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Music Monday – “Well they walked that day/The next/And the next/And the water it ran out one by one/Ay mijitos/They looked like dried leaves/Scattered in the sun”

“Migrants” – Sam Baker One of the best managers I’ve known (at least measured by how many quotes of theirs I regularly regurgitate) once said something to this effect: One important thing to remember – those rules, policies, guidelines we have?  They’re all just words on paper.  They’re arbitrary.  And they can be changed completely […]

Posted 18 June 2018 § News § Politics § PopCulture § Travel § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “Seeing traces/Of the stars that came before/Hitting the pavement/Still asking for more”

I’ve got a bit of an informal Americana “camping music” theme going this month with Jason Isbell last week and now Son Volt this week… “Tear Stained Eye” – Son Volt

Posted 11 June 2018 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “There’s a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff/It wasn’t my daddy’s way/He was down in the mines all day/I know he wanted more than mouths to feed and bills to pay”

“Cumberland Gap” – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Posted 04 June 2018 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Pushed around and kicked around/Always a lonely boy/You were the one that they’d talk about around town as they put you down”

I had the day off so decided to pop out to Congress at the U of R. It was a great day going through the Exhibitors’ Hall catching up with some publishers I knew from my days in that world, meeting some new publishers, talking to authors and so on. Since I rarely get out […]

Posted 28 May 2018 § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Don’t your feet get cold in the winter time?/The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine/It’s hard to tell the night time from the day/You’re losin’ all your highs and lows/Ain’t it funny how the feeling goes away?”

I’ve managed to hit the first two major concerts at the new Mosaic Stadium – the “test case” one with Bryan Adams last May then the first “superstar” one with G ‘n’ R last August. The next big one happened last Thursday as The Eagles were in Regina for the Memorial Cup kick-off but I […]

Posted 21 May 2018 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Well I don’t mind wastin’ my time/On this crazy afternoon/I got sunshine and red wine/A friend of mine takin’ it easy”

For the upcoming summer, we weren’t sure whether we’d end up camping at a provincial park like we did last year or if we’d switch to a regional park. Both have advantages and disadvantages but with Shea’s mom undergoing cancer treatment, it made our decision to go to Nickle Lake Regional Park where her folks have […]

Posted 14 May 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Yeah, this is America/Guns in my area/I got the strap/I gotta carry ’em”

“This Is America” – Childish Gambino Some of the Things You May Have Missed MetaFilter weighs in Annotated lyrics This Is America: Donald Glover’s Video Is A Gripping Read

Posted 07 May 2018 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “Just make your friends/While you’re still young/Before you can’t see through/Anyone.”

“Trick Rider” – Gord Downie

Posted 30 April 2018 § Canada § Family § Pace § PopCulture § Sasha § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Some nights will haunt me/Until the daylight comes around/I’ll be fine, it’s all I really own/It’s always been around”

“Somewhere In The Mountains, Somewhere In New York” – Tallest Man on Earth

Posted 23 April 2018 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “There are things that make me dad/You seem to be all of them.”

I used this song for a montage when Pace turned six but really think of it as “Sasha’s song” since it was the first song I sang to her in the delivery room after she was born. Pace’s first song was more planned – I knew I wanted to play him John Lennon’s “Beautiful Boy” […]

Posted 16 April 2018 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,