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Music Monday – “This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon/No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sing the blues”

Happy birthday to one of my favourite singer/songwriters… “Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)” – John Mellencamp

Posted 07 October 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Mia Reef (February 2020)

I’ve always wanted to stay at the Mia Reef resort on Isla Mujeres which is on a small island off the larger island and has beautiful private beaches while just looking very tropical.

Posted 03 October 2024 § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – A Deep Insight Into GenX Thinking

@jasonkpargin The new book is out in a month: I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom ? Quirky Suspenseful Indie-Comedy(1115050) – Kenji Ueda

Posted 02 October 2024 § Censorship § Humour § PopCulture § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “We took their land, dilute their nations/Force them on to reservations/Corporate interest won’t stop there/Take the trees and leave this homeland bare, oh no”

“Homelands” – Jack’s Rake (Spirit of the West cover) Original:  

Posted 30 September 2024 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – On A Roof (July 2016)

Mom and dad got invited to a rooftop thank-you event for clients of their financial advisor and managed to convince their advisor to extend the invitation to Shea and I even though our investment portfolios differed by more than a few zeros at the time! Recently had a meeting with all of them again and […]

Posted 26 September 2024 § Family § Humour § Jobs § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – Ixchel Beach Hotel, Isla Mujeres (February 2020)

Isla Mujeres is still one of the single most beautiful, relaxing, fun places we’ve ever been in our lives…

Posted 19 September 2024 § Family § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – Living Colour/Extreme Double Bill at Casino Regina

Instead of a single video, I’ll post a couple samples from two of my favourite bands from high school/early college years that are playing a double-bill at Casino Regina tonight, an offering enticing enough to get me to leave the house on a Monday night *and* stay up past my bedtime! Living Colour probably influenced […]

Posted 16 September 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

Ketchup Post

Busy week with lots of fundraising and work social club suppers basically every night which means I’ve neglected my blog…again! Here’s the catch-up… THROWBACK THURSDAY (September 2012) Meant to post this at the start of the month.  Hard to believe Pace is entering Grade 12! FRIDAY FUN LINK Fascinating places in the United States… The […]

Posted 15 September 2024 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § Library § SaturdaySnap § SecularSunday § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

A Couple 9/11 Links

I’m reading a book about the differences between generations and one of the points is that each generation has a defining major moment that impacts them. But there are also surveys that indicate that 9/11 is the one major historical event that crosses generations in its impact up to and including people who weren’t even […]

Posted 11 September 2024 § News § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Oasis Reunion Tour Incoming (Did You Know Noel and Liam Have a Third Brother?)

After years of fighting and estrangement, Oasis is finally having a reunion tour! I’m excited even though I’m closer to that fatter, older, unknown Oasis brother! 😉

Posted 07 September 2024 § Humour § News § Photo § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: