Category Archives: MemoryLane

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – 360 Front Flip With A Twist (January 2017)

In hindsight, letting a 10-year old parkour addict jump off the snow-covered garage  into a big pile of snow was probably not the wisest decision of my parenting career (and isn’t that usually the stuff you do when your parents aren’t watching anyhow?)

Music Monday – “Hey little sister/Who’s your superman/Hey little sister/Who’s the one you want?”

I know it’s not 2020 anymore but the most “2020” thing of 2021 (so far) is that it’s a pre-Super Bowl performance by Miley Cyrus and Billy Idol that feels like the first real, tangible proof I’ve seen in nearly a year that we might get back to “normal” once vaccinations are widespread. Someone who […]

Secular Sunday – NOD vs. SOD in Regina (A Different Kind of Religion?)

Religion takes many forms and one of the strangest is the tribalism that often happens, even within the *same* community. This CBC article looks at the historic divisions between those who are North of Dewdney (NOD) and those who are in the south part of Regina. These divisions aren’t unique – every city I’ve lived […]

Saturday Snap – How To Simulate a Tropical Holiday in Covid Times

Normally, Saturday Snap is a pic I’ve taken but I came across this on social media and decided to post it… We’ve been fortunate to do a winter holiday for the past few years so now that we’re into February, it’s starting to hit me that this won’t be happening this year (doesn’t help that […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Stuck in Snow (January 2010)

We’ve had a lot of snow this year and one big advantage of our new house is having an attached garage so we don’t have to shovel/scrape/dig out like at our old house (which had a detached garage but which we rarely used since it was: a) full of junk b) behind the house and […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Boxing Day Classic (Multiple Years)

When I was in high school and later, in university, the neighbours across the street hosted a Boxing Day road hockey tournament every year. This was followed by an airing of the latest Don Cherry “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em” VHS tape that one of their two boys got from Christmas, finger foods, basement beers and […]

Happy 60th Birthday to Wayne Gretzky

Not a fan of his politics but the man is the best hockey player of all-time and probably the most accomplished athlete out of any major sport ever! Hard to believe he’s 60… We've got 60 facts for Wayne Gretzky's 60th birthday ?? Think you know everything about The Great One? @robpizzo begs to differ […]

Music Monday – “I still remember momma walking down the living room stairs/And daddy saying with a smile, “that’s my girl right there”/They had their share of ups and downs/And I saw the best, and the worst, and the work, and the worth it.”

It’s a long way from the stage of the “Cancer Jamboree” at Nickle Lake outside Weyburn (where we’ve camped for years and now have our own seasonal campsite) to the American Country Music Top 20 airplay charts…   “Somebody Like That” – Tenille Arts

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Asessippi Carnage

Four years ago this week, we were on our way to a ski trip in Manitoba. It was hard to know what the next four years would bring but we listened to Trump’s “American Carnage” Inaugural Address on the drive up and that provided a big clue. Such a relief that he’s gone.

And To Think I Knew Him When… ;-) @aarongenest

A former colleague on the Ryan Meili Leadership Campaign v 2.0 (the tall blonde guy in the above picture) recently went viral with a tweet about how he was able to support one of his female employees during Covid.  This even included his story getting highlighted on ABC’s “Good Morning America”! I’m not a big […]