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Saturday Snap – I Shouldn’t Find This So Funny…

…but the fact that Andrew Scheer’s Regina office is right beside a vape shop strikes me as hilarious for some reason.

¶ Posted 19 December 2020 § Humour § Jobs § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan

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 § News § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, history, parents, science

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 § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, education, health, history

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 § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science

#Covidiot Tuesday – The Pyramid of Intellect

I’ve got Music Monday, Throwback Thursday, Friday Fun Link, Saturday Snap and occasionally Secular Sunday but maybe now it’s time for another recurring post idea – #Covidiot Tuesday – since the anti-maskers seem to keep believing and sharing all the same old discredited information…

¶ Posted 01 December 2020 § Humour § Infographic § Meme § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, history, science

“I told him I strongly recommend wearing it but…”

¶ Posted 25 November 2020 § Humour § Meme § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education

Anti-Maskers Throw Tantrums Nationwide

It’s so weird that the kids who used to cheat off the smart kids to pass science classes now yell “Do your own research!” as they claim to be experts in infectious diseases based on some Facebook memes, YouTube videos and reading a bunch of unreliable web sites.

¶ Posted 24 November 2020 § Meme § News § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid

Trump’s Venn Diagram

¶ Posted 18 November 2020 § Humour § Meme § News § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, unitedstates

Multiple Thoughts on Multiple Elections #skpoli #yqr #yxe

In order… SASK PROVINCIAL ELECTION (OCT 26) 1. In my initial post-mortem, I chalked up at least one big factor in the NDP’s failure to do well up to people wanting the status quo during a pandemic. (This was bolstered by the BC NDP actually growing their majority a few days earlier.) But as detailed […]