The top decoration is one my mother-in-law stuck onto the back of my car at Christmastime years ago (and yes, I think I drove around for a week or more before noticing it!) The other one is a camping neighbour from when we had a seasonal site at Echo Lake Regional Park. I made the […]
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Monthly Archives November 2022
Saturday Snap – Tumbleweeds in the Tylenol Aisle
Good thing the pandemic’s over or else I’d worry about this shortage of children’s medicine! (Funny story – we’re out of kids’ meds at home too and Sasha’s been sick a lot lately so Shea asked the pharmacist and managed to snag a mini-bottle of kids’ Tylenol. Then we got home and didn’t see it […]
Friday Fun Link – Crocheted Dog Hats
Life goals ??pic.twitter.com/8r7rGP66fm — Pastor Alex (@PastorAlexLove) November 14, 2022
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – CW: Possible Butt Crack (April 2013)
Our neighbour sent us this photo, taken from her kitchen window, of me trying to fit more stuff into our recycling bin at our old house. Also probably an OH&S violation…
Some Covid Updates
Hard to believe that two and a half years into the Covid pandemic, I’m debating whether to make a round-up of recent news and observations a weekly feature on this blog. Why Are Hospitals Overwhelmed (Spoiler: Lots of Reasons) Why are hospitals in Edmonton/Alberta so overwhelmed? I am going to turn to the data for […]
Music Monday – “We didn’t come here on the Mayflower/We came on a ship in a blood red moon/We come in the age’s most uncertain hour/And sing an American tune”
I recently replied to a question on Twitter asking “Who is the most poetic lyricist in music?” by saying I wasn’t sure but Paul Simon is the only one I studied in high school poetry class so… On that note, this is a powerful new take on one of his classics, where he doesn’t sing […]
Secular Sunday – The Positions Modern Religious Republicans Hold Are, Quite Literally, 100% Incorrect
Think about it. They look at the world through the lens of a religion that is clearly a fantasy. Virtually all their decisions are made looking through that lens. Consequently, virtually all of their beliefs, opinions and decisions are objectively wrong. They reject science in favor of their “faith”, so vaccines are from the […]
Saturday Snap – Some Old Friends Return
Time to get out the bird seed…
Friday Fun Link – Paid Twitter Verified Accounts Running Amok
"I'm gonna be blunt here: Elon Musk is running Twitter into the ground…and it's the best Twitter's ever been." @trevornoah pic.twitter.com/COQ3V0q06b — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 11, 2022 After paying the rather insane sum of $44 billion for Twitter, Elon Musk had to make his money back somehow. Unfortunately, doing away with the site’s […]