Category Archives: Humour

Happy 11th Anniversary, Shea!

I posted this picture on our third anniversary back in 2006 but see that the link to the graphic’s ended up broken during one of my blog moves. So here’s the image once again – my favourite wedding picture (well, not counting the more spontaneous one of Shea running out of the water just as a […]

Saturday Snap – Rock and Roll!

I sometimes think the only reason we have kids is to teach them cute tricks. Sasha has a few – when you say “Are you cute?”, she’ll tilt her head at 90 degrees (usually), if you ask how big she is, she’ll throw both arms up over her head (usually), she can wave when prompted […]

Reddit’s 100th Gift Exchange

Reddit has facilitated a number of gift exchanges over the years.  What originally began as a user-submitted idea for a Secret Santa exchange… …now encompasses all kinds of themed-exchanges including snacks, comics, mugs and of course, Arbitrary Day. I’ve participated in a couple of Christmas ones and always enjoyed the process (although this year I […]

Music Monday – “The UK has the monarchy/The US has the money/But I know that you wanna be Canadian”

I bookmarked this song a long time ago but don’t think I ever posted it. Seems appropriate in light of Canada’s recent success in the Winter Olympics. “Canadian Please”.  (If memory serves, this was made by students at UWO where I did my MLIS.)

Blog Holiday

Expect minimal blogging for the next week or so as we’re on a family holiday…

Friday Fun Link – The #sochi #olympics Are Actually The Gayest Olympics of All-Time #sochiproblems

Today saw the opening ceremonies for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.  Lots has been made about Russia’s anti-gay laws and the statement by the mayor of Sochi that their community of 400,000 people has no gay people which have drawn protests from everyone from the Head of the UN to Google to the Canadian […]

Anniversary? What Anniversary?

Just looked back through my previous posts on February 6 of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. I may have mentioned it in passing in one of those entries or done something on a different nearby date.  But apparently I’ve never once written about the fact that February 6 is Shea’s and my […]

The Best Super Bowl Commercial Was a Viral Video

More and more companies, whether they actually buy Super Bowl ad time or not, are releasing their ads early, starting social media campaigns or otherwise trying related techniques to get as much attention as possible for their product. One of the best viral videos that wasn’t actually a Super Bowl ad came from Newcastle Brown […]

Music Monday – “Never had much faith in love or miracles/Never want to put my heart on the line”

After a blowout Super Bowl with what some are calling one of the best half-time shows of all-time, what other clip could I post but Bruno Mars… “Locked Out of Heaven” – Bruno Mars Here are a few other random thoughts about the Super Bowl… – if it hadn’t been for the Saskatchewan connection, this […]

Good Luck in the Super Bowl @jonryan9 #yqr #sb48

Saskatchewan’s been buzzing for the last couple weeks after the Seattle Seahawks qualified to go the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos. Usually Saskatchewan football fans are focused on a team wearing a different shade of green and the NFL isn’t as popular as the Canadian Football League for most people. But this game has special […]