Category Archives: MemoryLane

Terry Fox: Courage (by the Tragically Hip)

A perfect video at a time of Canadian unity and patriotism in the face of Trump’s tariff threats that’s unmatched since maybe the 1972 Summit Series?  

Saturday Snap – First Day of Last Semester of High School!

A different energy and enthusiasm level than the first day of kindergarten… 😉  

Wisdom Wednesday – Pierogi Song

A colleague and I got talking about how we love “factory movies/how things are made” movies and she reminded me of this Sesame Street classic:  

Saturday Snap – Mark Black Farewell Party

Had a farewell party for a popular manager on Saturday night and the outpouring of love, generosity and sadness was beyond unprecedented in my 15+ years at RPL. In-scope staff donated so much money to a farewell gift that he ended up getting multiple things – a custom photo book, a custom Pats jersey, and […]

Throwback Thursday – Cuban Homes (Jan 2016)

Photo taken from the tourist bus leaving the ritzy tourist all-inclusive…

Secular Sunday – Trump Brand Bible

Sigh.  Here we go again… This is basically what drove Christ to flip the tables. https://t.co/cV0ia9YQuN — Jennifer Erin Valent (@JenniferEValent) January 19, 2025  

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Absolute Most Favourite Picture of My Mother (October 2007)

Pace was only a few months old when we took him to a long-term service award presentation – I think this was 35 years for my mom?

Charlie Angus Doesn’t Hold Back His Feelings About Trump

I think my vote for Jagmeet Singh as NDP Leader in 2017 was the right one for that  moment. But this is a new moment, nearly a decade later, and I often wonder what a world where Charlie Angus was currently the NDP leader would look like… Canadian MP Charlie Angus deliverers a direct message […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Grandma, My Mom and My Daughter (June 2022, July 2000)

Lots can change in two short years or in twenty… I didn’t really have to change the inscription in the coffee table book of prairie photos I gave my Grandma Hammond when she moved into the Golden Prairie Nursing Home in Indian Head when my mom moved into the same facility – just had to […]

Music Monday – R.E.M. Concert (1984)

Really getting back into R.E.M. lately.  So many good songs and albums that soundtracked some of the most important and memorable moments of my life.