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Monthly Archives March 2022

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Puddle Jumping (April 2013)

Our old house used to get a huge lake in front of it once all the snow melted. At least it gave us a good spot to go puddle jumping…

¶ Posted 31 March 2022 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, weather

Another (Minor) Covid Milestone?

I had been in Pace’s high school for various reasons over the years – through my work, for political events, when the kids’ elementary school Winter Concerts were held in the much larger high school auditorium. Of course high school is a bit different than elementary school but still feels strange that tonight was the […]

¶ Posted 30 March 2022 § Pace § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education

Video of Multi-Vehicle Pileup in Pennsylvania (and My Most Scary Winter Drives)

This happened on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania today pic.twitter.com/ONUUGOdtrH — ?_ Imposter_? (@Imposter_Edits) March 28, 2022 This video clip is insane (and sad – apparently five people died as a result of this multi-car pile-up in Pennsylvania when a snow squall blew in suddenly.) Growing up in Saskatchewan, I’ve had my share of scary winter […]

¶ Posted 29 March 2022 § List § MemoryLane § News § Shea § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: travel, weather

Music Monday – “When a couple of guys who were up to no good/Started making trouble in my neighborhood/I got in one little fight and my mom got scared/She said, ‘You’re movin’ with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air'”

So, anybody watch the Oscars last night? “Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme Song” – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

¶ Posted 28 March 2022 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: movies, music, television

Saturday Snap – You Up For A Pint?

One of our neighbours occasionally texts “You up for a pint?” Most of the time he means beer but the other night, he showed up with a pint jar of homemade moonshine his co-worker had given him. (Apparently the secret is to dissolve Jolly Rancher candies in the mixture?!?)

¶ Posted 26 March 2022 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, language, science

Friday Fun Link – “I’m sorry, I don’t want to be an emperor.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HdOHrc3OQ

¶ Posted 25 March 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Welcome Jason! (October 2009)

My former colleagues from Southeast Regional Library welcomed me as an observer to their SILS training sessions that they were doing at the Regina Public Library training room prior to the move to a province-wide library consortium over ten (!) years ago. (Look at the size of those monitors!)

¶ Posted 24 March 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education

Filming the Speed of Light at 10 Trillion Frames Per Second

Wow.

¶ Posted 23 March 2022 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, science

Universal Basic Income: Who Pays For It? (Not You!)

Saw this article explaining how the government could pay for a full Universal Basic Income program by properly taxing corporations, wealthy individuals and financial transactions. The article is definitely worth a read!