Of particular relevance to the atheist typing right now is the idea that even if you lose religion, you will find some other tribe to give your life meaning – for me, that’s progressive politics and hockey fandom and other things that go beyond “I like this” to the secular equivalent of religious tenants such […]
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Monthly Archives January 2026
Saturday Snap – One Way To Know Wrestling’s Fake?
One of their villain characters is called “The Educated” and brings a book to the ring as a weapon (which got used on Friday night to secure the victory!) but the owner of the company is a regular at the library I work at, always brings his kids, is a devoted dad who is clearly […]
Friday Fun Link – Kids Intermission Game Hockey Fight at AHL Game
This is both horrifying and absolutely amazing!
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Button Maker (November 2013)
Full-on riding the Riders bandwagon the last time they were in the Grey Cup Final!
Wisdom Wednesday – Rebuilding The Working Class
Saw the story I’ve copied below online and it made me think of the current Federal NDP Leadership Race where this is a major topic of conversation. It was also in the first provincial NDP Leadership race I was involved in where I got introduced to the term “Granholier Than Thou” as someone who was […]
Music Monday – “And every, everybody dies/Fighting for their lives, just trying to survive Well now I know, I know why we say/That there’s a better place that waits beyond the grave, oh…”
Saw this on a Reddit thread about gut punch songs. And if you have a pet, yep – this one will hurt. It’s about putting a pet down but really, any pet you’ve had who’s died, at the end of their natural life or earlier due to accident or whatever, will hit similarly. “Euthanasia” – […]
Secular Sunday – Carl Sagan on The Earth From Space
30 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took an image of our home planet from 6.4 billion kilometers away. Carl Sagan eloquently described what that image meant for humanity. pic.twitter.com/N1WRuuoTPr — Prof. Carl Sagan (@ProfCarlSagan) December 29, 2025
Saturday Snap – How Sad Is It…
…that the free evening skate time at a local arena has about a million times more diversity than our recently re-shuffled Provincial cabinet which isn’t exactly “From Many Peoples Strength”?
Friday Fun Link – The Day Charlie Kirk Decided To Only Debate College Kids?
The day Charlie Kirk decided he was just going to debate college kids going forward. pic.twitter.com/lBlZPNhMQi — Boston Smalls (@smalls2672) January 2, 2026