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A Selection of Gord Downie’s Lyrics About Death & Dying #thehip

Maybe it was the shock but when I heard the news that Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip had terminal brain cancer, it didn’t really register in more than a “oh, that sucks” sense. Maybe it was the fact that the Hip are planning a tour this summer, even in light of this news, that took away […]

Posted 29 May 2016 § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – The 100 Jokes That Defined Modern Comedy

This is an amazing list covering all the jokes/skits/moments that have helped define our modern understanding of (and sometimes approach to) comedy.

Posted 26 May 2016 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Gord Downie Taught Me To Dance: Memories of A Band That Defined Me and My Country

So I woke up today to the very sad news that Gord Downie, lead singer of the Tragically Hip, has terminal brain cancer. Obviously, as you age, it’s natural that your own heroes and icons will age ahead of you. But 2016 has been a rough year where we lost some top-shelf music icons – […]

Posted 24 May 2016 § Canada § Internet § MemoryLane § Randomness § Sad § Saskatchewan § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “We’ve got real def rhythms and fresh new jams/And ya think we got egos but we’re just hams/Scott plays stickball and likes to skate/Frank is never on time he’s always…Sleeping! ‘Late!'”

I loved this song when I was in college… “I’m The Man” – Anthrax

Posted 23 May 2016 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

There Are Many Facts About #elbowgate That Most People Are Ignoring (Or Are Ignorant About)

I’ll start with a “disclaimer fact” before I get to my real list of facts about #elbowgate. I’m on record as saying I don’t like *any* of the childish shit that happens in Parliament from any party and wish it wasn’t that way.  I also think the NDP reaction to this situation was very poor from […]

Posted 21 May 2016 § Canada § List § News ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Another New Social Network For You To Join

Saw this on The Daily Show the other night – Li.st is a new social network by author and actor, BJ Novak. It’s got all the usual social media features you’d expect – Follows and Likes and Trending – so I guess the main thing that sets it apart is the conceit that everything on […]

Posted 13 May 2016 § FridayFunLink § Internet § List § Meme § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

(Belated) Music Monday – “Abandon all reason/Avoid all eye contact/Do not react/Shoot the messengers”

I forgot to do a Music Monday post yesterday but it worked out okay because this video showed up in my News Feed today! Most people figured a new Radiohead song/album was imminent as Radiohead, already known for very unique albums releases, had done something very unique in the past few days. In our hyper-viral attention […]

Posted 03 May 2016 § Censorship § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Randomness § Technology § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – @saskbookawards Book Arch

Posted 30 April 2016 § Family § Library § MemoryLane § News § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Prince Died A Week Ago and…

…this is all Sasha’s heard her daddy saying around the house for the past week!

Posted 28 April 2016 § Humour § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I only wanted to see you/Bathing in the purple rain”

I’m still on a big Prince kick after hearing the news of his passing last Thursday. I listened to Prince songs all weekend, played a bunch of his songs (poorly) on guitar, even convinced Shea to watch “Purple Rain” with me last night.  (“Is this movie cheesy or was it just the 80’s?” she asked. […]

Posted 25 April 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,