Category Archives: MemoryLane

Friday Fun Link – Degeneration X 25 Year Reunion

Lots of nostalgia here… (also, I’m very old.)

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Feeling Sick? Stay Home! (June 2020)

There’s A Lot of Bad News in Hockey These Days…

…and with horrible accusations and scandals right now involving Hockey Canada, the Oiler’s farm team’s head trainer, Tampa Bay Lightning d-man Ian Cole, the Chicago Blackhawks, and more, the attention is very warranted. (On Twitter, there was talk of this being the hockey equivalent of #MeToo – #PuckYou or #PuckToo?) At any rate, as the […]

Music Monday – “Everybody had a hard year/Everybody had a good time/Everybody had a wet dream/Everybody saw the sunshine”

“I’ve Got A Feeling” – Paul McCartney & John Lennon

Saturday Snap – Dusty Ol’ Tractor

I was off on Tuesday so did my annual fall drive around the beautiful Qu’Appelle Valley including some back road crop checking. Love this shot of an old tractor at a crossroad with dust hanging in the air…

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Canine Camping Neighbour, Teddy

Our camping neighbours got a new dog at the start of Covid named Teddy.  Sasha was *very* excited to meet him!

Loretta Lynn and Banned Songs

RIP Loretta Lynn. Not sure if its true but I read that this trailblazing songwriter had more of her songs banned from radio airplay than every other male country artist *combined* in the 20th Century. Loretta Lynn had more songs banned from radio than every other male country artist combined in the 20th century. pic.twitter.com/IOchPjwmWL […]

Saturday Snap – Regina Public Library Central Library

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – EPL vs. CPL (Aug 2019, Feb 2022)

I’ve had the pleasure of visiting both the newly built Calgary Public Library Central Branch (in 2019) and newly-refurbished Edmonton Public Library (in 2022). And you know what? Newly built or refurbished, both are incredible libraries in their own ways with the main thing they have in common is both cities embracing the value of […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Working Man (October 2011)