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“The ranting and raving you see in these videos shows they have good lung capacity.”

“There are legitimate medical exemptions but if someone requires a mask exemption, that usually means they are at high risk of Covid and I counsel them to not to go out in public without a mask and instead, have someone assist you – a family member or caregiver if possible…Some doctors will feel pressured to […]

Posted 01 June 2021 § Jobs § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I’m a white man living on a white man’s street/I’ve got the bones of the red man under my feet/The highway runs through their burial grounds…We’re all carrying one big burden, sharing one fate”

“White Man’s World” – Jason Isbell

Posted 31 May 2021 § Canada § MusicMonday § Politics § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Eric Carle, Author of “The Hungry Caterpillar” Among Many Other Classics, Has Died

Very sad news. We had a “Hungry Caterpillar” themed birthday when Sasha turned one that was a huge hit – great decorations (mostly homemade or from the Dollar Store), a “Hungry Caterpillar” dress ordered off Etsy, and her (at the time) five year old brother even did a reading of “The Hungry Caterpillar” using a […]

Posted 26 May 2021 § Baby § Family § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Have Oiler Fans Never Read “The Monkey’s Paw”? ;-)

Oiler fans in early 2020: “Please let the Stanley Cup be lifted in Edmonton this year!” The Oilers lose to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks in the play-in round while *Tampa Bay* lifts Cup at Rogers Place after beating Dallas in Edmonton-based bubble hockey playoffs. Oiler fans last night: “Please let Connor win it in OT!” […]

Posted 25 May 2021 § Canada § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “The snow is so merciless/Poor old Montreal/In spite of everything that’s happened/Yeah, in spite of it all”

The Tragically Hip released a new album this weekend called “Saskadelphia” comprised of six Road Apples-era unreleased songs including one of their most emotionally powerful songs ever… “Montreal” – Tragically Hip

Posted 24 May 2021 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – 10 Most Shocking Religious Scandals

(Honestly, none of these shock me in the least!) 😉

Posted 23 May 2021 § Humour § Jobs § List § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – “Year of Covid” Bingo Card

We’ve been at this for over a year so I thought I’d make a bingo card to capture some of the most common shared experiences many of us have had during the past year or so. I got a full bingo (but I also made the card so that probably helped!) ;-).

Posted 07 May 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Infographic § List ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Blogs Are Officially Over…

Posted 04 May 2021 § Blog § Humour § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Reasons To Go Back to School / Reasons Not To Go Back To School

  Regina Public Schools to return to in-class learning on May 3, 2021. https://t.co/YZayV5QOJv pic.twitter.com/OHaAUGGPED — Regina Public Schools (@RegPublicSchool) April 26, 2021 Regina Public Schools has announced that students will return to school on May 3 and there is lots of debate on social media and elsewhere about the decision. Five Reasons It’s Good […]

Posted 28 April 2021 § List § Pace § Politics § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I want a new drug, one that won’t make me sick/One that won’t make me crash my car/Or make me feel three-feet thick/I want a new drug, one that won’t hurt my head/One that won’t make my mouth too dry/Or make my eyes too red”

Every single thing I felt in the days after being vaccinated are things I might feel on a typical day – slight headache, minor fatigue, achy muscles, etc. – so overall, think I faired quite well! 😉 “I Want A New Drug” – Huey Lewis

Posted 19 April 2021 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,