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Music Monday – “I never really knew that she could dance like this/She makes a man wants to speak Spanish/Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa (sí, sí)”

What first snow of the year? “Hips Don’t Lie” – Shakira

¶ Posted 28 October 2019 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music, weather

2019 Edition of “First Snow of the Year” – Hawksley Workman

It created a pretty magical “snow globe” effect at the Heritage Classic last night, continued to fall through the night and it’s always a bit of a judgement call but it feels like it’s time to do my annual post of this song as it feels like the snow is here to stay again for […]

¶ Posted 27 October 2019 § Blog § Canada § MemoryLane § Pace § Sad § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan, weather

Fred Eaglesmith Grand Ole Opry Debut

It took him fifty years to get there but it was worth it!

¶ Posted 23 October 2019 § Humour § MemoryLane § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, television, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Wayne Gretzky Hockey II

Pace and I have spent the evening watching YouTube videos of the video games I loved as a kid – here are YouTube videos of three of my all-time favourites:

¶ Posted 18 October 2019 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Pace § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, hockey

The Genius of John Lennon’s Guitar Playing

Man, I love the Beatles!

¶ Posted 16 October 2019 § MemoryLane § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: beatles, music

Music Monday – “I’m a professional cynic/But my heart’s not in it/I’m paying the price of living life at the limit/Caught in the century’s anxiety”

“Country House” – Blur

¶ Posted 14 October 2019 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Friday Fun Link – Blue Man Group on NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Usually Tiny Desk gets Americana-style artists but this is a pretty fun…

¶ Posted 11 October 2019 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, music

The Changing Nature of Freedom of Expression: Banning Books Is Anachronistic But Challenges Remain

Good article from The National Post about the changing nature of the debate around Freedom of Expression. What remains is that challenges still come from all sides of the political spectrum. …the bulk of work on freedom of expression is shifting from people who fruitlessly complain about books to attacks on journalists and bloggers. Also […]

¶ Posted 02 October 2019 § Canada § Censorship § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § News § Politics § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, freedomtoreadweek, language, philosophy

12 Most Offensive South Park Episodes

Shea and I went to see “Book of Mormon” today, one of the most successful, long-running Broadway shows of all-time, written and produced by the same guys who made South Park. I’ve been a fan of South Park since someone told me about “Rainbows? I hate rainbows!” but I don’t watch it as religiously (pun […]