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Secular Sunday – No, Jesus Wasn’t White

 

Posted 11 April 2021 § Humour § Meme § Politics § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Big Library: Books About Basic Income

This idea is growing in awareness and after the rush to create CERB a year ago, more and more people are seeing the benefit of some form of a universal guaranteed income. This is a great list of books to learn more about different aspects of the idea.

Posted 09 April 2021 § Jobs § Library § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

My Garage Lights Are Smarter Than I Am

I’m getting more and more interested in smart devices with my most recent purchase being three smart floodlights which I installed in my garage so that the neighbours can enjoy my obsession too! Easter… Calgary Flames Game Night… Anniversary of Humboldt Broncos Tragedy…

Posted 07 April 2021 § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Randomness § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Do you call it as you see it and you’ve always been that way?/Are you reminiscent of how things were back in the day?/Are you agitated with the young’uns always wanting change?/Well here’s your invite to a group of folks like you and me”

“Support Local” takes many forms.  With the lack of live music, why not support a local musician or band by buying their songs (especially a timely one like this one which also has a great video!)   “Pity Party – Blake Berglund

Posted 05 April 2021 § MusicMonday § Politics § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “It’s outbreaks/Caused by stat holidays/A travel ban/When plans are already made”

“Life in a Pandemic (Don’t It Stink)” – “Ironic” Parody

Posted 29 March 2021 § Humour § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Apple’s M1 Chip

The announcement of the new Apple M1 chip last fall finally got me to make the leap from using a ~2012-era MacBook Pro which was at the point that it was basically held together with digital duct tape and prayers to buying a new MacBook Air which arrived this week. I’ll likely share some expanded […]

Posted 26 March 2021 § Internet § MemoryLane § News § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “You and me have seen everything to see/From Bangkok to Calgary/And the soles of your shoes are all worn down/The time for sleep is now”

  “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” – Death Cab for Cutie (cover)

Posted 22 March 2021 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Covid-19: A Year in Review

But remembering the past is also a way of believing that this moment will someday be the past. Which is to say, nostalgia for the past is also a way of believing in the future. Daydreaming about the After Times — the Before Times’s mythic counterpart — is in part an exercise in imagining what it will […]

Posted 18 March 2021 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § News § Pace § Photo § Politics § Randomness § Sad § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

The Pogues – Live at the Town & Country Club (1988)

Posted 17 March 2021 § MemoryLane § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The Roud Folk Song Index

Doing some quick research about yesterday’s post led to me to discover the Roud Folk Song Index which I don’t think I’d heard of before but which reminds me once again (as if I need reminding!), why librarians and archivists are so vital to society (and also interesting, witty and funny!): The Roud Folk Song […]

Posted 16 March 2021 § Humour § Library § UK § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,