There was a major terrorist attack in Paris on Friday. I have some thoughts… Part of the reason attacks like this have such an impact is that our education system has failed to overcome our innate human nature. I saw this summarized in a great graphic that points out how there are over 6 million Muslims […]
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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – When Do You Put Up Your Christmas Tree? (Nov 2008)
Because Pace dad was so excited, we put it up in mid-November a few years ago!
Remembrance Day Takes Many Forms
Remembrance Day is when I think of my Grandpa Peet, a WWII veteran more than any day of the year. And he was at the front of my thoughts even more than usual over the last couple days with the news that one of his three remaining siblings, my Great Uncle Bobby, had passed away in […]
+14 on November 8? Wow. #yqr
I can’t find it now but a few years back, I posted a graphic showing the forecast for December 24, 25 & 26 which all showed +4. Today is along the same lines – we’re having double digit plus temperatures well into November and today might be the warmest day yet. A couple friends on […]
Saturday Snap – Halloween Family
Last weekend in Medicine Hat…
RIP Koko
It’s been a month since we lost our cat, Koko, very suddenly. Although she seemed to have lost a bit of weight in the days preceding her death, we chocked this up to her being outside so much in the nice weather. She had otherwise been fine with no obvious symptoms of illness. But then, […]
Friday Fun Link – The Nostalgia Machine
The Nostalgia Machine will generate a playlist for the year you were born (or any other year – want to re-live your high school prom? The year you got married?)
Music Monday – “Adieu Clo-Clo/Goodbye to you my brother/Adieu Clo-Clo/Goodbye to you my brother until the end.”
This song is one of the many things that have been running through my head all day… “Adieu Clo Clo” – Boo Radleys
Super Moon Eclipse
Watched some of the rare supermoon lunar eclipse with Shea and Pace tonight. Pretty cool, especially considering the last time it happened was 1982 and it won’t happen again until 2033!