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Category Archives: MemoryLane

Some Reasons… (For My Mom)

(Terribly blurry photo but I realise that I don’t take very many photos with just my mom and also that I probably shouldn’t take selfies after drinking mojitos!) So a few years back, soon after Pace was born, I was thinking a lot about father-son relationships.  Because of that, I decided to post a list of […]

Posted 08 May 2016 § Family § List ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Aunt Sandi’s Coming (June 2011)

Pace and Sasha are excited for Aunt Sandi to arrive for her annual visit next week. Here’s a pic of her and Pace from a few years ago…

Posted 05 May 2016 § Family § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

(Belated) Music Monday – “Abandon all reason/Avoid all eye contact/Do not react/Shoot the messengers”

I forgot to do a Music Monday post yesterday but it worked out okay because this video showed up in my News Feed today! Most people figured a new Radiohead song/album was imminent as Radiohead, already known for very unique albums releases, had done something very unique in the past few days. In our hyper-viral attention […]

Posted 03 May 2016 § Censorship § Meme § News § PopCulture § Randomness § Technology § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Changing Politics and Culture Through the Art of the Long Game #occupy #idlenomore #saskbookawards

So I’ve been thinking about the “Long Game” quite a bit lately. Essentially, “Playing the Long Game” refers to the idea of not just focusing on an immediate goal but also laying the groundwork for something important further in the future, even if it seems like something unattainable initially. (A similar idea is often expressed […]

Posted 01 May 2016 § Canada § List § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – @saskbookawards Book Arch

Posted 30 April 2016 § Family § Library § News § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “I only wanted to see you/Bathing in the purple rain”

I’m still on a big Prince kick after hearing the news of his passing last Thursday. I listened to Prince songs all weekend, played a bunch of his songs (poorly) on guitar, even convinced Shea to watch “Purple Rain” with me last night.  (“Is this movie cheesy or was it just the 80’s?” she asked. […]

Posted 25 April 2016 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – The First Ever Performance of “Purple Rain”

Prince was against his music being available on most streaming services (except artist-friendly Tidal) and even YouTube so it’s hard to find clips to help celebrate the man and his music after his untimely passing yesterday. Still, there are spots where some clips exist online – none more historic than his first-ever live performance of […]

Posted 22 April 2016 § FridayFunLink § Library § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

The Importance of Being Skeptical

One of the things I pride myself on is being skeptical. Although people sometimes confuse terms, skepticism does not mean “cynical” and it doesn’t mean “being an asshole”. A true cynic distrusts everything new they see or hear, they’re intolerant to new ideas, and they’re pessimistic about everything. They’re not skeptics. That’s a positive trait. […]

Posted 17 April 2016 § Canada § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Happy Third Birthday, Sasha!

  

Posted 16 April 2016 § Family § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Fred Eaglesmith & Spirit of the West Documentaries Coming

Two of my favourite music acts of all-time have upcoming documentaries… Trailer – The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show from Lagoonside Pictures on Vimeo.

Posted 15 April 2016 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) °