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Lilly drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial

As with cancer drugs and other research breakthroughs that sound promising, there are lots of times that exciting results come to nothing. But it still boggles my mind at how amazing science is to make those advances in the first place. My grandma was never diagnosed with Alzheimer’s/dementia but had many signs of it near […]

¶ Posted 03 May 2023 § Family ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: health, parents

Music Monday – “You can’t jump a jet plane like you can a freight train/So, I’d best be on my way in the early morning rain”

“Early Morning Rain” – Gordon Lightfoot (RIP 1938 – 2023

¶ Posted 01 May 2023 § Canada § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) °

Secular Sunday – Indian Couple Commits Ritual Double Beheading

¶ Posted 30 April 2023 § Sad § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism

Friday Fun Link – Dildo Man’s Dickie Berg Photo Goes Viral

I can only imagine what the folks at REAL and Tourism Regina would do if they had a dick-shaped iceberg appear on Regina’s mighty shores! Luckily the guy from Dildo who snapped a photo of a dick shaped iceberg near Conception Bay isn’t an official from a tourism agency, just a Newfoundlander with a sense […]

¶ Posted 28 April 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, science, weather

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Drop Everything And Read, Regina Coronation Park (April 2017) #skpoli

By most accounts, Sask Party MLA Mark Docherty was a decent dude. I know I always enjoyed my interactions with him – when he would come to the library I was working at for events or programs or when I would bump into him at community events or whatever. Given his background and resume, I’ve […]

¶ Posted 27 April 2023 § MemoryLane § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan

Big AI Announcements From TikTok, Boston Dynamics, RepLit, Apple

Big announcements in the world of AI today from TikTok, Boston Dynamics, Replit, and Apple. Here's the rundown on everything you need to know: — Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) April 27, 2023

¶ Posted 26 April 2023 § Internet § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics

My Childhood Best Friend Wins $55 Million! (Well, A Guy I Kinda Sorta Remember Anyhow)

Okay, maybe he wasn’t my childhood best friend but he was somebody from my hometown whose family and mine did do stuff together occasionally before they moved to BC. But I should back-up… I still distinctly remember a conversation when I worked for the Sask Publishers Group around 20 years ago when we were chatting […]

¶ Posted 12 April 2023 § Family § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, parents, saskatchewan

Secular Sunday – He/Him Is Risen

It is absolutely [chef’s kiss.gif] that this writer for Briarpatch chooses to announce they are trans, their name is now Alex, and they are using he/him pronouns while using #HeIsRisen as a hashtag on Easter Sunday. Long time Birrellheads may have noticed that my byline has changed. This is because I'm trans! I'm using he/him […]

¶ Posted 09 April 2023 § Humour § Jobs § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, language

Connor Bedard Is Having An All-Time Season

This article is from mid-March but it’s still amazing how dominant Connor Bedard has been and what a privilege it’s been that he’s playing in Regina so I’ve been able to see him play a few times. Draft-eligible seasons: • McDavid (47GP) – 44G, 120PTS• Bedard (47GP) – 59G, 123PTS He’s 7 months younger. He […]