Pretty cool that a U of R grad has hit the top of the BBC Asian music charts and gone viral on TikTok with this song… “Young Shahrukh” – Tesher
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NHL Bubble Confidential: Go Inside the Toronto and Edmonton Playoff Hubs
The most unique, memorable NHL playoffs in history are down to the last few game(s) as the Dallas Stars and Tampa Lightning battle it out for the Stanley Cup. Some players have now spent nearly three months in their respective “bubbles” with no direct contact with families, limited options for food and entertainment, and various […]
Friday Fun Link – Ruth Bader-Ginsburg On Not Retiring
From happier times…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My First Ever Amazon Order (August 1997)
Was digging through the depths of my computer’s hard drive and came across a pretty amazing find…the email receipt I got for my first ever order from Amazon back in summer 1997. A few things to note… not sure why but I used my work email address for the order when I’m pretty sure I […]
Rolling Stone Revises Their Top 500 Albums List
It’s funny how much debate and controversy that these types of lists stir up considering it is literally impossible to say that “Abbey Road” (#5) or “Pet Sounds” (#2) or “What’s Going On?” (#1) are “better” than one or the other (though obviously “Abbey Road” is the greatest album of all-time!) 😉
The Alt-Right Playbook: You Go High, We Go Low
This video has some good insights into modern politics and especially in light of current battles over seating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg’s replacement. It looks specifically at some of the reasons why liberals struggle against conservatives who are less likely to be bound to rules and precedent in their pursuit of power.
Music Monday – “It’s called me belligerent, it’s took me for ignorant/But it ain’t never once made me scared just to be/Could you imagine just constantly worryin’/Kickin’ and fightin’, beggin’ to breathe?”
Okay, getting to one of the top o’ mind topics mentioned in my list yesterday – a new surprise album from Tyler Childers was released the other day. It features eight instrumental fiddle tunes then a single “regular” song with lyrics calling for more kindness and understanding among citizens including many who listen to Childers […]
10 Things I Would Write About If I Had More Energy
Death of Ruth Bader-Ginsburg My Latest Thoughts on Covid Watching the Emmys Revamped for Covid How Pace Made Most of a Roast Chicken Supper Tonight Some Thoughts on Pro Sports During Covid – NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, CFL The US Election The Sask Provincial Election The Regina Municipal Election The New Tyler Childers Album (and […]
Saturday Snap – A Delayed Housewarming Gift
My parents dropped off a very cool housewarming gift the other day – a Century Family Farm plaque our family received on the 100th anniversary of my great-great grandfather homesteading our family farm in 1883 – framed in barn boards from that same farm. We got the plaque in 1983 (I think the same year […]