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Music Monday – “Well, Canada’s been good to us/We’ve a living and a home/We’ve all got central heating air/And most are on the phone/I’m a citizen of both countries/And very proud to be/For the thistle and the maple leaf/Are the emblems of the free”

Happy Canada Day! I recently re-discovered this photo of myself and four other four Canadians on exchange to the University College of Ripon & York St. John (say that three times fast!) in 1995. I can’t remember the impetus for our fashion choice – maybe at a dance or for the new student orientation? – […]

¶ Posted 01 July 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, travel

Raptors Parade Highlights in Eight Minutes

Pretty amazing spectacle.

¶ Posted 18 June 2019 § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, ontario

Friday Fun Link – Raptors Win NBA Chamionship!

I used to be a pretty big basketball fan in high school but admit I’ve gotten away from the game. But really enjoyed jumping on the bandwagon for the Raptors amazing playoff run that ended last night with them capturing the championship. (Saw an interesting piece of trivia – Leafs won their last Stanley Cup […]

¶ Posted 14 June 2019 § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history, ontario

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Go Raptors Go! (May 2017)

Pace and some of his friends trying out the new Raptors Junior Basketball Hoop that he got for his birthday a couple years ago…

¶ Posted 13 June 2019 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sports § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

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) […]