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Monthly Archives September 2023

Wisdom Wednesday – The Difference Between Control and Support

They may be introverted or extroverted, new to the role or with years of experience, heavily trained in management theory or have developed their approach through real-life experience. But, at the end of the day, there are really only two kinds of managers – those who see their role to control others and those who […]

¶ Posted 20 September 2023 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, orgdevl

Insane Sub-Two Hour Marathon Run

Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59:40 marathon run is truly insane when you break down the numbers: ??4:35 per mile pace (the record for one mile is 3:43 and he kept the pace 26x) ??OR 2:50 per KM pace (he did it 42x and each kilometre was within 2:48 to 2:52)??The average men’s marathon… pic.twitter.com/zGJ4LI6rhm — Trung Phan […]

¶ Posted 19 September 2023 § News § Randomness § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool

Music Monday – “All last autumn did my time shovelling the shit/On a Kremlin backed twitter-posting troll farm/I get in, I get in, I get in, I get in on time”

“Kremlin Backed Twitter Posting Troll Farm” – James Hargreaves (cover) (Sorry, couldn’t find a version by the original artist but this song title alone makes it too good not to post!)

¶ Posted 18 September 2023 § MusicMonday § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Secular Sunday – Regina Pastor Charged With Possession of Child Pornography

I wonder if anybody’s keeping track of how many people who are directly connected to or strongly affiliated with religion are being arrested for child porn/sexual abuse-type crimes versus how many people from the LGBTQ+ community are? CW: ?? child exploitation A Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor in #yqr charged with child p*rn. Let’s remember […]

¶ Posted 17 September 2023 § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism

Saturday Snap – Aunt Sandi Returns!

It was a somewhat spontaneous decision but my aunt, who already visits from BC and stays with us for about a month every spring, decided to come back and will be staying with us for a few weeks again.

¶ Posted 16 September 2023 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday

Friday Fun Link – Bank of Canada Unclaimed Property Search

Check to see if you might have money hidden away in a forgotten bank account or investment!

¶ Posted 15 September 2023 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Internet § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, economics

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Keeping Them in Stitches (September 2013)

Pace ran into a tree and had to get stitches then, nearly a decade before Covid, used Skype to video chat with Grandpa and Grandma to show the war wounds…

¶ Posted 14 September 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, parents

MJF Does Some Simple Math

MFJ might be one of my favourite wrestlers working today and this callback promo is exactly why – the guy lives wrestling and wrestling history and takes advantage of his current feud with Samoa Joe to perfectly evoke one of the best, funniest promos in wrestling history: Callback: According to @The_MJF the numbers don't lie […]

¶ Posted 13 September 2023 § Humour § MemoryLane § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, television

“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Trailer)

Heard about this book after seeing a mention on a FB music group that Jason Isbell had a part in an upcoming Scorsese/DeNiro/DeCaprio film which was going to be based on the book. Picked it up and it was a pretty good read, not least because it’s set in Oklahoma but talks about a lot […]

¶ Posted 12 September 2023 § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: movies

Music Monday – “Well, I’ve been selling my soul/Working all day/Overtime hours/For bullshit pay”

This song went mega-viral recently, becoming the first song to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard charts by an artist with no other previous charting songs. There was controversy about the writers’ intentions and politics, up to and including it even being played during a GOP debate! “Rich Men North of Richmond” – Oliver […]