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In Flanders Fields

Posted 11 November 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I got 500 dollars in cash in case they don’t take AMEX/She wanted to see me so now I’m headed to/The Annex Sorority house, she snuck me in, she tried to/Keep quiet, couldn’t hold it in”

Pretty cool that a U of R grad has hit the top of the BBC Asian music charts and gone viral on TikTok with this song… “Young Shahrukh” – Tesher

Posted 28 September 2020 § Internet § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

NHL Bubble Confidential: Go Inside the Toronto and Edmonton Playoff Hubs

The most unique, memorable NHL playoffs in history are down to the last few game(s) as the Dallas Stars and Tampa Lightning battle it out for the Stanley Cup. Some players have now spent nearly three months in their respective “bubbles” with no direct contact with families, limited options for food and entertainment, and various […]

Posted 27 September 2020 § Jobs § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Minot Wal-Mart (April 2012)

With the Canada-US border closed for the foreseeable future, I was trying to figure out the last time I went to the States. For awhile there in the early 2010’s, I’d say we ended up going about once or twice a year, either to Williston which is just over the border or Minot, which is […]

Posted 10 September 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

How Countries Around The World Have Responded to Covid-19

 

Posted 12 July 2020 § News § Travel § UK § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Happy Canada Day!

I know I’ve posted this before, possibly on a previous Canada Day, but Mike Plume just posted an updated version so here it is again…  

Posted 01 July 2020 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

NHL Announces Reopening Plan!

There are still a lot of details to be worked out but the NHL has announced a very rough plan for what reopening would look like… season is officially over 24 teams eligible for playoffs one “play-in” round before going to the normal 16-team format games to be held in two “hub” cities with players […]

Posted 26 May 2020 § Jobs § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I stand before this faceless crowd/And I wonder why I bother/So much controlled by so few/Stumbling from one disaster to another”

A day or a week or a month ago, there was a COVID benefit concert featuring Canadian artists. It was a great show except I took exception to the use of “Lean On Me” as the final group song.  Great song, classic for a reason – sure.  But it just felt misplaced to have a […]

Posted 25 May 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Which Prime Minister Are You?

A fun little quiz where you answer a few questions and it’ll tell you which Canadian Prime Minister’s personality you align with the most. I’m apparently Wilfred Laurier…  

Posted 08 May 2020 § FridayFunLink § Meme § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – COVID Spread (January 1 – April 26)

Not sure if this is a “fun” link per se but interesting to see how the virus moved from China then quickly spread across the whole world creating our current unusual reality…

Posted 01 May 2020 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § News § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,