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Gone Camping – Day One – Campfire

Posted 20 July 2018 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Retro Saturday Snap – Sasha and Her Fast Friend

Sasha spent most of the weekend hanging out with the granddaughter of the people who camp right beside Shea’s parents at Nickle Lake.

Posted 14 July 2018 § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Camping Before the rPod (July 2011)

Shea’s parents had a motorhome that we borrowed a few times including a trip to White Bear in southeast Saskatchewan…

Posted 12 July 2018 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

“If that’s what you support, you’re an asshole. We don’t want you on our team.”

In this clip, comedian and UFC Commentator Joe Rogan goes off on the idiots of the world who use “well, they broke the law, shouldna fucken come over here” as an excuse to attack poverty-stricken, refugee mothers. Rogan is a Libertarian but he says this is an issue beyond political divides. He points out that […]

Posted 11 July 2018 § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

When Sasha “Borrows” The Camera…

…you get photos like this!

Posted 10 July 2018 § Photo § Randomness § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “We’re just two lost souls/Swimming in a fish bowl/Year after year”

Not sure if they’ll upload it or not but if they do, I’ll replace this clip with the slideshow they showed at my cousin’s funeral on Saturday… “Wish You Were Here” – Pink Floyd

Posted 09 July 2018 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Some Aunts & Uncles at Cousin’s Funeral

Did an eight-hour round trip from Weyburn to Warman, SK for my cousin’s funeral on Saturday and was very glad I did – not just to be there to celebrate the life of my cousin of course but also because the sad reality is that often, its only weddings, milestone birthdays and funerals where you […]

Posted 07 July 2018 § Photo § Sad § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – RIP Cousin

While camping a couple summers ago, we got word that, after years battling a variety of health issues, one of my dad’s ten siblings had started to fail and passed away soon after. Considering that dad was from a family of ten kids and all of his siblings had managed to reach their late 60s, […]

Posted 05 July 2018 § MemoryLane § Sad § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged:

I Don’t Want To Brag Or Anything…

…but our entry in the “Decorate for Canada Day” contest at Nickle Lake actually inspired the judges to add and award a second place prize (hat *and* t-shirt, baby!) after they couldn’t decide between ours and the people who ended up winning first place (folding chair *and* folding table). A couple subtle notes about our […]

Posted 03 July 2018 § Canada § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Protesting at the Saskatchewan Legislature, Then & Now (February 11, 2000) #skpoli #yqr

From my personal journal, February 11, 2000: Settle in to bed (well, a sleeping bag under a cafeteria table) about midnight. Oh, when we get back from grabbing our sleeping bags, I offer to bring a coffee to the security guard and end up having a big talk with him – about how he got […]

Posted 28 June 2018 § Canada § List § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Sasha § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: