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A Few Recent Covid Threads

Even though “Covid Is Over”™  according to many, it’s not really.  Far from it actually… Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave — 2% in England are currently infected, 1 in 30 in Scotland: 1.4 million people in the UK, a stark 40% week-on-week rise in prevalence. Hospitalisations highest since April https://t.co/hFiriFHY3r — […]

Posted 22 June 2022 § Politics § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Religion’s Role in the Klondike Papers

And it’s not good…

Posted 19 June 2022 § Canada § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Saskatchewan Political Contribution Search Tool

Not sure how long this has existed but recently came across a tool that lets you search political donations to various parties in Saskatchewan (I think the cut-off for public disclosure is amounts $250 or over.  So if you’re a manager and want to donate to the NDP or a union member who wants to […]

Posted 17 June 2022 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Undergrad Announcement (May 1996)

With Pace getting his learner’s this week, I’ve got a bit of a “milestone” theme going.  So here’s the newspaper announcement (remember those?) from when I graduated with my BA…

Posted 09 June 2022 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Stanley Cup Champions Over The Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKeSIDKZdsM  

Posted 08 June 2022 § Infographic § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Secular Sunday – Tampa Bay Players Refuse To Wear Gay Pride Logo On Their Uniforms Saying Their Religion Forbids It

I always chuckle as how selective (some) Christians are about which “rules” they follow and even how they decide that these rules exist in a book that was written thousands of years ago. Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear the Gay Pride logo on their uniforms this weekend — saying their religious beliefs wouldn't […]

Posted 05 June 2022 § Jobs § Politics § SecularSunday § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

But Make Sure That Report Is Done and You Take Your Breaks As Assigned!

The Age of Extinction Is Here.  

Posted 25 May 2022 § Politics § Sad § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Did Alberta Just Win The “Battle of Alberta”?

https://www.twitter.com/KatyIngraham/status/1527087671700467714 Pretty big news day in Alberta with the first game of the Battle of Alberta in the NHL playoffs… …but way bigger news with the announcement that Jason Kenney is stepping down as Premier and Leader of the You See Pee party of Alberta after barely passing his leadership review with 51.4% support.

Posted 18 May 2022 § Politics § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Facing off with gophers/Man it ain’t the same/As being home at the Saddledome/For the Oilers and the Flames”

This song which mentions the Flames vs. Oilers feels appropriate after the Flames heart-stopping OT win in Game 7 versus Dallas which triggers the first playoff Battle of Alberta since 1991… A couple other Oilers/Flames themed songs…

Posted 16 May 2022 § Canada § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

The New Corporation – Documentary

It was pretty cool to go to the world premier of an anti-corporate documentary called “The Corporation” at the Calgary International Film Festival twenty years ago which featured a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQYsk-8dWg It’s less cool that this film has an “unfortunately necessarily” sequel released a couple years ago…

Posted 11 May 2022 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,