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Monthly Archives January 2017

Forget 1984: These Five Dystopias Better Reflect Trump’s USA

With the almost unbelievable events in the US since Trump was elected, George Orwell’s classic novel, originally released in 1949, which details a dystopian future society where the government spies on, controls and lies to its citizens, has hit the top of the Amazon bestseller list. But there are other books that even better capture the dread and doom […]

Music Monday – “Another turning point/A fork stuck in the road”

A guy pranks his roommate by sneaking up on him everytime he tries to practice guitar and singing a Green Day lyric, no matter what song his roomie is playing (the thumbnail below gives you a clue of how far the prank goes.) Pretty funny stuff. “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” – Green Day […]

¶ Posted 30 January 2017 § Humour § Meme § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Some Real (Not “Alternative”) Facts About #muslimban

Fears of Islamic Terrorists are greatly overblown. Even if this ten-year average accounted for 9/11 deaths, Americans are *still* more likely to be killed getting hit by a bus! Trump’s “Muslim Ban” shows why he’s in a conflicted position as the first non-elected, non-military person to serve as President of the United States… Even *if* […]

¶ Posted 29 January 2017 § Infographic § News § Politics § Sad § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language, television

Saturday Snap – The Doctor Will See You Now

Kind of a frightening sight to be honest…

¶ Posted 28 January 2017 § Humour § Jobs § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

Friday Fun Link – Politics By Profession

This site breaks down the political preferences of different professions. No surprise to see that librarians tend to be very liberal leaning. (I heard a good line recently – someone observed: “What’s the easiest way to tell if someone’s a liberal or a conservative? Ask them if they’ve read a book in the past year.” […]

¶ Posted 27 January 2017 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, philosophy, science

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Splash Park (July 2014)

¶ Posted 26 January 2017 § Baby § Family § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

86 Books Barack Obama Recommended During His Presidency

Another thing I’m going to miss about Obama is that, unlike Cheeto Jesus, Obama was actually a reader. For the record… 1. The Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer 2. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez 3. The Golden Notebook, Doris Lessing 4. The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston 5. Brown Girl Dreaming, […]

¶ Posted 25 January 2017 § List § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, language, unitedstates

10 Best Nicknames for @realdonaldtrump

Trump is infamous for giving catchy nicknames to his political opponents. Both others have returned the favour… Cheeto Jesus Trumpster Fire The Talking Yam Fuckface Von Clownstick Short-Fingered Vulgarian Pissident of the United States Hair Hitler Trumplethinskin Forrest Trump Putin’s Puppet

¶ Posted 24 January 2017 § Humour § List § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Music Monday – “Here is where I feel it/Funny how it’s/Funny how it’s here.”

Congrats to Ryan Meili on winning the SK NDP nomination to be the candidate for Saskatoon-Meewasin last night. Here’s a video I made seven (!) years ago when he was running in a different race… “Canadian Skye” – Spirit of the West