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The First Celebrity COVID Death?

I would never have guessed that Joe Diffie would be the first celebrity COVID death (well, if a tier B 1990’s country singer counts as a celebrity but I liked quite a few of his songs back in the day so why not?) And if this helps even one Red Stater stay home, his death […]

Posted 29 March 2020 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Some Useful COVID-19 Resources & Trackers

  These are ordered roughly in the order that I find them useful but I’d encourage anyone reading this to open them all and find which ones you prefer for yourself. Also, feel free to post a comment if there are sites I haven’t listed that you prefer. COVID-19 Canada Tracker – designed by a […]

Posted 27 March 2020 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Internet § List § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

10 Steps Society Needs To Take Before The *Next* Pandemic

Yes, the *next* mass pandemic. We dodged the bullet a few times with recent outbreaks like SARS, H1N1, Ebola, etc. But some very smart people foresaw that a devastating worldwide pandemic was inevitable due to the increasing number of viruses that were reaching humans. This is the result of a combination of humans aggressively moving […]

Posted 25 March 2020 § List § Politics § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “And the saddest thing would be/Is if you up and said to me/That you’re tired of running scared/And you really don’t care/About the ice age, baby”

I’m suddenly very interested in end-of-the-world songs for some reason… “Ice Age” – Hawksley Workman

Posted 23 March 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – What Evangelical Leaders Told Their Congregations About COVID-19

Of course my hope is that as many people as possible come out of this pandemic unharmed as possible. But I can’t help but note the rich irony that the virus is most likely to affect people who least believe in science, non-religious authorities, and who are the most susceptible to misinformation and false narratives. […]

Posted 22 March 2020 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – Going (Mini) Viral Online in the Age of Pandemic

From working on the Ryan Meili leadership campaigns, mostly in the area of social media plus my own personal interest in the topic, I know some of the “rules” about what makes tweets/Facebook posts successful. But ultimately, human nature is a funny thing and no one can truly predict what will make a tweet go […]

Posted 21 March 2020 § Humour § Internet § Jobs § Library § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Practicing Protective Measures In The Good Old Days(May 2019)

Pace was into personal protective gear long before the current COVID-19 outbreak. (Of course, this was how he suited up to load dirty dishes into the dishwasher at our old house so a lot lower health risk I would hope!)

Posted 19 March 2020 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Spreading Germs, Stopping Handshakes & Increasing Handwashing: The Best Coronavirus Video I’ve Seen

Posted 18 March 2020 § Jobs § Meme § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Five Things I Feel Fortunate For In the Pandemic

Obviously, the pandemic is a shitty situation all around – people are losing their jobs, businesses are shutting down, our entire world has been disrupted in ways large and small. Still, I’m an optimist at heart and I can’t help but think of a few ways that I’m personally fortunate, even in the midst of […]

Posted 17 March 2020 § List § Pace § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “That’s great it starts with an outbreak/From birds and bats to airplanes/Donald Trump is not afraid”

Great rewrite! “It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – COVID-19 Remix” – R.E.M.  

Posted 16 March 2020 § Humour § MusicMonday § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,