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Monthly Archives January 2023

The Sandwich Generation

I talked to a twenty-something young man the other day who had never heard the term “Sandwich Generation”. Basically, the idea is that anyone who has kids (whether they’re young or older but who still need financial support and/or who live at home) and also elderly parents who they are responsible for caring for is […]

¶ Posted 31 January 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health, parents

Music Monday – “Cause if summer is here/I’m still waiting there/Winter is here/And I’m still waiting there”

I have many fond memories of regularly going to the Ness Creek Music Festival, a hippie festival in Northern Saskatchewan, when I was in my twenties. I can’t remember their name but one moment of perfection was a band I’d never heard of but that ended up being a reggae band who brought a little […]

¶ Posted 30 January 2023 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, holiday, music, saskatchewan

Secular Sunday – Cardinal Marc Ouelette Resigns Amidst Misconduct Allegations

If you pay attention, you’ll see that though I aim for daily posts on this blog, I often don’t do them until the following day for one reason or another (get busy with the kids or fall asleep early or just forget or whatever.) Two ways to know it’s a backdated post are if the […]

¶ Posted 29 January 2023 § Jobs § Library § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Politics § SecularSunday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education

Saturday Snap – Doggy Paddle Training?

Charlie has decided he loves to jump into the tub. I guess that’s better than having a dog that hates water but definitely makes our baths…interesting.

¶ Posted 28 January 2023 § Charlie Echo § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

Friday Fun Link – Sask Regional Park Sets Record For Longest Line of Water Inflatables

Hopefully the regional park we camp at tries to break this record that was recently set by another park in Saskatchewan. I know we’ve been practicing for this moment for years…

¶ Posted 27 January 2023 § FridayFunLink § News § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Stuffed in a Locker (April 2016)

Pace did this to himself after parkour, he wasn’t being bullied by a classmate (or a parent) – honest!

¶ Posted 26 January 2023 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sports § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health

RPL Stories: John

I’ve said it before but #RPLStories is easily the best marketing campaign the library I work for has ever done (they’re focused on patron stories so I’m not just saying that because I have a cameo in one of them!) 😉 I knew his story already (likely from his own #RPLStory) but had a lengthy […]

¶ Posted 25 January 2023 § Jobs § Library § Saskatchewan § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, language, saskatchewan

Covid News and Research Round-Up

Random thoughts: * Covid isn’t over even if people are acting as if it is. * I don’t think its fear-mongering/living in fear to pay attention to what is being reported by scientists, medical professionals and others. * I have a pet peeve with people who say “My Covid was mild” which I hear as […]

¶ Posted 24 January 2023 § List § News § Politics § Sad § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science

Music Monday – “Well did you hear?/There’s a natural order/Those most deserving will end up with the most/That the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top/Well I say, “Shit floats”

“Running The World” – Jarvis Cocker

¶ Posted 23 January 2023 § MusicMonday § Politics § PopCulture § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Secular Sunday – I Hope Satan Returns To Put Atheists Out Of Their Misery Having To Listen To This Level of Stupidity

My brain hurts that this is one of the “leaders” of the United States… Speaking on the end times, Lauren Boebert said she believes Jesus will return because Satan will beg him to because Christians are out in such “a great force” not because they are “hiding in caves” due to “a government lockdown.” pic.twitter.com/74ApxDWeaM […]