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Category Archives: PopCulture

Saturday Snap – Scenes From Plague Week

With apologies to Daniel Dafoe, some scenes from the past few days… Busy disinfecting everything in the house… I *love* my library’s “In the News” display.  It’s been a huge hit with how timely and responsive it is and our COVID-themed display was no exception (yes, I know some of those “boost your immunity” books […]

Posted 14 March 2020 § Meme § News § Photo § Politics § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Best Pandemic Books

Some stock up on toilet paper, some stock up on booze – why not stock up on reading material?

Posted 12 March 2020 § List § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa/Ma ma se, ma ma sa/Ma ma coo sa”

Back from a week in Mexico and will likely do some resort-themed posts over the next few days starting with this one… And my big thought of the day is – I really have no idea why most Cancun resorts have a Michael Jackson impersonator as one of their nightly shows when you never see […]

Posted 02 March 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Randomness § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – In Japan, The KitKat Isn’t Just Chocolate, It’s An Obsession

Kit Kat is my favourite and have to to admit that I ordered a special mix of Japanese KitKat bars for myself for Christmas one year!

Posted 14 February 2020 § FridayFunLink § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Why Is OK Computer So Good?

My generation’s “Sgt. Pepper’s”?  

Posted 12 February 2020 § MemoryLane § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “It’s over/You don’t need to tell me/I hope you’re with someone who makes you feel/Safe in your sleep, being tonight/I won’t kill myself trying to stay in your life/I’ve got no distance left to run.”

“No Distance Left To Run” – Blur

Posted 10 February 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sad § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “We’re all gonna die someday lord/We’re all gonna die someday Mama’s on pills daddy’s over the hill/But we’re all gonna die someday”

“We’re All Gonna Die Someday” – Kasey Chambers

Posted 03 February 2020 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Normally I’d Save A Post Like This For Music Monday…

…but this feels unique enough to deserve a stand-alone post:  

Posted 02 February 2020 § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Readers Are Leaders (March 2014)

Speaking of the importance of being surrounded by books from an early age…

Posted 30 January 2020 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

“Losing My Religion” – The Story Behind the Song

A bit more about the song I featured in yesterday’s “Music Monday” post…

Posted 28 January 2020 § MemoryLane § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,