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Saturday Snap – Puddle Jumping

Like last week, another photo of Pace having fun with a friend – this time his cousin Dennon.

Posted 21 April 2012 § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Look At The Sky

Pace and his buddy, Bryden, having a laugh at Bryden’s second birthday party.

Posted 14 April 2012 § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Nothing to kill or die for/And no religion too.”

Being in the US, especially on a major religious holiday, is always eye-opening to me as an atheist. For example, this chart ran with a newspaper story whose title and anecdotal themes suggested people were coming back to faith but which the hard evidence clearly suggests otherwise… I will concede that religion and religious pressure […]

Posted 09 April 2012 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Space Aliens Grill & Bar

A BBQ restaurant with a Space Alien theme AND video arcade? Definitely my favorite place in Minot!

Posted 07 April 2012 § Humour § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

“I am very real” – Kurt Vonnegut Addresses The Teacher and School Board That Burned His Book

A great defence of the freedom to read by my favourite author when a North Dakota community burns his book.  More at MetaFilter. In completely unrelated news, we’re off to Minot, ND for a weekend of water slides, shopping and America-only treats like Pandora and Cherry Coke.  😉

Posted 05 April 2012 § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – No Singing Allowed!

Had a bit of a sad day on Friday when we took Pace to a farewell party for him, a couple classmates and one of the teachers at his daycare Pace has gone to Bright Beginnings Daycare since he was eighteen months old – virtually his entire life when you think about it.  He started […]

Posted 31 March 2012 § Humour § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – iPad Photobooth App

Not sure who likes the iPad’s Photobooth app more…

Posted 24 March 2012 § Humour § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

This is a post from the new iPad (aka iPad 3 aka iPad HD)

Probably not surprising that I really like it so far. Stood in line to buy it Friday morning and the best part was chatting with the other hardcore nerds who easily put my geek ness to shame (or maybe wishful thinking?). Anyhow, on a different note, here’s a photo of the jambalaya we had for […]

Posted 18 March 2012 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Trex-fast

Posted 17 March 2012 § Humour § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

On Tipping in Cuba

Chris Turner, author of the Hammy winning book, “The Leap”, has an outstanding article in the latest issue of The Walrus about the unique relationship between Canada and Cuba which captures, way better than I ever could, much of the mixed emotions you feel as a wealthy Canadian tourist in Cuba – are you helping […]

Posted 14 March 2012 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,