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Two Big Battles I’m Watching Tonight…

Man, I hope the two Democrats win the Georgia run-off elections and the Democrats take control of the Senate.  After the long delay to confirm Biden as President-elect, this would be the cherry-on-top of delayed results! Less impactful but no less entertaining, I’m also hoping Team Canada can once again win Gold at the World […]

Posted 05 January 2021 § Canada § Politics § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

RIP Luke Letlow (Maybe?)

It’s an interesting question about how we should feel when someone makes bad, ill-informed choices that lead directly to their death. *Of course* every death is sad.  *But maybe* it’s not quite as sad when someone willingly makes a conscious choice to avoid even the most basic Covid precautions and then ends up dying of […]

Posted 29 December 2020 § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Google’s 2020 Year in Search (And A Couple Other Year-in-Review Compilations Too)

And since it was such a memorable year, I’ll add a couple other “year in review” compilations… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjbLY46Vaq8    

Posted 29 December 2020 § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

@officialRPL ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas… #yqr

RPL’s Marketing Unit has created some great content recently including this timely video featuring a number of well-known Regina names…  

Posted 24 December 2020 § Library § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Stop Bitching That Your Christmas Is Ruined

Posted 20 December 2020 § Canada § Humour § Meme § Politics § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Covid 19 Vaccine Arrives in Saskatchewan!

Have to admit Shea and I both had tears in our eyes watching the first two healthcare workers be vaccinated this evening in Regina (in the very hospital Shea works in and has worked in all year without a break) after what has been a long, strange, stressful year. There are a lot of reasons […]

Posted 15 December 2020 § Canada § Jobs § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “But that world is gone/It’s all disappeared/It’s just me and the ponies/For Christmas this year”

With the announcement of stronger Covid restrictions for Saskatchewan, just in time for Christmas, this song has been going through my head non-stop… “Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year)” – Corb Lund

Posted 14 December 2020 § Family § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – What Life Is Like In Countries Without Pandemics

For various reasons ranging from geographic isolation to stronger health measures to more compliant populations, there are actually countries in the world where life continues almost as if there isn’t a worldwide pandemic still affecting the majority of the planet. People are going to restaurants, attending concerts & sporting events, having family gatherings and much […]

Posted 11 December 2020 § Canada § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Healthy Skepticism vs. Conspiracy Thinking – Where’s The Line?

I’ve long been an advocate for the importance of being skeptical as a generally useful approach to life. But, as the coronavirus has spread around the world over the past year, it’s also been fascinating (and alarming!) to see how often that line from genuine questioning crosses the line (and often goes completely off the cliff) […]

Posted 09 December 2020 § Censorship § Internet § Meme § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

V-Day!

After a very strange, long, historic year, it feels pretty monumental that the UK is the first country rolling out their Covid vaccine starting today (okay, Russia actually started a few days ago but I think the UK is getting all the attention since that’s the Pfizer one most of the world will be using) […]

Posted 08 December 2020 § Canada § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,