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Category Archives: MemoryLane

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – Summary (and Addendum)

So I’ve finished my ten-part series on the various things that have contributed to how I became the person that I am.  Some of the entries were stronger than others – more insightful and less narrative “I did this and then this and then this” but overall, they’ve been useful for me to consider those […]

Posted 02 May 2019 § List § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Online Apps as 80’s Gadgets

A designer reimagines how various popular web sites would look as 1980’s gadgets.

Posted 26 April 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #10 – Shea

Most couples meet through friends or dating sites or at church or the bar.  The story of how Shea and I met is a bit more random. Her parents were at a funeral and happened to be talking to someone from my hometown.  They mentioned their daughter was starting university in the fall and needed […]

Posted 25 April 2019 § Family § Humour § List § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Flames Flame Out: 10 Thoughts on An Early Exit

After their best season in a generation and winning the Western Conference, I was super-stoked for a long playoff run by my Calgary Flames. Unfortunately, they flamed out in the first round losing to the 8th seed Colorado Avalanche in five games, shutting out the Avalanche in the first game but then losing four in […]

Posted 23 April 2019 § Canada § List § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Rain Beatles Tribute in #yqr #raintribute

As a huge Beatles fan, I really enjoyed the “Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles” show earlier this week, especially since they played much of the Abbey Road album (which is my favourite Beatles album) in this version of their ongoing touring show.

Posted 20 April 2019 § Photo § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The NHL’s Best Team Was Swept in Four Games…

..which makes the fact that the NHL’s second-best team, the Calgary Flames, lost in *five* games after a disastrous performance tonight only slightly less painful. I guess I’ll always have the regular season. 🙁

Posted 19 April 2019 § FridayFunLink § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #9 – Politics

  When I was a kid, my single most disliked show on television was “Question Period“. It was on CTV, late on Sunday afternoons, and after a weekend of cartoons, Disney specials, movies, pro wrestling and hockey (er, I probably watched too much TV as a kid!), I hated that weekends in my two-channel universe […]

Posted 18 April 2019 § List § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,

Crash! My History With Technology’s Inevitable End

Had a scary moment this morning when my laptop wouldn’t charge and even crashed a couple times when I tried to get it working.  But luckily it appears that my charging block had simply stopped working and a new one seems to have things running smoothly again (considering I’m still running a 2011-era MacBook Pro […]

Posted 17 April 2019 § Internet § List § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “I have lost my way/But I hear tell/About a heaven in Alberta/Where they’ve got all hell for a basement”

These aren’t my photos but I thought this montage of Alberta shots – in all its natural beauty and manmade ugliness – was appropriate with the big election coming up tomorrow. “All Hell For A Basement” – Big Sugar

Posted 15 April 2019 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Exploring Acquisitions with Coteau Books

Pretty proud to be a board member for this organization and if we’re thinking of fun, one of the most enjoyable parts of the job is having the opportunity to have a say in which manuscripts become published books!  

Posted 12 April 2019 § Jobs § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,