Pace got a pretty cool gift at the RPL Staff Kids’ Christmas Party today – the Snap Circuits FM Radio Receiver Kit which allows a kid to make a working FM receiver. He got it set up and even tuned into the local FM station that goes “All Christmas Music, All The Time” during December for […]
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Random Thoughts on Justin Trudeau’s Swearing In and Cabinet
So much openness. From having a very public walk through the grounds of Rideau Hall to Trudeau doing Google Hangouts with school children (what?) before his first Cabinet meeting. It’s another indictment of the Conservatives that having a cabinet where such commonplace things such as having an actual doctor as your Health Minister, a medical […]
Craig Oliver’s Rant on Stephen Harper During CTV’s #elxn42 Coverage (And Some Other Random Coverage)
So I’m slowly planning to transition back to regular blogging but right now, I’m still obsessively reading posts and news stories about the election: Mulcair was to blame! No, he wasn’t! Harper Was To Blame! No, really – Harper Was To Blame! Top 15 No-Brainers for Justin Trudeau Trudeau’s “Just Watch Me!” note about beating […]
Introducing T-19: An Election Countdown #elxn42
So beginning tomorrow, I’m planning to have a 19 day series of posts with various thoughts and observations about the Canadian Federal Election. My politics are no secret and much of the content will be focused on reasons why the Conservative Party of Canada led by Stephen Harper has to go but I’m hoping I can […]
A Look at the Log Files…
I haven’t done a navel-gazing post for awhile so I thought it’d be interesting to list which of my blog posts have had the most views during this year along with the date that they were originally published… How To Make A Rye & Coke Press (Dec 2006) Myers-Briggs Results as Cultural Touchstones (Oct 2013) Ranking […]
10 “Must Have” Things I Look For In An All-Inclusive Resort
Shea and I have been on a handful of all-inclusive vacations over the years. Every place has had its good and bad points but overall, these varied trips to Mexico (Mazatlan, Mayan Riviera, Cancun), Cuba (Varadero) and most recently, the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana), have given me a pretty good idea of some of the things I […]
Saturday Snap – It Was Twenty Years Ago Today… Looking Back to My Four-Month University Exchange to York, England
Hard to believe but twenty (!) years ago today, I took off from Regina, Saskatchewan and landed in Paris, France, a couple weeks before I was set to begin a one semester exchange in York, England (where I took three courses including a Film Production class that gives us the slightly un-PC clip at the top […]
Five Highlights From Two Weeks of Camping
Back from nearly two weeks’ straight of camping… We spent a week up at Good Spirit Provincial Park near Yorkton, had a few days back in Regina to re-stock over the August long weekend (very strange to be driving in to Regina as an endless stream of campers were heading out!) We then went down […]
Friday Fun Link – 13 Numbers Showing Harper’s Conservatives May Truly Be The Worst Government in Canadian History #skpoli #canpoli
As the Federal Election draws nearer, I suspect I’ll be posting a lot more political content – something I haven’t really done since the conclusion of the last Sask NDP leadership contest. Here’s a good list from Press Progress to get things started!
13 Best Entries from the TL;DR Tumblr Version of Wikipedia
TL;DR means “too long; didn’t read” and is used when you provide a summary of a longer comment or article. A hilarious Tumblr (now private?) creates TL;DR versions of Wikipedia articles. Even though the original Tumblr doesn’t appear to be available, Google Images is your friend.