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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – The Greatest Saskatoon Blade of All-Time (March 2015)

Sasha and I got to meet Wendel Clark at “Hometown Hockey” in Regina back in 2015. (Even had a funny exchange with a hero from my childhood.) Kinda funny that his junior numbers weren’t amazing (he’s no Connor Bedard, that’s for sure!) but I suspect it was actually his PIM which helped him go first […]

¶ Posted 06 April 2023 § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Sports § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, hockey, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Sun Dog?

A different form of sun dog in a photo my son sent while walking our dog in the open area behind our house…

¶ Posted 01 April 2023 § Charlie Echo § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan, weather

Charlie-Related Google Searches

Since we got Charlie, Google has been our constant source of tips, information and reassurances. Here’s a sample of some of our Charlie-related searches: “How long do puppies sleep at night?” “Can dogs eat strawberries/celery/tomatoes/raw meat/noodles/potato chips/jalapenos/rice/pancakes/potatoes, etc. etc.” “Why do dogs like to eat Kleenex?” “What is a natural laxative for dogs?” “Do dogs […]

¶ Posted 28 March 2023 § Charlie Echo § Humour § Internet § List § MemoryLane § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, food, health, science

Covid Is Not “Over” (And It Never Will Be) But…

…there are signs that, for myself personally, it’s in a different phase compared to the heights of masking/social distancing/rapid testing that have been much of my (and society’s) approach for the past three years. * I mostly mask when in crowds and/or as a sign of respect and understanding if I’m interacting with someone who’s […]

¶ Posted 14 March 2023 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, Covid, economics, education, health, science

Happy International Women’s Day!

I need to get a more recent photo of the four most important women in my life! Words can’t capture how much all four of them do in so many ways (yes even Sasha!) to make all of our lives better.

¶ Posted 08 March 2023 § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday

Secular Sunday – “That’s God Blowing Your Love Around The World”

Sunday March 5 is our 20th wedding anniversary and there’s a fitting story from our Mexican Beach Wedding for Secular Sunday. We used a wedding coordinator in Mexico to make arrangements including specifically requesting a non-religious officiant. The guy showed up the day of our ceremony and it was clear that he actually was *quite* […]