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First Lines of My First Blog Post of Every Month of 2022

January – “If I was taking bets on who wouldn’t make it to midnight, it’d be Shea or I before these two! ?” February – “I always had this sneaking suspicion that my memories of massively high snowbanks as a kid was influenced by the fact that I was, well, a kid, at the time and […]

Posted 30 December 2022 § Blog ‡ Comments (0) °

Xmas Gift Ideas For Someone Recovering From Covid

Kleenex More Kleenex Lozenges Fresh coffee or scented Epsom salts (to monitor when sense of smell returns) Ice Cold Water Hot Tea Netflix Subscription A Good Book (They Won’t Read It But Will Have It Nearby During Constant Naps) Box of N95 Masks (I Have A Feeling These Will Be In Short Supply Again Soon) […]

Posted 21 December 2022 § Charlie Echo § Humour § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Stay Hydrated! (and a List of My Least Favourite Covid Symptoms)

Tea, pop (didn’t have ginger ale so using closest thing I had) and iced coffee. (Not pictured, a giant bottle full of ice water which has been my best friend the past few days!) My Top Five Least Favourite Covid Symptoms (these change from day to day) 1. My ears constantly feel plugged like I’m […]

Posted 17 December 2022 § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Everybody’s got the fever/That is something you all know/Fever isn’t such a new thing/Fever started long ago”

I’m home with a sick kid today (plus had ice cream for breakfast as I have a sore throat myself!) so a rough couple of months in terms of family health continues… Ironically, we only dealt with Covid once (Pace for a week in early October) and, knock on wood, no one else in the […]

Posted 12 December 2022 § Family § Jobs § MemoryLane § News § Pace § Photo § Politics § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – A Day in the Life

I was off on Friday and had a busy day… 5am  – Charlie wakes us up.  Years ago, 5am used to be the time I went to bed but not anymore! 6am  – watch “Stutz” on Netflix with Shea.  Wonder if therapy is easier or harder if you’re rich and famous. 8am – drive Pace […]

Posted 26 November 2022 § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Top 10 Oddest Pieces of Goalie Equipment Ever Seen

Posted 25 November 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Top 10 Beatles Riffs

Posted 16 November 2022 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The World Is Nuts (aka What’s Keeping Me Sane These Days?)

One of the questions I answer in my annual “End of Year” meme questionnaire is “What kept you sane this year?” It’s a bit early but it’s been a rough year (and a very rough month) for a variety of reasons I may or may not expand on someday.  But anyhow, I thought I’d post […]

Posted 09 November 2022 § Animals § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – 10 Wrestling Matches That Turned Into Real Fights

Posted 07 October 2022 § FridayFunLink § Sports § Video § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) °

Ranking All 61 Stephen King Novels in 19 Minutes or Less

Posted 05 October 2022 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: