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First Snow of the Year (2022 Edition)

We had a dump a couple weeks ago but that disappeared and I think I’ve decided that this annual post will come the first day we have “snow that sticks” (and today’s Alberta clipper definitely seems that’ll be the case with a big storm blowing in overnight, some highways closed, buses stuck and people asking […]

Posted 06 November 2022 § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Charlie Echo Shows Toque Who The Boss Is

I didn’t blog this week as I ended up having an unexpected journey through our overloaded healthcare system the past few days with an ill family member. I may write more about my experience at some point (short version: healthcare system in shambles, healthcare workers are amazing!) but for now, I just want to focus […]

Posted 04 November 2022 § Charlie Echo § Family § FridayFunLink § Politics § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – Dogs, Dead Icons, & Halloween Classics

Delayed posting Music Monday until Tuesday due to something fairly significant I might write more about later but that has infuriated me. Anyhow, lots of possible themes for a Music Monday post so let’s hit them all… Got A New Dog… Jerry Lee Lewis dies (obligatory “He was problematic to say the least and yes, […]

Posted 31 October 2022 § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Most and Least Religious Canadian Metro Areas

Very interesting graph (via Reddit)…

Posted 30 October 2022 § Canada § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – When You Learn About Residential Schools…

Posted 23 October 2022 § Meme § Politics § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

It Finally Got Us! (aka “Do I Have Covid?”)

It’s a very informal sample but through social media posts, talking to work colleagues and other family and friends, I’ve noticed a big increase in the “I’ve avoided it for 2.5 years but it finally got me” reports of people getting Covid. Our family is no exception – after two and a half years where, […]

Posted 18 October 2022 § Family § Pace § Politics § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Regina Waste Water Analysis

This is fine…

Posted 15 October 2022 § Infographic § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Some Recent Covid Tweets

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to overcoming Covid is people who act like Covid is already over… When COVID started I thought the best thing to do was to learn all I could about what it was and how to avoid it. I thought that the people I cared about would want this information […]

Posted 12 October 2022 § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

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 […]

Posted 11 October 2022 § Canada § Jobs § MemoryLane § Politics § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

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 […]

Posted 04 October 2022 § Censorship § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,