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Saturday Snap – Ghost Pepper Wings

Shea: “Let’s try these. There’s no way a store would sell something that’s too hot. They probably put like a microgram of ghost pepper on the wings and they taste a bit hotter than regular buffalo wings.” Pace: “I don’t like hot food but I saw a video on YouTube saying ghost peppers are one […]

Posted 03 December 2016 § Humour § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

First Snow of the Year – Hawksley Workman

We had one brief hit a few weeks ago that went away but otherwise, November 29 is a pretty good day for posting this traditional blog post to commemorate the first snow of the year (the first that looks like it’s going to stick around anyhow)…  

Posted 29 November 2016 § Blog § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § Pace § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Great Christmas Light Display on Sangster Blvd #yqr

We’re pretty lucky that this house is about a block from our house.  And doubly lucky because the unseasonably warm weather allowed us to walk over in light jackets to check it out the other night. That let us hear the outside speakers and although this angle doesn’t show it, the kids also loved seeing […]

Posted 26 November 2016 § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Is That A Big Orange or a Little Banana? (Jan 2012)

I’ve always loved how cute Pace looks in this photo from our family trip to Hawaii in 2012…

Posted 24 November 2016 § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

17 Most Insane Urban Climbs

Pace and I watched this last night.  He thought it was awesome and I nearly vomited.

Posted 20 November 2016 § Pace § Sports § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The Math Behind The Game Spot It!

Sasha and I were playing Spot It! today and it got me thinking how the game manages to have such a vast number of cards and yet there’s always one (and only one) match in the 16 (well, technically 15) symbols shown on any two random cards. (I totally love how the Internet can answer […]

Posted 15 November 2016 § Internet § PopCulture § Randomness § Sasha § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Tonight, You Belong To Me – The Cutest Video on the Internet?

Did I ever post this before?  So much cuteness – the dad singing with his daughter to keep her from being scared of fireworks, the daughter keeping thinking she hears them, her ragtime voice at the end, how the dad ducks behind her as the song ends so the camera focuses purely on his daughter […]

Posted 01 November 2016 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Darkness falls across the land/The midnight hour is close at hand/Creatures crawl in search of blood/To terrorize your neighbourhood”

When this video debuted in 1983, I was ten years old.  I stayed up late on a Friday night to watch it with my Aunt Sandi on Good Rockin’ Tonight (which has a strange Regina connection.) I think I made it through about two minutes before I started crapping my pants and hiding my head […]

Posted 31 October 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Dad, What’s a Video Store? (November 2009)

I never realised how the Netflix interface of rows of similar-themed movies mimics the layout of an old-fashioned video store. (Also note, this was around Grey Cup time and Pace was sporting a Riders jacket *and* green hair!)

Posted 20 October 2016 § Internet § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § PopCulture § Sports § Technology § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Sandos Caracol All-Inclusive Resort, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Sandos Caracol is the name of the resort we’ve booked for our hot holiday this winter. We’re pretty excited – as one review I read online observed: “One of the best things about this resort is that it has all the things you’d normally pay extra for as excursions or at least for an extra […]

Posted 16 October 2016 § MemoryLane § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,