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Music Monday – “Come on hold my hand/I want to contact the living/Not sure I understand/This role I’ve been given”

Shea almost canceled our wedding when this song was playing non-stop on Mexican MTV in the lead-up to our big day. I’m not sure who was able to finally convince her that Robbie Williams might just be unobtainable and she’d have to settle for me but I’m glad they did! 😉 (Oh, who am I […]

Posted 03 October 2011 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Some Recent Pace Cuteness

Pace on growing up:  “First, you’re a baby then you’re a kid then you’re a human then you find a wife.” Pace impresses with his vocabulary (but not his abilities as a human dictionary): “Ferocious means nice.” Jason: “No, it means dangerous…like a ferocious tiger.” Pace: “Oh, like this?” <jumps on my head> When Shea […]

Posted 28 September 2011 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – The Karate Kid

Posted 17 September 2011 § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Odd/Quirky Ways To Be The Best Dad Possible?

Reddit weighs in on this question.  Personally, I really like that “Enact a 6pm is dancing time – every night!” idea (though it’d likely have to be a different time since we’re watching the news at that time.)   I don’t know if this is odd/quirky but a lot of times, I just like to […]

Posted 13 September 2011 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Pace Goes Off The Diving Board

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“Straight, Not Narrow”: Has Calgary Quietly Become The Most Progressive City in Canada?

Calgary had their annual Pride Parade this past weekend.  Pride Parades are commonly held in major cities throughout Canada but Calgary’s recent parade set two important milestones – the first time the mayor of the city has appeared in the parade as new mayor, Naheed Nenshi, served as the parade marshall. The Calgary Flames also […]

Posted 06 September 2011 § MemoryLane § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Bad Parenting Example #289

Letting your child use an upturned picnic table as a playhouse when camping… 😉

Posted 03 September 2011 § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Minus.com

Quinn Dupont was one my classmates in library school who was a constant source of what was the latest and greatest in the technology world. That continues to this day.  He recently posted Minus.com on his Facebook feed – a new site to simplify sharing of files that allows a huge amount of storage and […]

Posted 02 September 2011 § FridayFunLink § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Sad Sunday – Michael Layton & Sarah Campbell’s Eulogies For Their Father

We were away camping this weekend so I just got to see Jack Layton’s funeral tonight when we got home. It’s hard to choose a saddest or most touching moment from Jack Layton’s funeral on Saturday.  But the videos below were definitely two of them. As documented on this blog, I’ve had the honour of […]

Posted 28 August 2011 § Politics § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Katepwa Sunset

Why do I live in the city instead of at the lake?  I don’t know of a more relaxing place on earth…

Posted 27 August 2011 § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,