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Category Archives: Randomness

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:

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!  

Posted 10 May 2016 § Internet § Meme § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Time came a-creeping, oh, and time’s a loaded gun/Every road is a ray of light/It goes on, time only can lead you on/Still, it’s such a beautiful night”

A young guy took photos of himself every day for five straight years to create this montage of a Coldplay song. Spoiler alert but since the thumbnail he picked gives it away anyhow, it appears that he came up with a pretty cool way to commemorate his undergrad years… “Life in Technicolour” – Coldplay

Posted 09 May 2016 § Meme § MusicMonday § Technology § United States § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° 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 § PopCulture § Technology § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Book Review

 Found inside a recently returned book at my library…  

Posted 02 April 2016 § Humour § Library § Photo § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Obi-Wan Has Risen (Happy Easter!)

And here’s an interview with a United Church Minister who’s also a vocal atheist.

Posted 27 March 2016 § Humour § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What Happens If You Keep Clicking On The First Link of A Wikipedia Article Over and Over Again?

You almost inevitably end up in the entry for “Philosophy”!

Posted 20 March 2016 § Internet § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Can You Find the Oscar Statue In This Picture?

Posted 28 February 2016 § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

Random Thoughts on the First US Primaries

Does anyone else find the idea of caucuses weird (especially how the Democrats do it where you show your support publicly and others try to convince you to support other candidates?) It also seems like there’s an inherent bias to people who can afford to give up an evening – harder for the single parent […]

Posted 02 February 2016 § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare” – School Shooting in La Loche

Definitely not a “Friday Fun Link” day today with news of a shocking shooting at a school in northern Saskatchewan which killed four people (not five as many early reports stated) with others injured. Here are some random thoughts… Reading online comments, many right wing Americans are calling out Obama for saying “This doesn’t happen […]

Posted 22 January 2016 § Canada § News § Saskatchewan § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,