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Secular Sunday – Residential Schools: A Timeline

*Literally* the first words of this timeline discuss the central role of various churches in the creation of schools that took Indigenous children from their parents, communities and culture. For more than two hundred years [from 1600-1800], religious orders run mission schools for Indigenous children, the precursors to the Government of Canada’s residential school system.

Posted 06 June 2021 § Canada § Politics § Sad § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Amazon Prime Is An Economy-Distorting Lie

I’m trying as hard as I can to avoid buying from Amazon as I’ve grown to *really* dislike their business practices – from how they treat workers to resellers engaging in fraud to simply the fact that Jeff Bezos does not need one more penny of my money. I mean, Wal-Mart is a shitty employer […]

Posted 02 June 2021 § Internet § Jobs § Library § Politics § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“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: