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Monthly Archives September 2022

Music Monday – “God save the queen/’Cause tourists are money/And our figurehead/Is not what she seems” (aka Decorum and The Queen’s Death)

There are lots of interesting angles to the Queen’s death – cultural, historical, sociological, religious, etc. etc. – but one that fascinates me is this notion of “decorum”… https://www.twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1567987415704379393 There’s a parallel to gun violence in the States where politicians will quickly say “It’s not the time” to talk about gun violence…right after a mass […]

¶ Posted 19 September 2022 § Jobs § MusicMonday § News § Politics § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history

Secular Sunday – The Bible Reviewed

¶ Posted 18 September 2022 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, history

Saturday Snap – “Meals That Make Your Mouth Dance”

We don’t consider ourselves “foodies” per se but Shea and I often talk about the restaurant meals we’ve had that “made our mouths dance”. This rarity happens when we find a combination of unique flavours from fresh ingredients created by great chefs. (Side note: highly recommend “The Bear” if you haven’t seen it.) A Korean […]

¶ Posted 17 September 2022 § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, food, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony

With so much focus on the UK and the meaning of the Queen’s death, I’m reminded of the amazing opening ceremony from the 2012 Olympics in London which captured so many unique aspects of British life and culture (while also being a real thumb to the nose to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony!)

¶ Posted 16 September 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, movies, music

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – One Year Ago Today (September 2021)

It’s always amazing to think about how much the world can change in a single year…

¶ Posted 15 September 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid

A Day On The Farm With Darryl Sutter

I went from thinking I might not watch hockey this year after Johnny Gaudreau walked for nothing to barely being able to wait for the season to start after the Flames made a blockbuster trade for Matthew Tkachuk and signed highly coveted free agent Nazim Kadri. Darryl Sutter is also a huge part of my […]

¶ Posted 14 September 2022 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, economics, hockey

One Reason I Wish Copyright Was Less Restrictive

It sounds like I’m joking but I honestly love the idea of things going into the public domain a lot earlier than they currently do so creators can put unique visions and ideas based on existing characters into the world…

¶ Posted 13 September 2022 § Internet § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: copyright, economics

Music Monday – “And yes, I let you use me from the day that we first met/But I’m not done yet/Falling for you, fool’s gold”

“Elizabeth My Dear & Fool’s Gold” – The Stone Roses

¶ Posted 12 September 2022 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, music

Secular Sunday – The Longer Lasting Harm of 9/11?

9/11 was caused by religious extremism but an ever-longer lasting harm of this attack is the culture of conspiracy theories that sprang up around the attacks which continues to affect our society in ways ranging from vaccine hesitancy to lack of faith in government to the idea that mass shootings are actually false-flag operations are […]