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Monthly Archives April 2022

One Month To Camping (Maybe?)

Watched the Nickle Lake AGM livestream tonight (one good thing coming out of Covid is increasing use of video for things like this) and very excited to think that we might be in our campsite in a month…if it ever quits snowing so we don’t have to dress like this at our campsite!

Posted 20 April 2022 § Family § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Still Negative (And Some Random Covid News & Thoughts)

I’ve probably felt like I had Covid dozens of times over the past couple years – every sniffle, every scratchy throat – but the last few days were the first time I was *certain* I had it due to my symptoms – heavy cough, tight chest, fatigued, etc. etc. – along with the sense from […]

Posted 19 April 2022 § Canada § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “They put you in a pinewood box/And cover you up with dirt and rocks/It all goes well for about a week/And then, your coffin begins to leak”

I think I first heard this done by the Pogues but this song has been around since WWI, popular with both soldiers and children! Uhm, Happy Easter? “The Hearse Song” – Rusty Cage

Posted 18 April 2022 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Colonizer Jesus

  Happy Easter! I’m gonna say it: Sunday is two days after Friday, not three. Christians really fucked that one up — pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) April 17, 2022  

Posted 17 April 2022 § Infographic § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Happy Ninth Birthday, Sasha!

One thing I’ve noticed on Facebook is how many parents mark their children’s birthdays by acknowledging how proud they are that their child is kind and smart and funny and all that sort of stuff. It’s almost like it comes out of a factory with how every kid has such similar qualities. Sasha turns nine […]

Posted 16 April 2022 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Sad Link – RIP Mike Bossy (1957-2022)

Sad to hear that my absolute favourite NHL player of all-time, Mike Bossy, passed away today after a lengthy battle with lung cancer (almost unbelievably, one of the greatest goal scorers of all-time was also a heavy smoker, especially early in his career.) How much did I admire Bossy?  To this day, I used “22” […]

Posted 15 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – random thoughts for a random age (2002 or 2003?)

When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, I decided to be brave and do a poetry reading as part of the Calgary Stroll of Poets. Here’s one of my poems… headtale · Random Thoughts For A Random Age

Posted 14 April 2022 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

When Johnny Gaudreau Became A Legend

Posted 13 April 2022 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The Legend of How Gilbert Gottfried Turned a 9/11 Joke Into “The Aristocrats”

More than an uniquely annoying voice, Gilbert Gottfried was a comedian’s comedian and a comedy legend. RIP. Around two weeks after the attacks, one of the first big comedy events held in New York City was the Friar’s Club Roast of Hugh Hefner. Throughout the night, as funny as it was, there was also an […]

Posted 12 April 2022 § Censorship § Humour § Jobs § Meme § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “It was late last night the other day/I thought I’d go up and see Ray So l went up and I saw Ray/There was only one thing Ray could say, was…”

Happy birthday to my dad, Ray, who showed up yesterday along with my mom after a weekend visiting my sister. We didn’t have a formal gift for him but did give him a steak supper and homemade Saskatoon pie! “Motorcycle Song” – Arlo Guthrie

Posted 11 April 2022 § Family § MusicMonday § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,