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Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Smokey Moon

The extreme northern wildfires have brought a blanket of smoke to the south part of the province creating some eerie and stunning visuals including this crescent-shaped blood moon…

¶ Posted 31 May 2025 § News § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, saskatchewan, science

Secular Sunday – What Happens When An Atheist Climbs The Stations of the Cross?

I’ve basically lived near it for 50+ years. But in all my trips through the Qu’Appelle Valley, had never walked the Stations of the Cross at Lebret. Of course, being an atheist, I also had no desire to climb it for religious reasons. But perhaps I was inspired by the new Pope being named. Or […]

¶ Posted 18 May 2025 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, history, parents

Saturday Snap – Camping Napping

Working hard getting our campsite ready for the summer…

¶ Posted 03 May 2025 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “It’s a working man I am/And I’ve been down under ground/And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind/I never again will go down under ground”

Decided to go to Regina’s “Day of Mourning” event at City Hall this year. Twenty-seven people died workplace-related deaths last year and this was the first year I knew one of them which makes the whole thing a lot more real. This was a song they played at the end of the ceremony. “Working Man” […]

¶ Posted 28 April 2025 § Jobs § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health

Music Monday – “I miss the world before it was polluted/With space cowboy billionaires, when irony was still ironic/I miss America right after 9/11/When everyone was bonded, even if it only lasted seconds”

Took Sasha and a friend to an inclusivity celebration triple-bill of Mother Mother, Cavetown and Winnetka Bowling League at the Brandt Centre on Monday night. I knew the first two bands a little bit (mostly through Sasha) but didn’t really know the opener. All were great in their own way but Winnetka Bowling League (terrible […]

¶ Posted 24 February 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Music Monday – “Mhm, you’re gonna look so cute/Sunglasses and bathing suits/Be the baby of my dreams/Like the ladies in the magazines”

Happy Birthday Shea! Looking forward to spending a night at the Moose Jaw Spa with you to celebrate! “Twisting By The Pool” – Dire Straits

¶ Posted 18 February 2025 § MusicMonday § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, music

Saturday Snap – Japanese Head Massage/Vietnamese Noodle Bowls

Shea and I decided to try the Japanese Head Massage at Salon 13 in the Northgate Mall as our Valentine’s gift to each other followed by lunch at the restaurant quality food court gem, “Hung Kitchen“. Very relaxing! Very delicious!

¶ Posted 15 February 2025 § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, health, holiday

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – (January 2015)

January 30 marks 10 years since the SFL brought you the constitutional right to strike! We brought together 5 insiders from the legal challenge to reflect on what it all means.? https://t.co/y3e5sLpSMF@LHubich @ljohb @SameOldKent #canlab #skpoli — Sask Fed of Labour (@SKFedLabour) January 24, 2025

¶ Posted 30 January 2025 § Jobs § Library § News § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history

Dogs Habit of Sniffing Urine May Indicate They Are Self-Aware

Some people worry about others seeing their search history because they search for sexual or violent things. Me – I mostly search for weird questions that occur to me randomly in the middle of the night!