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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: , , , ,

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: , ,

“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: ,

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:

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: , ,

“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 […]

Posted 10 June 2020 § Humour § Meme § News § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Blackbird singing in the dead of night/Take these broken wings and learn to fly/All your life/You were only waiting for this moment to arise”

  “Blackbird” – Paul McCartney

Posted 08 June 2020 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – You About To Lose Yo Job (Remix)

The situation in the US with the blatant police brutality and absence of any restraint or empathy in the actions of many police officers. But there are moments of levity including this “dance remix” of a protester who informed a police officer that he was about to lose his job because he was illegally detaining […]

Posted 05 June 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § Meme § News § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “They have the authority to kill a minority/Fuck that shit, ’cause I ain’t the one/For a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun” (And Some Random Thoughts on The US Situation)

“Fuck The Police” – NWA Here’s a few other random thoughts about what’s happening in the US the past few days after the murder of unarmed black man, George Floyd, by a group of Minneapolis Police Officers. * I honestly thought that the US was on the verge of something ugly (uglier?) because of COVID-19 […]

Posted 01 June 2020 § List § MusicMonday § News § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – St. Albert Councilor Forgets To Mute His Mic

How many meetings have you been in where you thought this but didn’t say it? So just because you’re in your basement wearing pj’s and the meeting is on Zoom, don’t forget to mute your mic when you say the quiet parts out loud, folks! 😉 https://twitter.com/bengelinas/status/1264049987026968578  

Posted 22 May 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: