Doing a lot of reading about various aspects of the scaphoid bone I broke in my wrist and always shocked to see American sites talking about the cost of healthcare (~$6000 – $10,000 for the x-rays, hospital stay and surgery I had) or how they would forego treatment completely due to a lack of health […]
Not sure if they’ll upload it or not but if they do, I’ll replace this clip with the slideshow they showed at my cousin’s funeral on Saturday… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiF-q2h7tSA “Wish You Were Here” – Pink Floyd
Did an eight-hour round trip from Weyburn to Warman, SK for my cousin’s funeral on Saturday and was very glad I did – not just to be there to celebrate the life of my cousin of course but also because the sad reality is that often, its only weddings, milestone birthdays and funerals where you […]
While camping a couple summers ago, we got word that, after years battling a variety of health issues, one of my dad’s ten siblings had started to fail and passed away soon after. Considering that dad was from a family of ten kids and all of his siblings had managed to reach their late 60s, […]
This RPL Mother’s Day video is great! It makes me excited for RPL Father’s Day video next month where various dads who work for the system try not to get emotional while reading passages from “Fight Club” to our children. đ Â Just kidding – this video is great and I know I can’t get […]
Other than both happening in Canada, both being unexpected, and both resulting in large losses of life, there aren’t many similarities between the tragedy in Humboldt earlier this month and the one in Toronto last night. But the fact that both happened only a couple weeks apart when it feels like events of this type […]
The outpouring of support after the horrible Humboldt Broncos bus accident that killed 16 people and left 13 more injured has been unprecedented. People from not only across Saskatchewan and Canada but indeed, from around the world, have sent money and condolences. Tonight, the GoFundMe page that originally aimed to raise $10,000 and is about […]
A couple stories of the importance of being able to “go viral” in the digital age. Today was Budget Day in Saskatchewan and it was confirmed that, after being cut by $5 million last year, the library funding that was restored after public outcry, would remain in place, leaving library funding stable, at least for […]
He was gonna play in the big league.
As I said in an earlier post, Moon Palace Cancun nails pretty much everything on my “10 Things I Want in An All-Inclusive” list except that the nearest city (Cancun) is a bit further away then I’d like and Moon Palace Cancun doesn’t have a great beach/swimmable ocean (which then becomes a deal-breaker in terms of […]
