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Category Archives: Randomness

First Sign of Spring (Literally)

For some it’s robins. Most depart south by the end of August and begin to return north in February and March (exact dates vary with latitude and climate). For others, it’s crocuses. Crocuses typically appear shortly after the snow melts, sometime around April 1st-21st.  Blooms only last for two weeks, so the window to see […]

Posted 27 April 2018 § Family § Humour § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – [automated voice] “Thank-you for choosing Bell. You can expect a 10 minute wait until we answer your call.”

To be fair, it was about half an hour on hold then half an hour working through diagnosing the issue but still… (Why, oh why haven’t we cut the cord yet???)

Posted 21 April 2018 § Canada § Humour § Jobs § SaturdaySnap § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

@officialRPL Board Meeting Greeting

We made a pop-up display for the RPL Board Meeting we hosted at my branch today.

Posted 27 March 2018 § ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – 10 Things You Never Need to Refrigerate

And now you know.

Posted 23 March 2018 § FridayFunLink § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – This Is My Favourite Photo of Mark Messier

After years without quite making it to the ultimate victory, in 1984, only one year after Wayne Gretzky was made his Captain, Mark Messier was drinking from the Stanley Cup. Some other fun facts about Gretzky, Messier and their intertwined  destinies: * Messier had 37 points in his first season in the NHL and Gretzky had […]

Posted 23 February 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Nah.

Fuckit.

Posted 09 February 2018 § Canada § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

A Better Story: Analyzing Why @ryanmeili Has The Momentum In The #skndpldr Race #skpoli

Ryan Meili has just released the above video which captures a powerful message about his campaign and what he wants to bring (back) to the province – the NDP’s ability to tell stories that resonate with people.   There are a lot of ways to indicate who has momentum in a leadership race – some more […]

Posted 07 February 2018 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

More Kittens!!!

I typed up another longish post after the Sask NDP debate in Regina tonight but, unlike past leadership races, I’m going to let this one percolate for a while before hitting the “Post” button. Nothing too controversial but just a unique thought I had at the debate that I want to massage a bit more […]

Posted 17 January 2018 § Meme § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “But I’ll miss you when you’re gone/That is what I do, hey, baby/And it’s going to carry on/That is what I do, hey, baby”

Prince and David Bowie and Gord Downie’s deaths all made an impact on me but Dolores O’Riordan is the first musician I remember dying who was almost exactly my age (she was 46, I’m 44 going on 45.) The Cranberries were a fixture during the late 80’s/early 90’s for myself and a lot of people with […]

Posted 15 January 2018 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

I’ve started two different posts tonight…

…one about the Sask NDP leadership race and one about a current censorship issue. But after starting to write each post, I soon realised they needed be longer than I had time or energy to write tonight. So instead, here’s a picture of two kittens reading a book:

Posted 10 January 2018 § Blog § Humour § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: