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There’s A Lot of Bad News in Hockey These Days…

…and with horrible accusations and scandals right now involving Hockey Canada, the Oiler’s farm team’s head trainer, Tampa Bay Lightning d-man Ian Cole, the Chicago Blackhawks, and more, the attention is very warranted. (On Twitter, there was talk of this being the hockey equivalent of #MeToo – #PuckYou or #PuckToo?) At any rate, as the […]

¶ Posted 11 October 2022 § Jobs § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, hockey

Saturday Snap – But With Training Wheels?

With this bike parade happening in Weyburn, I can’t help but think that some of these kids will likely grow up to join flag-festooned convoys of a different type when they’re older… 🙂

¶ Posted 02 July 2022 § Humour § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, holiday

Friday Fun Link – Happy Canada Day?

I accidentally ripped this decoration off a kid’s bike during a Bike Parade for Canada Day at Nickle Lake when my father-in-law and I were trying to work around it to help him get his chain back on. But I feel like this photo may be a metaphor for Canada in some ways too…

¶ Posted 01 July 2022 § Family § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, history, holiday

Secular Sunday – Religion’s Role in the Klondike Papers

And it’s not good…

¶ Posted 19 June 2022 § News § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, economics

Throwback Thursday – Putting A Stamp On One Of My Most Memorable Library Moments (Sometime In Late 2021)

I’ve been fortunate to have all sorts of happy, sad, and memorable moments working in the library over the years. One of the most unique was helping a couple family members of Metis Leader, Harry Daniels, who fought to have his people included in the Canadian Constitution, come into the library to print a proof […]

¶ Posted 16 June 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, history, saskatchewan

Go Avalanche Go!

Good Regular Season Goals: https://twitter.com/6aba9ool/status/1530085055057563648 Not A Good Goal in the Playoffs: Now that a few days have passed since the Flames lost to the Oilers in the first Battle of Alberta since 1991 and I’ve read a lot of commentary about the game and series, I can share some of my own thoughts… […]

¶ Posted 31 May 2022 § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, economics, hockey, television

Music Monday – “Facing off with gophers/Man it ain’t the same/As being home at the Saddledome/For the Oilers and the Flames”

This song which mentions the Flames vs. Oilers feels appropriate after the Flames heart-stopping OT win in Game 7 versus Dallas which triggers the first playoff Battle of Alberta since 1991… A couple other Oilers/Flames themed songs…

¶ Posted 16 May 2022 § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey, music

Music Monday – “The last goal he ever scored/Won the Leafs the Cup/They didn’t win another till 1962/The year he was discovered”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkYoGf0pN9o “50 Mission Cap” – The Tragically Hip

¶ Posted 02 May 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, hockey

Still Negative (And Some Random Covid News & Thoughts)

I’ve probably felt like I had Covid dozens of times over the past couple years – every sniffle, every scratchy throat – but the last few days were the first time I was *certain* I had it due to my symptoms – heavy cough, tight chest, fatigued, etc. etc. – along with the sense from […]