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Music Monday – “I’m just a singer of simple songs/I’m not a real political man/I watch CNN, but I’m not sure I can tell you/The difference in Iraq and Iran” or “Hey Uncle Sam, put your name at the top of his list/And the Statue of Liberty started shakin’ her fist/And the eagle will fly man, it’s gonna be hell/When you hear mother freedom start ringin’ her bell”

Is it possible to track the polarization of American politics to two very different country songs released in the wake of 9/11 – one contemplative and questioning while the other is aggressive and angry? Not saying this is the reason politics is so polarized but definitely a reflection of a moment where American politics got […]

“The Walls Are Closing In On The Unvaccinated”

An Angus Reid poll showed that 75 per cent of Canadians agreed with the statement “I don’t have a lot of sympathy for people who chose not to be vaccinated and then got COVID-19.” In B.C., 53 per cent favoured making vaccines mandatory in public places to make life harder for unvaccinated people, while another […]

¶ Posted 31 August 2021 § Canada § Jobs § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § Travel § United States § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, education, health, science, travel

Music Monday – “I was born in a cross-fire hurricane/And I howled at my ma in the driving rain/But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s a gas”

“Jumping Jack Flash” (Charlie Watts isolation footage) – Rolling Stones

¶ Posted 30 August 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Calgary Flames Fans Debate Vaccine Requirements

This thread may be the biggest shit show in the history of CalgaryPuck, a Calgary Flames fan site/message board I’ve been reading since 2001. What starts as a discussion of the Jets announcing they’ll require proof of vaccination devolves as a series of antivaxxers keep popping up to make all sorts of logically and factually […]

¶ Posted 24 August 2021 § Internet § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, Covid, education, health, hockey, language

Glad I’m Not That Guy! ;-)

Always sad to hear libraries that are facing great challenges. 🙁

¶ Posted 06 July 2021 § Jobs § Library § Sad § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education

Happy Fourth of July! (And Where Would Sask Rate in Fully Vaccinated Rate If We Were A US State?)

On July 4th when President Biden had set (and missed) a goal of 70% of Americans receiving at least their first vaccine, this list of where states are at in terms of full vaccinations is interesting (and probably not surprising) . In case, the link dies, the top 3 are: Vermont (66%) Massachusetts (62%) Maine […]

¶ Posted 04 July 2021 § Politics § Saskatchewan § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science, unitedstates

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Canada Day In Happier Times (July 2008)

Three years ago, I was placing second in our campground’s annual “Canada Day Decorating” contest. This year? Don’t really feel like decorating too much (though I did have a few ideas to subvert the contest but couldn’t find 751 orange helium balloons in time!) 🙁 At the risk of sounding like somebody on /r/entlightenedcentrism, I’m […]

¶ Posted 01 July 2021 § Canada § MemoryLane § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, health, history, saskatchewan

Secular Sunday – Shining A Light

Powerful image of 751 solar lights during a vigil to recognize the children found in unmarked graves at Cowessess First Nation…

¶ Posted 27 June 2021 § Canada § Photo § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Sask Book Awards/Alberta Book Awards (multiple years from 1997 to present)

Tonight was the 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards and I also recently found the 2021 Alberta Book Awards on social media. I spent nearly a decade in the literary non-profit sector and both served on the board of the SBA for a few years (as well as a frequent volunteer doing everything from taking tickets to […]