Category Archives: MemoryLane

The @PaulMcCartney #outthere #yqr Concert Is Here!!!

I honestly don’t know what else I can write about the big Paul McCartney concert tonight in Regina. Yes, it’s only one former Beatle but for me, this is not just a Paul McCartney show (which would be fine in and of itself) but this is also the closest I’ll ever get to a Beatles […]

@paulmccartney in #yqr (and #ywg) Fan Guide #regina #winnipeg #outthere #macca #beatles #excited #onceinalifetime

Going to see Paul McCartney in Winnipeg on Monday or Regina on Wednesday night? Here are some useful resources (with a Regina bias as that’s where I’m located)… Local News & Info TicketMaster’s Paul McCartney – Regina FAQ (PDF) City of Regina Traffic & Construction Notices regarding the concert “McCartney’s First Regina Concert Sure To Be Memorable” […]

Friday Fun Link – The Gretzky Trade Genealogy

Today marks 25 years since the most famous trade in hockey history. Here is a genealogical chart of how that trade played out over the years…

Facebook and My Social Clusters

Stephen Wolfram recently published an analysis of a huge dataset of how people are using Facebook that is extremely fascinating (so fascinating that I wanted to except some of the best parts but didn’t know where to start!) One of the findings was that the most common social structure people tend to have two or […]

My 40th Birthday Is Here

This is a collage I made to celebrate the day…

The Stages of My Life

Like the Beatles ushering in the “Swinging 60’s” in 1964, it won’t line-up perfectly.  But you can still chart my life in terms of broad decade-long “eras” fairly easily… ~0-10 years – Figuring out the basics, attending elementary school ~11-20 years – High school ~20-30 years – English degree transitions into a nearly decade long stint […]

Headtale Blog Birthday Review

Continuing my birthday week festivities, thought it might be nice to review my posts on July 18 since this blog started… 2012 – Average Canadian Male Life Expectancy = 78 (Happy 39th Birthday To Me!) 2011 – A  Montage Video of Various “Paranoid Android” Covers on YouTube – obviously my birthday wasn’t front and centre that […]

Music Monday – “They say life begins at 40/Age is just a state of mind/If all that’s true/You know that I’ve been dead for 39”

Probably no better song to post this week with three days left in my 30’s, written by the best songwriter of my lifetime! “Life Begins at 40” – John Lennon

Saturday Snap – Nickle Lake Hail Storm

Spent the weekend at Shea’s parents’ seasonal camp site at Nickle Lake.  Had a bit of an adventure as there were tornado warnings on Saturday afternoon. (When Pace was a baby and we found ourselves in similar circumstances, we headed for town.  I often joke about “Second Baby Syndrome” and Sasha suffered it here as […]

10 Fun and/or Memorable and/or Unique Things To Do With Your New Baby

Take a photo of your new baby every day after they’re born Or you can take a photo of the baby every few months with a favourite doll Write a book for your new baby Write them a song (I won’t put audio of this one but the song I’ve sung to both Pace and […]