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Scott Moe Booed at the Brier

The Brier is basically Scott Moe’s base – older, white, rural – and he got booed?!? I mean, a lot of grandparents have grandkids who are being screwed by the Sask Party’s unwillingness to negotiate in good faith with STF. Maybe it’s finally reaching people that Moe has to go? Scott Moe gets booed at […]

¶ Posted 12 March 2024 § Politics § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, saskatchewan, television

Saturday Snap – Brier Trophy

My library was fortunate enough to have the Brier Trophy present for an event last December as it made various stops around Regina and Saskatchewan in advance of the Montana Brier Tournament which has run from March 1-10. I got my picture taken with a volunteer who kept an eye on the trophy during our […]

¶ Posted 09 March 2024 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan, television

In honour of Super Tuesday…

¶ Posted 06 March 2024 § Humour § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – The Road To Wrestlemania

The longest reigning champion in modern WWE history. Two dynastic wrestling families. A former wrestler who became the world’s biggest movie star (and also now sits on the WWE Board in real life.). The company being sold to the UFC’s parent company after being under McMahon family control its entire existence. The major cloud hanging […]

¶ Posted 09 February 2024 § MemoryLane § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, economics, history, movies, television

Riding Tren Maya, Mexico’s Controversial New Train

¶ Posted 07 February 2024 § Politics § Technology § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, travel

Music Monday – “And the girls would spend a couple of bucks/Just to meet the boys workin’ at the pumps/And we’d pull up and fall in love/And they’ve all moved away”

RIP Toby Keith. Lots of famous musicians have recorded Fred Eaglesmith songs but he just happens to have recorded my favourite which reminds me so much of my high school years working in a small town gas station: “White Rose” – Toby Keith

¶ Posted 05 February 2024 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, music

Secular Sunday – Even Religion Gets It Right Sometimes?

¶ Posted 21 January 2024 § Humour § Politics § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, unitedstates

Friday Frustrated Link – A Great Explanation of Why Teachers Are Taking Job Action

No “Fun” post this week – only frustration… A great thread from Instagram about why teachers are walking out again on Monday, and why it is so important for teachers and folks who care about the quality of education in this province to stand up to the Sask Party. It’s too important to back down. […]

¶ Posted 19 January 2024 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education

Secular Sunday – Sunday Reflections

(h/t to SA on FB)

¶ Posted 10 December 2023 § Jobs § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education, history

Are We (Finally) Coming Out of Covid? Probably Not But Also Maybe?

I haven’t written a lot about Covid lately but it’s interesting to reflect on how our attitudes and therefore, our language, changes. For instance, I have started saying “Coming out of Covid” to refer to our current situation and as a reflection of what I see in wider society – very little masking (including myself […]