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Music Monday – “You’ve been abused and cheated/Shat on you’re beyond defeated/Those who rise stand in your name/Then treat you roughly once they’re seated”

“D for Democracy” – Spirit of the West

¶ Posted 21 October 2019 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history

The Fundamental Choice This Election #elxn43 #canpoli

I’m not sure if it was something I learned in a political science class or read in a book or when exactly I figured it out. But I don’t think it’s especially profound to realise that, at its core, the biggest difference between people on the left and people on the right is that people […]

¶ Posted 20 October 2019 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, philosophy

Saturday Snap – The Risks of Doing An Election-Themed Display

I mean I’m not personally a fan of the guy but we happened to have Justin Trudeau’s autobiography in our collection so I put it on an election-themed display I did (along with a range of books about various topics and issues that are important to supporters of all parties this election season. I also […]

¶ Posted 19 October 2019 § Canada § Humour § Library § News § Politics § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, history

Friday Fun Link – Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Wayne Gretzky Hockey II

Pace and I have spent the evening watching YouTube videos of the video games I loved as a kid – here are YouTube videos of three of my all-time favourites:

¶ Posted 18 October 2019 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, hockey

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Christmas Card House (December 2014)

It’s not quite “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” level decorating and I really should’ve gotten my butt up a ladder and extended the lights in that cedar tree in the front of our house right to the top. But I’ve always liked coming home to a snow-filled yard, some green and red floodlights, a blow-up decoration […]

¶ Posted 17 October 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, weather

The Genius of John Lennon’s Guitar Playing

Man, I love the Beatles!

¶ Posted 16 October 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: beatles, music

Perhaps The Single Richest Irony of the Current Federal Election?

The most ironic (and frustrating and hypocritical) thing in this entire election is Liberal supporters who are saying a vote for Jagmeet Singh and the NDP is somehow a vote for Andrew Scheer – as if they hadn’t made electoral reform a *major* plank of their last platform (a platform that got them elected because […]

¶ Posted 15 October 2019 § Canada § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, rant

Music Monday – “I’m a professional cynic/But my heart’s not in it/I’m paying the price of living life at the limit/Caught in the century’s anxiety”

“Country House” – Blur

¶ Posted 14 October 2019 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Ten Things I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving

Nothing too surprising on this list but here you go… 1. Although my mother-in-law battled a serious form of cancer for most of last year, she’s doing much better and, knock on wood, everyone else in our immediate family is doing well healthwise from Sasha who’s six years old to my dad who’s seventy years […]