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Music Monday – “A civil war vet went to see/If he could get a bit of timber for a new barn/The number 4 sped/From the train overhead came the itty bitty newborn”

“Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Maiden” – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

¶ Posted 26 August 2019 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Secular Sunday – Atheist Summer Camp

As summer comes to an end, I thought this video was appropriate for a Secular Sunday post (and yes, it’s a Christian making fun of atheists for a change!) The gist of the guy’s bit is what kids would learn at an Atheist Summer Camp and the irony is that Shea and I frequently lament […]

¶ Posted 25 August 2019 § Humour § SecularSunday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, camping, language, science

Friday Fun Link – The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2019

Lots of intriguing titles on this list.

¶ Posted 23 August 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Library ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, language

Music Monday – “Now Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place/But the price of the whiskey is grim/How nice it would be if the whiskey was free/And the Loch was filled up to the brim”

One of the best things about traveling is the people you meet. I met a young guy from Scotland at the Banff Hot Spring and during our conversation, mentioned my grandmother was born in Campbeltown, Scotland. He asked if I knew this old folk song and I admitted that I didn’t (though I quickly filed […]

¶ Posted 19 August 2019 § Family § MusicMonday § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, travel

Friday Fun Link – “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on “Hot Ones”

¶ Posted 16 August 2019 § FridayFunLink § Technology § Video § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food

The Rivalry Between Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson

¶ Posted 13 August 2019 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, music

Music Monday – “So girl, leave your boots by the bed/We ain’t leaving this room/Till someone needs medical help/Or the magnolias bloom”

“Cover Me Up” – Jason Isbell

¶ Posted 12 August 2019 § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Brief Clip of Colter Wall Singing About Saskatchewan on Saturday Night of 50th Anniversary @reginafolkfest #rff19 #yqr

¶ Posted 11 August 2019 § Family § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – “God’s Lighting Rig” @reginafolkfest #rff19

We haven’t been to Regina Folk Fest for a few years since we got our RV and now tend to be camping every weekend in the summer. But since it was the RFF’s 50th Anniversary this year, we decided to cut camping short this weekend so we could catch at least part of the festival. […]