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Music Monday – “So if you’re lost and on your own/You can never surrender/And if your path won’t lead you home/You can never surrender”

“Never Surrender” (cover) – Hawksley Workman

Posted 02 October 2023 § Canada § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Visualizing Why Americans Increasingly Use Sub-Titles

Not understanding accents. Poor sound mixing. Helps overcome noisy distractions while watching.  (Ironically as I type this, Sasha is literally digging in the fridge asking if we have any yoghurt as Shea and I (try to) watch “Daisy Jones and the Six” – and yes, we have sub-titles on!) Bad hearing Not necessarily bad hearing […]

Posted 22 September 2023 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hammy Warhol (April 2012)

Posted 21 September 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Trailer)

Heard about this book after seeing a mention on a FB music group that Jason Isbell had a part in an upcoming Scorsese/DeNiro/DeCaprio film which was going to be based on the book. Picked it up and it was a pretty good read, not least because it’s set in Oklahoma but talks about a lot […]

Posted 12 September 2023 § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Well, I’ve been selling my soul/Working all day/Overtime hours/For bullshit pay”

This song went mega-viral recently, becoming the first song to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard charts by an artist with no other previous charting songs. There was controversy about the writers’ intentions and politics, up to and including it even being played during a GOP debate! “Rich Men North of Richmond” – Oliver […]

Posted 11 September 2023 § Internet § Meme § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – Video For “Let It Be”-Era Rare Beatles Track Uncovered

New Beatles Video Unearthed!

Posted 26 June 2023 § Humour § Meme § MusicMonday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “He walks down to the ocean/Bends to touch the water/Kneels to pray/He writes her name/In the sand/Waves wash it away”

“Waves” – Sam Baker

Posted 18 June 2023 § MusicMonday § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – The Simpsons “No No” Sheets

Posted 16 June 2023 § Humour § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “The old man at the Quickstop/Lying to the county cops/And laughing like his soul was without sin.”

“Cast Iron Skillet” – Jason Isbell

Posted 12 June 2023 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Introducing Apple Vision Pro

My Apple stocks are either going to sky rocket or crash hard on this news! 😉 If your promotional video is indistinguishable from something you'd see in a particularly dystopian episode of Black Mirror, maybe time to reconsider? https://t.co/6E2gn4gwTC — stephensben at bluesky (@stephens_ben) June 5, 2023

Posted 06 June 2023 § Internet § MemoryLane § News § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,