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Saturday Snap – A Glimpse of Our Future?

Shea and I really enjoying the camping lifestyle and, although it’s still a few years away, have begun talking about what it would be like to downsize our house and buy a small camper/motorhome/camper van and just travel around in that once we retire. We got a glimpse of what it might be like this […]

¶ Posted 31 August 2019 § Family § Shea § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: camping, travel

Friday Fun Link – How The Fuck Does Fuckin Shit Work? History of Science Rap

This video is at ~5000 views as I type this. Will be interesting to see if it goes viral and jumps a lot higher as it appears designed to do just that…

¶ Posted 30 August 2019 § Censorship § Meme § Randomness § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education, science

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hummingbird (August 2013)

¶ Posted 29 August 2019 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, holiday, science

Eating With The World’s Most Isolated Tribe

We live in a pretty amazing world where I can use some of the world’s most advanced technology – the Internet, YouTube, wifi – to watch a video clip about one of the world’s most primitive societies.

¶ Posted 28 August 2019 § Internet § Technology § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, health, history, language, travel, youtube

Flipping Through The History Books: Regina Public Library Celebrates 110 Years

One hundred and ten seems like a bit of an unusual anniversary to commemorate but anyhow, the Leader Post does have a great article about RPL and how it’s changed over the years.

¶ Posted 27 August 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “A civil war vet went to see/If he could get a bit of timber for a new barn/The number 4 sped/From the train overhead came the itty bitty newborn”

“Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Maiden” – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

¶ Posted 26 August 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Secular Sunday – Atheist Summer Camp

As summer comes to an end, I thought this video was appropriate for a Secular Sunday post (and yes, it’s a Christian making fun of atheists for a change!) The gist of the guy’s bit is what kids would learn at an Atheist Summer Camp and the irony is that Shea and I frequently lament […]

¶ Posted 25 August 2019 § Humour § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, camping, language, science

Saturday Snap – Otter ‘n’ Daughter

One of many highlights of the Calgary Zoo was watching Sasha interact with one particularly playful otter in the “Canadian Wild” area.

¶ Posted 25 August 2019 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sasha § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, cute, holiday, science

Friday Fun Link – The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2019

Lots of intriguing titles on this list.

¶ Posted 23 August 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, language

Throwback Thursday – Elvis Has (Not) Left The Building (May 2011)

I think it’s been eight years since we were last in Calgary which happened to be a weekend visit which combined a 50th Wedding Anniversary for a Calgary-based aunt and uncle and a 50th birthday party (featuring an appearance by The King!) for a Calgary cousin. Here’s a picture of my dad with eight of […]