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Category Archives: Humour

Beer Me – Advent Beer Calendar Edition

Beer Me! is a YouTube series where a couple hipsters from BC drink half a dozen of a certain kind of beer (they claim in an hour) rating each on things like artwork, taste, reliability, etc. while getting progressively more wasted.  (They also occasionally do a bottle of hard stuff.) There have been some funny […]

Posted 09 January 2019 § MemoryLane § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

.@aoc_dances Is My New Favourite Twitter Account Today

So you may have heard that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had an “embarrassing” video of her dancing in a college video (which, in turn was a remake of an earlier mash-up) highlighted recently but that it didn’t go as well as the anonymous right-wing troll who tweeted it had hoped. Unsurprisingly, instead of embarrassment and scorn, […]

Posted 08 January 2019 § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy New Year (December 31, 2010)

We’ve had a few memorable New Year’s Eves over the years including a trip to Moose Jaw’s Temple Gardens Mineral Spa for NYE nearly a decade ago!

Posted 03 January 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Five Books That Explain Why The World Is Fucked (Uhm, Happy New Year?!?)

Let’s start the New Year off right – with a list of Five Books That Explain Why The World Is Fucked. (via Reddit) (Happy New Year?!?)

Posted 01 January 2019 § List § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Elf Helper

Had an elf helping me with the sad job of packing up the tree and decorations and Christmas books for another year…

Posted 29 December 2018 § Family § Photo § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – What’d People Have Removed From Their Body Cavities This Year?

I love all kinds of “End of Year” lists!

Posted 28 December 2018 § List § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Why Do Atheists Celebrate Christmas?

Also: For our kids To spend time with extended family Because it’s part of our own personal history and tradition Because it’s become a secular holiday as much as a religious one Because atheists know Christmas started as a pagan solstice festival and early Christians adopted many rituals to help convert people to their new […]

Posted 23 December 2018 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)  

Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Video § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“Why Should You Read Kurt Vonnegut” – TED-ED Talk

Because he’s the best writer of all-time?

Posted 19 December 2018 § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “And you won’t understand/But you will learn someday/That wherever you are and whatever you face/These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world/My sweet blue-eyed girl”

This is a bit shaky cam but I haven’t posted this amazing Christmas song for a few years so I thought I’d do so with a different version that’s even more fun than the original… “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin

Posted 17 December 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Sad § Travel § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,