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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”

“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 […]

¶ Posted 19 April 2022 § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, science

Friday Fun Link – Jagmeet Singh Is First NDP Leader To Become Liberal Health Minister ;-)

(via Reddit)

¶ Posted 08 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health

Universal Basic Income: Who Pays For It? (Not You!)

Saw this article explaining how the government could pay for a full Universal Basic Income program by properly taxing corporations, wealthy individuals and financial transactions. The article is definitely worth a read!

¶ Posted 22 March 2022 § Infographic § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health

Music Monday – “I’m discovering uses for you I thought I’d never find/I could’ve made chancellor without you on my mind.”

“Chancellor” – Gord Downie

¶ Posted 21 March 2022 § Family § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

New Brunswick Lifts All Covid-19 Restrictions For Second Time, Hopes For Different Outcome

From the “Great Headlines of History” file… New Brunswick lifts all COVID-19 restrictions for 2nd time, hopes for different outcome: https://t.co/1v37QOT6tc pic.twitter.com/PUN1doH1Is — CBC New Brunswick (@CBCNB) March 14, 2022

¶ Posted 15 March 2022 § Humour § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, science

Friday Fun Link – 3-Day Novel Contest Locked in A Chapters Bookstore

A writer I know recently posted about a contest he participated in where he spent three days in a Chapters bookstore trying to write a novel. The contest was put on by Book Television, a Canadian specialty channel that closed last year. When I worked in the cultural non-profit sector, I remember writing a letter […]