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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “Trump Trips Up” (~May 1991?)

I was going through some old papers in a box under the stairs recently and came across a folder of articles I’d clipped and saved, long before most articles from popular magazines were available online from databases or from the magazine’s own web site like they are today. Had to chuckle for a couple reasons: […]

Note To Self: Important Things To Bring For Your First Weekend Opening The Campsite

This blog post is basically a “note to self” for next year as between closing up last year on a beautiful day which had us very distracted (I think Shea even went out on the boat with her folks for part of the day!), not doing a good job of tracking what was put into […]

¶ Posted 16 May 2021 § Humour § List § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, saskatchewan

Nanoleaf Aurora Light Panels

I haven’t hidden my ongoing interest in smart devices. One product that caught my attention were Nanoleaf light panels but even by smart device standards, they’re pretty pricey. Fortunately, I set-up an alert on Facebook Marketplace and the other day, I found a young guy who was selling not just one but two sets which […]

¶ Posted 21 April 2021 § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, music

Friday Fun Link – The Jeopardy Archive

A comprehensive archive of every question ever in the history of Jeopardy is nerd-paradise. (Librarians are 14th in lifetime winnings by career-type though I’d like to see this graph on a per capita basis too.)

¶ Posted 16 April 2021 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, television

My Garage Lights Are Smarter Than I Am

I’m getting more and more interested in smart devices with my most recent purchase being three smart floodlights which I installed in my garage so that the neighbours can enjoy my obsession too! Easter… Calgary Flames Game Night… Anniversary of Humboldt Broncos Tragedy…

¶ Posted 07 April 2021 § MemoryLane § News § Photo § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, history, hockey, holiday

Saturday Snap – Who Needs Fish?

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Appalachian Man Interview – Elmer

“Soft White Underbelly” is a fascinating interview series on YouTube…

¶ Posted 31 March 2021 § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, language, unitedstates

Why No Aquarium Has A Great White Shark

Random Sunday afternoon YouTube algorithm finds…both interesting and sad:

¶ Posted 21 March 2021 § Technology § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, science, unitedstates

Covid-19: A Year in Review

But remembering the past is also a way of believing that this moment will someday be the past. Which is to say, nostalgia for the past is also a way of believing in the future. Daydreaming about the After Times — the Before Times’s mythic counterpart — is in part an exercise in imagining what it will […]