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“Everybody’s talking about bagism”

  Shea and I went to “Yesterday” as my annual birthday movie tonight and it got me thinking about how long I’ve been a Beatles fan (hint: since I was a kid but it blossomed in university) and how long I’ve been using computers (hint: since I was a kid but it blossomed when I […]

Posted 16 July 2019 § Family § Internet § MemoryLane § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Raising hell with the hippies and the cowboys/They don’t care about no trends/They don’t care about songs that sell”

When we’re camping in Weyburn I can’t help but think how I’m basically the hippie surrounded by a big herd of cowboys. But the point of this song stands – people who seem to be opposites can still get along if they see their commonality in defining their own tastes without giving in to trends […]

Posted 15 July 2019 § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

(Belated) Friday Fun Link – The Winning Trick at the 2018 World Magic Championships

  (via Gizmodo)

Posted 12 July 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

46 Movies That Are So Clever, They’ll Have You Thinking For Days

I’ve probably only seen about half of the movies on this list but still think this is film at its best.

Posted 10 July 2019 § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

An Early Contender For My Favourite Book of the Year? @thejagmeetsingh #canpoli #cndpoli

I read Jagmeet Singh’s autobiography in pretty much a single sitting at our campsite this weekend and really enjoyed it. Obviously I’m a fan of Singh but I think this book would be one that anyone who enjoys memoirs would enjoy and learn from, whether they liked the NDP or not. * before it was […]

Posted 09 July 2019 § Canada § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

(Belated) Friday Fun Link – Game of Thrones Characters Reimagined as Disney Characters

Fun stuff.

Posted 05 July 2019 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Live Aid (1985) Scene Comparison

This is pretty cool!  

Posted 02 July 2019 § MemoryLane § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Well, Canada’s been good to us/We’ve a living and a home/We’ve all got central heating air/And most are on the phone/I’m a citizen of both countries/And very proud to be/For the thistle and the maple leaf/Are the emblems of the free”

Happy Canada Day! I recently re-discovered this photo of myself and four other four Canadians on exchange to the University College of Ripon & York St. John (say that three times fast!) in 1995. I can’t remember the impetus for our fashion choice – maybe at a dance or for the new student orientation? – […]

Posted 01 July 2019 § Canada § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Mama said “she’s my brothers daughter” and I don’t even know who’s my father/I guess she’s my cousin but she needs some sweet lovin’ anyway!”

When did I get into banjo music?!? Isn’t it music for inbred rednecks? 😉 “Banjo Odyssey” – The Dead South from Regina, Saskatchewan (who took some criticism for playing with those banjo/inbreeder stereotypes and issued an explanation in response)

Posted 24 June 2019 § Humour § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones “The Impression That I Get” (Except The Genre Changes Every 15 Seconds)

This is pretty cool, not least for how it features some pretty unique genres compared to most of the “same song in a range of genres” videos that usually do variations of fairly mainstream rock -> country -> jazz -> folk styles. (via MetaFilter) And here’s the original for the record…  

Posted 21 June 2019 § FridayFunLink § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,