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Grit & Glory: Celebrating 40 Years of the Edmonton Oilers

I saw this book in my library today and had a good chuckle. I mean, the Oilers sucked for the first couple years of their existence, they sucked for the last decade plus and they have as many sub-.500% seasons as ones where they’ve won more than they’ve lost. So, at best, it’s maybe 20 […]

¶ Posted 10 April 2019 § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, hockey

Bora Bora – St. Regis Overwater Villa Tour

I write a lot on this blog about resorts I’ve visited. And now, for something a bit different, a resort I’ll likely never get to visit…

¶ Posted 09 April 2019 § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, travel

Music Monday – “The world’s in trouble/There’s no communication/And everyone can say what they want to say/It never gets better anyway”

“Bad Reputation” – Joan Jett

¶ Posted 08 April 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

WWE Makes History At Wrestlemania 35

Tonight’s Wrestlemania 35 was the first to have a main event featuring women wrestlers – Ronda Rousey who was a former star in UFC, Charlotte Flair who is the daughter of one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time and an accomplished athlete in her own right, and Becky Lynch who is the ultimate underdog but […]

¶ Posted 07 April 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports § Video § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, sports

Saturday Snap – Calling Lakes Road Trip

After running Grandpa and Grandma out to Indian Head after they returned from a month in Australia/New Zealand, Sasha and I decided to have a little adventure of our own by taking the scenic route home. We stopped at the family farm where Sasha got to drive down the lane (watch the road!!!)… …meet a […]

¶ Posted 06 April 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, food, saskatchewan, travel

Friday Fun Link – Quarter Horse Cam

Picked up a book on Mexican drug cartels and ended up learning a lot about American quarter horses! 🙂

¶ Posted 05 April 2019 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics, unitedstates

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #7 – Not-For-Profit Cultural Sector

Like a lot of people who convocate with a Bachelor’s degree, the biggest question is “Now what?” In 1996, I had an expensive English degree, a specialization in creative writing, and not a lot of other options. (The other big question you get asked, especially with an English degree is: “Are you going to be […]

¶ Posted 04 April 2019 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: alberta, book, economics, education, language, saskatchewan

A Viral Proposal Video

Did I ever post this? It’s a classic…

¶ Posted 03 April 2019 § Humour § Internet § Meme § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, music

Regina’s Heritage Classic Tickets Confirmed! #GoFlamesGo

¶ Posted 02 April 2019 § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, hockey

Music Monday – “There’s the progress we have found (when the rain)/A way to talk around the problem (when the children reign)/Building towered foresight (keep your conscience in the dark)/Isn’t anything at all (melt the statues in the park)/Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky”

This song is usually interpreted as being about acid rain but on the day Saskatchewan (and three other provinces) has a federal carbon tax enacted, I thought it was appropriate… “Fall On Me” – R.E.M.