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Wisdom Wednesday – “Oh Man, Oh God”

We all find sanity and solace in different things…

¶ Posted 27 December 2023 § Jobs § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: movies

Friday Fun Link – Or Just Use Duct Tape For Everything Like I Do? ;-)

ThisToThat.com is a site that tells you the best types of glues to bond different materials together.

¶ Posted 22 December 2023 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education

Friday Fun Link – Norwegian Death Diving…

…is apparently a thing! (Of course, any country that invents Norwegian Death Metal is going to come up with something like this!) https://twitter.com/crazyclipsonly/status/1731620862556864795

¶ Posted 08 December 2023 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health

Friday Fun Link – Boomerang Retro C-64 Video Game

A guy I went to school with got a game published in Compute! magazine in the late 90’s (and got a $500 payday or something wild). These were the days were the code was printed in the magazine and you had to manually enter it to play the game. (I still remember my Grade Six […]

¶ Posted 03 November 2023 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Jobs § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education

Obituary For A Quiet Life

Perfect.

¶ Posted 26 September 2023 § Internet § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, history

Insane Sub-Two Hour Marathon Run

Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59:40 marathon run is truly insane when you break down the numbers: ??4:35 per mile pace (the record for one mile is 3:43 and he kept the pace 26x) ??OR 2:50 per KM pace (he did it 42x and each kilometre was within 2:48 to 2:52)??The average men’s marathon… pic.twitter.com/zGJ4LI6rhm — Trung Phan […]

¶ Posted 19 September 2023 § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool

Peregrine Cocktail Recipe

-> 2 oz Dark Rum (Kraken) -> Half glass of Choose Up (Sprite Knock Off Sold at Sobeys/Safeway/FreshCo) -> Half glass of Orange Juice (Tropical Juices for the “fancy” version of the cocktail) (Not yet in Cocktail Builder)

¶ Posted 20 June 2023 § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, recipe

If You’re Tired All The Time, It’s Not Your Fault

Fascinating article about changes in the way people sleep and why. (As usual, capitalism and the rich are to blame.) Good sleep is a human right, dammit!

¶ Posted 30 May 2023 § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, history, science

“Except he’s the most terrifying cishet looking white guy I’ve ever laid eyes on.”

https://twitter.com/RebekahLove27/status/1658430933421240328

¶ Posted 16 May 2023 § Jobs § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, parents

My Childhood Best Friend Wins $55 Million! (Well, A Guy I Kinda Sorta Remember Anyhow)

Okay, maybe he wasn’t my childhood best friend but he was somebody from my hometown whose family and mine did do stuff together occasionally before they moved to BC. But I should back-up… I still distinctly remember a conversation when I worked for the Sask Publishers Group around 20 years ago when we were chatting […]