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The Moral Bucket List: Resume Values vs. Eulogy Values

ABOUT once a month I run across a person who radiates an inner light. These people can be in any walk of life. They seem deeply good. They listen well. They make you feel funny and valued. You often catch them looking after other people and as they do so their laugh is musical and […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2016 § Jobs § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, philosophy

Music Monday – “Buddy’s real talent was beating people up/His heart wasn’t in it but the crowd ate it up”

Following up on yesterday’s post, John Scott capped an amazing run that, if it was a movie script, would be rejected as too unbelievable – starting as a joke write-in candidate for the NHL all-star game, getting traded and demoted, his all-star berth in doubt, fighting back against the powers that be, both directly and with […]

¶ Posted 01 February 2016 § Canada § Jobs § News § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: education, music

Friday Fun Link – Five Little Monkeys Parody

This is pretty funny…

¶ Posted 29 January 2016 § Baby § FridayFunLink § Humour § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Without Sundaes, We Get This…

Following up on yesterday’s photo of two happy kids enjoying sundaes, a less joyous moment…

¶ Posted 27 January 2016 § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) °

Homemade Sundaes

¶ Posted 26 January 2016 § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (1) °

The 10 Most Unique Experiences In My Life

Shea and I have reached that point in our lives where we tend to buy most Christmas gifts for ourselves and then label them as if they were from each other. But we do usually try to get at least one original “surprise” gift as well – for example, this year I bought her some […]

¶ Posted 24 January 2016 § Baby § Humour § Internet § List § MemoryLane § News § Sasha § Shea § Sports § Travel § UK § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, parents, travel

Saturday Snap – Me and My Evil Twin Afraid of an Alien Kid

¶ Posted 23 January 2016 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

Throwback Thursday – Kids in Cuba, 5 Years Apart (2011, 2016)

Pace in 2011… Sasha in 2016…

¶ Posted 14 January 2016 § Pace § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, cute, holiday

Friday Fun Link – How Rural Cuba Celebrates New Year’s Eve

This is very different experience to what we had a week ago in an all-inclusive resort targeted at tourists. (Warning: Some may find the photos in the link disturbing. Others may find them delicious!) 😉 Actually, maybe not that different…

¶ Posted 08 January 2016 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Photo § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, food, travel

10 “Injuries” During Our Cuba Trip

Shea jammed her finger winding up a Christmas spinning toy before we even left but luckily it only hurt for a day. Coming from a long line of Scots, I refuse to pay for something I can get for free. So while Shea goes to a tanning salon before any trip to get a nice glow […]