Category Archives: PopCulture

Music Monday – “Sundown/in the Paris of the Prairies/Wheat kings/Have all their treasure buried.”

This is Justin Bieber covering The Tragically Hip during a concert in Malaysia.  Kudos to a Canadian superstar paying tribute to Canadian icons but also…gah!

“Goodnight iPad” – A Parody

The classic children’s book gets re-imagined for our modern age.

Saturday Snap – Pace’s First Rider Game (and An Attempt At Some Balanced Thoughts on the New Stadium)

As required by Saskatchewan law, I’m a lifelong fan of the Roughriders. But I’m not a diehard ultra-fan. I get to a game every once in awhile (less since we had Pace) but don’t own season tickets.  I have a t-shirt and ball cap with the Rider logo (and now a jersey) but don’t get kitted […]

Music Monday – “Heading down to the land of the pines/I’m strumming my way into North Caroline”

Back from an excellent week of camping in Cypress Hills so back to the grind in all manner of ways including here on the blog.  A quick and easy update with one of my most played songs during the trip (which I think I’ve posted before but it’s worth posting again)…  

Saturday Snap – The Best Thing About Comic Cons…

…is that it made it permissible for people to wear super-hero costumes in public year-round.  (I’m behind the camera so you can’t see what Pace made me wear on our Adventure Walk tonight!)

Friday Fun Link – Swiper, No Swiping!

I’m not sure who’d enjoy this movie more – Pace or me? (via MetaFilter) CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos

Music Monday – “I don’t go in for ancient wisdom/I don’t believe just ’cause ideas are tenacious/It means that they’re worthy.”

Saw this meme on Facebook and thought I’d share since June 25 is halfway to Christmas and since it fits with Music Monday, why not post a Christmas song today? I’ve posted this one before but every time I listen to it, I just love it more and more. So sweet and funny and perfect. […]

Mick Burrs: Real Live Poet

Had a surprise visitor at work the other day – poet Steven Michael Berzensky (aka Mick Burrs). I first came across Mick’s books when, as a young English major, I would go to Yorkton as part of my job as a door-to-door salesman with Image Cable Systems.  I would spend the night at a co-worker’s […]

Re-live TEDxRegina Through the Magic of Online Streaming Video!

Here’s my personal favourite presentation from TEDxRegina last month. (All the TEDxRegina videos are up but as of right now, and just for me (?), not all eight are showing up when you search for that tag.  But that’s okay because I can hold a few back for later posting!)  

Music Monday – “Maybe a lonely man/Who’s in the middle of something/That he doesn’t really understand.”

Happy 70th Birthday to Sir Paul McCartney (or is it?) Some of my personal faves of Sir Macca’s songs through the years with the Beatles, Wings and solo…