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Inscription in Terry Fox Biography

I found this inscription by Terry Fox’s mom in a book in the Carnduff Public Library when I worked for Southeast Regional Library. Thought it was appropriate to post since today is the 2021 Terry Fox Run. And as a strong NDP supporter, I’m glad Tommy Douglas won CBC’s “Greatest Canadian”.  But if I had […]

Posted 19 September 2021 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

“The Walls Are Closing In On The Unvaccinated”

An Angus Reid poll showed that 75 per cent of Canadians agreed with the statement “I don’t have a lot of sympathy for people who chose not to be vaccinated and then got COVID-19.” In B.C., 53 per cent favoured making vaccines mandatory in public places to make life harder for unvaccinated people, while another […]

Posted 31 August 2021 § Jobs § News § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § Travel § United States § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Canada Day In Happier Times (July 2008)

Three years ago, I was placing second in our campground’s annual “Canada Day Decorating” contest. This year? Don’t really feel like decorating too much (though I did have a few ideas to subvert the contest but couldn’t find 751 orange helium balloons in time!) 🙁 At the risk of sounding like somebody on /r/entlightenedcentrism, I’m […]

Posted 01 July 2021 § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Secular Sunday – Shining A Light

Powerful image of 751 solar lights during a vigil to recognize the children found in unmarked graves at Cowessess First Nation…

Posted 27 June 2021 § News § Photo § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Love Thy Neighbour

Posted 20 June 2021 § News § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Let’s get friendship right/Get life day to day/In the forget yer skates dream/Full of countervailing woes”

“It’s A Good Life (If You Don’t Weaken)” – The Tragically Hip with Feist

Posted 07 June 2021 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Residential Schools: A Timeline

*Literally* the first words of this timeline discuss the central role of various churches in the creation of schools that took Indigenous children from their parents, communities and culture. For more than two hundred years [from 1600-1800], religious orders run mission schools for Indigenous children, the precursors to the Government of Canada’s residential school system.

Posted 06 June 2021 § News § Politics § Sad § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I’m a white man living on a white man’s street/I’ve got the bones of the red man under my feet/The highway runs through their burial grounds…We’re all carrying one big burden, sharing one fate”

“White Man’s World” – Jason Isbell

Posted 31 May 2021 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Have Oiler Fans Never Read “The Monkey’s Paw”? ;-)

Oiler fans in early 2020: “Please let the Stanley Cup be lifted in Edmonton this year!” The Oilers lose to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks in the play-in round while *Tampa Bay* lifts Cup at Rogers Place after beating Dallas in Edmonton-based bubble hockey playoffs. Oiler fans last night: “Please let Connor win it in OT!” […]

Posted 25 May 2021 § Humour § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “The snow is so merciless/Poor old Montreal/In spite of everything that’s happened/Yeah, in spite of it all”

The Tragically Hip released a new album this weekend called “Saskadelphia” comprised of six Road Apples-era unreleased songs including one of their most emotionally powerful songs ever… “Montreal” – Tragically Hip

Posted 24 May 2021 § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,