during their final cross-Canada tour so here’s a few full-length concerts from throughout their career to whet your appetite: One from their earliest days, recorded live for MuchMusic… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGvsyKyjFrA A concert from perhaps the height of their fame during one of their Another Roadside Attraction concerts… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8SfNB4MyG4 One […]

¶ Posted 19 August 2016 § Canada § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, history, hockey, music, ontario, television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Scarface (Kid Version) (September 2013)

Just before starting Grade One, both Pace and his buddy down the street ended up with some serious stitches – the buddy earned his falling off his bike while Pace got his running into a tree after looking back to see how far I was behind him! Tough kids…

¶ Posted 18 August 2016 § Family § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

Flipping Out at Get Air Trampoline Park in #yqr

My son not only did all the stunts in this video but stitched them together in iMovie. He’s going to be the world’s first combination stuntman/film editor! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G19bCFKidRM

¶ Posted 17 August 2016 § Family § Jobs § Pace § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Sports § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, saskatchewan

Did Donald Trump Start His Presidential Campaign To Gain Negotiating Leverage With NBC?

In this election cycle, sure, why not?

¶ Posted 16 August 2016 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history, unitedstates

Music Monday – “She’s so young/She’s got the answer/She doesn’t need to question herself like I do”

The Trans-Canada Highwaymen is another Canadian supergroup made up of members of Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, The Odds, and Pursuit of Happiness with a conceit that they’ll play hits from their own bands but only songs that each member wrote for their other groups (which is why it’s ironic that they stick a bit of “Poets” […]

¶ Posted 15 August 2016 § Canada § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

An Unintentional Trip Down Memory Lane

Contemplating a Luther College Dorm Room Shea and I rarely take three weeks’ vacation at a time – we usually spread our holiday allotment out through the year – some in the winter (especially in years when we can afford a hot holiday), a week or two in summer (sometimes together and sometimes not) and then […]

¶ Posted 14 August 2016 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents

Saturday Snap – Luther College ~20 Year Reunion (@LutherEdu)

A friend who was in Luther dorms at the same time I was back in the early 1990’s was going to be passing through Regina from her home in Ottawa during her summer holidays. She reached out to a few people to see if there’d be any interest in having a mini-reunion at Luther College, one […]

¶ Posted 13 August 2016 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – I Replaced The Word ‘Millennials’ With ‘43-Year-Old White Men’ And Now These Headlines Are Italian Chef Kissing Fingers Gesture

As a 43-year old white male, I feel duty-bound to post this funny piece that came out last week and which shows how silly many web articles about an entire generation sound when applied to a very specific slice of demography… Some examples… How Tumblr Plans To Pay 43-Year-Old White Men To Blog ?—?Inc. Is The […]