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Kevin Durant on Hot Ones

Lots of controversy about people cheering with Kevin Durant got re-injured during the Raptors game on Monday night. I have to be honest – my initial instinct was to cheer too, for a whole host of reasons: Since he’s one of the Warriors best players and a former two-time playoff MVP, I knew Durant being […]

¶ Posted 11 June 2019 § Humour § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health

Music Monday – “Started from the bottom, now we’re here/Started from the bottom, now my whole team fuckin’ here”

I know this song isn’t technically about the Raptors but since it’s written by their biggest celebrity fan and the lyrics (sorta) fit, I thought I’d post it. “Started From The Bottom” – Drake

¶ Posted 10 June 2019 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, ontario

How The Raptors Became An Elite Team Using Only Non-Lottery Players

Heading into the big game tomorrow where the Toronto Raptors could clinch their first NBA championship, I found a video that might be helpful to all the new bandwagon fans (er, guilty – though I was a pretty massive NBA fan back in the Michael Jordan/Isiah Thomas/Magic Johnson era of the late 1980’s/early 1990’s) […]

¶ Posted 09 June 2019 § News § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, ontario

“Blackbird” by The Beatles sung in Mi’kmaq

This is a very cool cover by a Cape Breton teen that even got a shout-out from Macca himself!

¶ Posted 04 June 2019 § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: beatles, education, language, music

Music Monday – “I’m up after midnight, cooking/Trying to make my rent/I’m rough but I’m pleasin’/I was raised on robbery”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rPYNFKc04g “Raised on Robbery” – Joni Mitchell

¶ Posted 27 May 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, music

Raptors Make NBA Finals

Highlights…

¶ Posted 27 May 2019 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, ontario

Ramadan Library Display

I’m a big believer that you should hire the most qualified person for any job you have (with minor exceptions – for example, I’ve passed on interviewing someone with a masters degree for a half-time page position because I was fairly certain they would move on – and they soon did from the branch that […]

¶ Posted 07 May 2019 § Saskatchewan § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language

Best Overall Team in Regular Season, Tampa Bay Lightning, Swept In First Round of Playoffs

I occasionally do a post with my picks at the start of the NHL playoffs. I forgot to do so this year but it’s probably not worth it as quite a few series aren’t going the way I’d expected – my Calgary Flames are struggling after winning the Western Conference title in the regular season, […]

¶ Posted 16 April 2019 § News § Politics § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey

Music Monday – “There’s the progress we have found (when the rain)/A way to talk around the problem (when the children reign)/Building towered foresight (keep your conscience in the dark)/Isn’t anything at all (melt the statues in the park)/Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky”

This song is usually interpreted as being about acid rain but on the day Saskatchewan (and three other provinces) has a federal carbon tax enacted, I thought it was appropriate… “Fall On Me” – R.E.M.