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Five Things I Want From An All-Inclusive Resort (Before I Go)

Ever since we bought our camper a few years ago along with our good fortune to be able to go on winter holidays for a few years running, I’ve begun to feel that my life basically oscillates between those two annual highlights. We get off the plane in late February/early March, tanned and rested and […]

Posted 08 September 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Top 20 Electric Guitar Riffs of All-Time

A bit heavy on the classic rock stuff but still a pretty decent list…  

Posted 06 September 2019 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

10 Reasons We Love Camping

As we begin the sad process of closing up our seasonal site for another year, it feels like a good time to do a list of the reasons Shea and I enjoy camping so much: We both camped lots with our own parents growing up so we know how it can create amazing memories for […]

Posted 01 September 2019 § Family § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Sasha’s Five Cutest Moments From Our “Cow Gary” trip

One of the reasons you travel with children is the opportunity to learn about and experience the world in the way they can’t from a classroom or even books. Here’s a few examples: 5.  On the way into Calgary, her brother is “helpfully” giving her a history lesson.  “A long time ago, there was a […]

Posted 21 August 2019 § Canada § Humour § Pace § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – Calgary Highlights (2001-2004)

Shea and I lived in Calgary for about three and a half years right after she graduated from nursing school. It was an amazing city to be young in with tons to do – restaurants, bar, attractions. As we prepare for another return visit (the first time back since Sasha was born), here are my […]

Posted 15 August 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – The Most Iconic Sandwich of Every State

It’d be interesting to try to do a Canadian version of this list.

Posted 09 August 2019 § FridayFunLink § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Ten Things I’m Thinking About Lately

Hand dryers and noise pollution (especially in libraries) How we’re always saying goodbye to people we love without realising it. (h/t to JB on FB) How come Photos on my Macbook stopped showing recently uploaded photos a month ago even though I can see all my latest photos when I log in to Photos through […]

Posted 03 July 2019 § Humour § Library § Politics § Randomness § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – A People Map of the Most Wikipedia Searched Person in Each Major City in the US

Who is the most searched resident of each city in the US on Wikipedia?

Posted 31 May 2019 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Internet § News § PopCulture § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – defaultfile.name YouTube Randomizer

This site, defaultfile.name, is fascinating – it looks through YouTube for random files that have been uploaded without the default filename given by the camera or smartphone (DNSC209, MVI753, IMG9903, etc.) being changed to something more descriptive and searchable. For that reason, most are fairly low view count videos, often quite short, and provide all […]

Posted 24 May 2019 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

A Few Highlights/Lowlights as the 2019 Camping Season Begins

We spent the weekend in Weyburn getting our seasonal site ready which is why I didn’t post for the past few days. Here’s a few memorable moments from the weekend… Highlight: Sasha blurts out “This is the best day of my life!” as I push her on the swings.  Then, the next day, she says […]

Posted 12 May 2019 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,