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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: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Next Trip Is Booked

We’ve had a lot of trips in the interim but we haven’t been to Mexico since 2004.  But we’re about to correct that – we just booked our next winter trip!

Posted 13 October 2016 § MemoryLane § Pace § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Pumpkin Patch (October 2008)

That moment when you realise that your blog is so old that you posted things in real time nearly a decade ago and now you’re posting them as Throwback Thursday posts!  

Posted 06 October 2016 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Uncle Jason!

Here’s my new nephew and I hanging out. His name is Hayz and his face is “Purple Hayz”! 😉

Posted 24 September 2016 § Baby § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Crunching Leaves (September 2010)

Posted 22 September 2016 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

One Final @RoryAllenMusic Video From The RP Anniversary Gig (And A Few Thoughts on “The King”)

I have lots of Elvis memories from growing up. When I was a kid, I used to spend hours listening to my parent’s record collection.  My dad was a big Elvis fan and passed that love of “The King” on to me via the various Elvis records he owned. I used to argue with one of […]

Posted 18 September 2016 § Library § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – @roryallenmusic with the Hammonds @officialRPL Regent Place “Retro” 50th Anniversary Event

Posted 17 September 2016 § Library § Pace § PopCulture § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Generational Differences Chart

I’m always interested in the concept of generational differences which has come up a couple times recently – after Shea attended a workshop on reaching out to young people in the workplace and then during a conversation in my workplace where a few of us “oldies” had fun explaining what life was like in the time of cassette […]

Posted 13 September 2016 § Infographic § Jobs § List § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

“Liminal” by Rodney Mullen, Inventor of the “Ollie” Trick That Most Skateboarding Tricks Are Based On

Pace is getting into skateboarding which means that I’m getting into skateboarding. 😉 But I came across this article and video recently and did want to share because it’s *very* cool – the guy who invented “the ollie” (flat ground version) on which most modern skateboarding tricks are based who is now 49 years old […]

Posted 04 September 2016 § Meme § Pace § PopCulture § Sports § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,