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Saturday Snap – Divided Family?

‘Tis the time of year when lawn signs spring from the ground for the provincial, municipal and school board elections (why are school boards elected but not library boards? Topic for a different post I think!) Anyhew, had a chuckle when a neighbour noticed our signs – one clearly for the NDP but the municipal […]

¶ Posted 03 October 2020 § Family § Humour § News § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – Ruth Bader-Ginsburg On Not Retiring

From happier times…

¶ Posted 25 September 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § Meme § News § Sad § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, history, unitedstates

The Alt-Right Playbook: You Go High, We Go Low

This video has some good insights into modern politics and especially in light of current battles over seating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg’s replacement. It looks specifically at some of the reasons why liberals struggle against conservatives who are less likely to be bound to rules and precedent in their pursuit of power.

¶ Posted 22 September 2020 § News § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, language, unitedstates

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Minot Wal-Mart (April 2012)

With the Canada-US border closed for the foreseeable future, I was trying to figure out the last time I went to the States. For awhile there in the early 2010’s, I’d say we ended up going about once or twice a year, either to Williston which is just over the border or Minot, which is […]

¶ Posted 10 September 2020 § Canada § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, holiday, travel, unitedstates

Music Monday – “All those who remember the war/They won’t forget what they’ve seen/Destruction of men in their prime/Whose average age was nineteen”

He’s broken *so* many taboos and boundaries in politics. But Trump’s taking a lot of pushback after reports of multiple negative comments against the military so maybe, just maybe, this will finally break through to some supporters that he’s not a good person and maybe even help guarantee a loss in November (or at least […]

¶ Posted 07 September 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, music, unitedstates

“If adultery is so wrong then these people don’t want to be far-right.”

This parody account of the typical opinionated Trump supporter is one of my favourite things on the Internet…

¶ Posted 01 September 2020 § Humour § News § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, unitedstates

Music Monday – “These white boys with money make the whole world run/Let the wall hit your back/The?blood?hit your tongue/You?and me baby we’re the dangerous?ones”

“The Dangerous Ones” – Kasey Anderson

¶ Posted 06 July 2020 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

The Economic Impacts of Covid-19

This is a British article but many of the findings are going to apply for countries around the world – from increased unemployment to reduced airline traffic to positive environmental impacts and more.

¶ Posted 14 June 2020 § Infographic § Jobs § News § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, history

“Coronavirus Is FAKE NEWS!”

Coronavirus is FAKE NEWS pic.twitter.com/YPzxrbaOZf — Brent Terhune Bloomington IN May 3&4 (@BrentTerhune) March 6, 2020 Released on March 6, I think this was the first video that I came across by this guy, maybe a week or two later. And like many people, I initially thought it was a real guy sharing his […]