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Music Monday – “I’ve got that whiskey in the eye, my love/You know I’m not afraid to fight/Cause word’s been gettin’ round this town/and I can’t wait another night”

Soon after the Humboldt Broncos accident happened on Friday, I was sure I’d be posting Tom Cochrane’s “Big League” as my Music Monday post this week. But I’ve linked to that song a couple times already – I decided to post it right away on the night of the accident and again yesterday in a […]

¶ Posted 09 April 2018 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, saskatchewan

“I’m not unusual in Canada for how much hockey has meant to me my whole life.”

I put this on Facebook before the Humboldt Broncos Vigil tonight (and after some time has passed, I may share some other thoughts on that) but wanted to capture it here too since Facebook sucks. 😉 I’m not unusual in Canada for how much hockey has meant to me my whole life. I was never […]

¶ Posted 08 April 2018 § Canada § Meme § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: facebook, health, history, hockey, music, saskatchewan, television

Saturday Snap – How Can The Library Help In A Time of Tragedy? #humboldtbroncos #humboldtstrong

In tragedies, most people know their roles… First responders race to the scene to face whatever awfulness awaits them. Doctors, nurses and other medical personnel use their skills to do whatever they can to heal the injured. Journalists try to capture, not only the story but the range of emotions that they and their audience is […]

¶ Posted 07 April 2018 § Canada § Jobs § Library § News § Saskatchewan § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: book, history, hockey, saskatchewan

“When he was a kid/He’d be up at five/Take shots ’til eight/Make the thing drive”

He was gonna play in the big league.

¶ Posted 06 April 2018 § Photo § Sad § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: hockey, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Farewell Lang’s (and a Funny Sriracha Story) #yqr

Very sad to hear that Lang’s Vietnamese restaurant burned down in an early morning fire yesterday. Along with Bushwakkers and Copper Kettle, Lang’s was one of my three “go to” Regina locations that weren’t just restaurants but local institutions. Way back in 2007, I wrote this about Lang’s in a post about my 10 favourite Regina restaurants: […]

¶ Posted 05 April 2018 § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

My Moon Palace Cancun Review #ThePalaceLife @palaceresorts #allinclusive #holiday

Hard to believe we’ve been home for Cancun three weeks as of today! I’ve been pecking away at this review the past few weeks (and actually started drafting it while in Cancun) but having the Easter long weekend gave me time and incentive to finally finish it! Here you go… A Note on TripAdvisor TripAdvisor […]