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Monthly Archives December 2020

“Mommy, you know how you mix a couple different things in a drink sometimes?”

“Yes, did you really make me a rum and egg nog?  Or a rum and coke?” “Even better – I put egg nog and wine together since I know those are two of your favourite drinks!”

Posted 22 December 2020 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Oh I’m/Staying home this Christmas/For friends and for strangers/And for family”

“Staying Home This Christmas” – Dillon Currie

Posted 21 December 2020 § Family § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Stop Bitching That Your Christmas Is Ruined

Posted 20 December 2020 § Canada § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – I Shouldn’t Find This So Funny…

…but the fact that Andrew Scheer’s Regina office is right beside a vape shop strikes me as hilarious for some reason.

Posted 19 December 2020 § Humour § Jobs § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Nice Lights! @HawksleyWorkman

Shea and I took the kids for our annual “Twinkle Tour” around Regina tonight and funny to think how Covid has even influenced this simple tradition… – immediately noticing a higher amount of traffic at the “starred” houses on the Sparkle Tour web site, likely because there are fewer other entertainment options – no work […]

Posted 18 December 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Rural Sask Wedding (August 2008)

I keep looking at old pictures and thinking about how much has changed due to Covid. Here’s another example: – more than 30 people gathered – dancing – singing – drinking – communal meal – close together – no masks On and on…

Posted 17 December 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Happy Cha-Noo-Kah!

For a small fee, Cameo is a site that allows people to book celebrities to record short personalized messages for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Cameo blew up during quarantine as people weren’t able to celebrate milestones in the usual way. This one of Smokey Robinson recording a message for someone has gone viral for being both […]

Posted 16 December 2020 § Humour § Internet § Meme § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Covid 19 Vaccine Arrives in Saskatchewan!

Have to admit Shea and I both had tears in our eyes watching the first two healthcare workers be vaccinated this evening in Regina (in the very hospital Shea works in and has worked in all year without a break) after what has been a long, strange, stressful year. There are a lot of reasons […]

Posted 15 December 2020 § Canada § Jobs § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “But that world is gone/It’s all disappeared/It’s just me and the ponies/For Christmas this year”

With the announcement of stronger Covid restrictions for Saskatchewan, just in time for Christmas, this song has been going through my head non-stop… “Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year)” – Corb Lund

Posted 14 December 2020 § Family § MusicMonday § News § Saskatchewan § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Secular Sunday – When Was Jesus Born? Almost Certainly Not On December 25

Christmas is a cultural construct in a number of ways including the alleged birthdate of the “reason for the season.” For that reason, if Covid restrictions are ruining your Christmas plans this year, why not plan a “Christmas in July” (or August or October or whenever you get vaccinated next year?”

Posted 13 December 2020 § SecularSunday § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,