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Friday Fun Link – What The World’s Biggest Sites Looked Like At Launch

This is pretty interesting featuring screenshots of the original version of sites such as Google, Yahoo, Amazon, etc. For comparison’s sake, here’s what my very first web page looked like in December 1998 (this isn’t the first page I ever made but the earliest I could find in the Wayback Machine). Crazy to […]

Friday Fun Link – How To Be Canadian

Happy Canada Day, eh?

¶ Posted 01 July 2016 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § List § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey, holiday, language, youtube

One Legged Former Wrestler, Zach Gowen, Kicks Ass on American Ninja Warrior

I remember watching Zach Gowen during his run in the WWE and being as impressed with his mental approach to life as his physical approach. He’s no longer in the WWE but he’s still showing how he can overcome obstacles using a combination of physical and mental toughness. Pretty amazing!

¶ Posted 15 June 2016 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports § United States § Video § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, health, sports, television, wrestling

Saturday Snap – Guess Who We Saw in The Lobby of the #yxe Bessborough Hotel This Afternoon?

Some random dude wearing a cowboy hat. But wouldn’t it have been cool if we happened to see Garth Brooks? 😉

¶ Posted 11 June 2016 § Humour § Photo § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °

What day is it? Who am I? When did you say?

I just realised that my last two posts – a Throwback Thursday one and a Friday Fun Link – were both posted one day early. I’m going to blame the long weekend plus the fact that this is the weird week in my four-week rotation at work when I get Sunday and Friday off then […]

¶ Posted 27 May 2016 § Humour ‡ Comments (0) °

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 § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: freedomtoreadweek, history, language

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 § PopCulture § Sad § Saskatchewan § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: hockey, language, music, saskatchewan, travel

Some Nerd Tracked His Drinking For A Full Year

And no, it wasn’t me! But it’s got me thinking about what a full project this could be! (This guy was more focused on consumption but I think it’d be more interesting/useful to track what you drink as as well as how much!) (via r/dataisbeautiful)

¶ Posted 18 May 2016 § Humour § Infographic § Internet ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, holiday, science

A Math Puzzle That Went Viral in Japan

So I saw this on Facebook then looked up a more detailed explanation on YouTube to try to understand why this is getting so much attention. I’m not sure if it’s true or not but they say that something like 90% of people who went to school in the 1980’s could solve it but only 60% […]

¶ Posted 11 May 2016 § Internet § Meme § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education

A Selfie A Day For 8.5 Years

Following yesterday’s post about a guy who created a montage of him singing a single song over five years, here’s a new record holder – one selfie every day for 8.5 years!