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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Dancing in the Rain (August 2012)

¶ Posted 10 November 2022 § Pace § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, saskatchewan

The World Is Nuts (aka What’s Keeping Me Sane These Days?)

One of the questions I answer in my annual “End of Year” meme questionnaire is “What kept you sane this year?” It’s a bit early but it’s been a rough year (and a very rough month) for a variety of reasons I may or may not expand on someday. But anyhow, I thought I’d post […]

¶ Posted 09 November 2022 § Animals § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § List § Pace § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, health, music, parents

The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks

Funny how this video says that prior to March 2020, you’d only know about N95 masks if you were doing home renovation projects or lived in a city with high pollution which prompted Shea and I to exclaim at the same time “Or if you grew up on a farm!”

¶ Posted 08 November 2022 § Family § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, science, youtube

Secular Sunday – How David Copperfield Made The Statue of Liberty Disappear

This was the original illusion as broadcast… This is an explanation of how Copperfield pulled it off… Watching this, it struck me that this would make a good Secular Sunday post even if it wasn’t overtly about religion. Seeing people in the live audience say things like “If I was home watching on TV, I […]

¶ Posted 06 November 2022 § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: science, television

First Snow of the Year (2022 Edition)

We had a dump a couple weeks ago but that disappeared and I think I’ve decided that this annual post will come the first day we have “snow that sticks” (and today’s Alberta clipper definitely seems that’ll be the case with a big storm blowing in overnight, some highways closed, buses stuck and people asking […]

¶ Posted 06 November 2022 § News § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: weather

Music Monday – Dogs, Dead Icons, & Halloween Classics

Delayed posting Music Monday until Tuesday due to something fairly significant I might write more about later but that has infuriated me. Anyhow, lots of possible themes for a Music Monday post so let’s hit them all… Got A New Dog… Jerry Lee Lewis dies (obligatory “He was problematic to say the least and yes, […]

¶ Posted 31 October 2022 § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, music

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Pace Meets The Neighbour’s New Dog (October 2010)

¶ Posted 27 October 2022 § Animals § Family § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

Leadership

Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to “lead”, influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. – Wikipedia

¶ Posted 25 October 2022 § Jobs § Library § Meme § Randomness § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, orgdevl, philosophy

Music Monday – “You can’t tell me nothing/And I’ve had a lot of drama/’Nuff drama/You can’t tell me nothing/Just look in my eyes, it’s all too clear/But it don’t matter, cause I’m still here”

First heard Dizzee Rascal when I would listen to a Britpop mix on AccuRadio while working at RPL’s Central library many years ago. Hadn’t thought of him/UK Grime music for years but recently rediscovered the album after going through some YouTube rabbit holes on the weekend… “U Can’t Tell Me Nuffin” – Dizzee Rascal