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Unbroken: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris

As the big air competition begins in the Olympics tonight, this is a pretty amazing documentary. Fun friend-of-a-friend name-dropping trivia: The filmmaker is Mark McMorris’ manager who is married to a girl that I used to babysit. My parents even attended their wedding but my invitation got lost in the mail. 😉

¶ Posted 20 February 2018 § Canada § Family § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, saskatchewan, sports

100 Reasons I’m Supporting @ryanmeili for #skndpldr #skpoli

There’s half a dozen reasons I support Ryan in a single photo: 1) he’s now an MLA, 2) he spends a lot of time in the Legislative Library researching and reading, 3) he’s (probably) the only current MLA who has a book in that same library, 4) so many people I knew in that room […]

¶ Posted 18 February 2018 § List § MemoryLane § News § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, history

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Do #skndpldr Candidates Make The Grade? #skpoli (May 2017)

I was Googling around looking for something else the other day and stumbled upon this article from Global News from after the Spring Session of the Legislature last May where Global gave letter grades to some of the most high profile Ministers and MLA’s in both parties. I took away a few things from this article: […]

¶ Posted 15 February 2018 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language

.@SUMA_amplify Passes Resolution Supporting Increased Funding For #sask Libraries #skpoli #saveSKLibraries

Good to see that the organization comprised of urban municipalities across Saskatchewan passed a resolution at their recent convention calling for members to advocate for increased funding for public libraries. Therefore be it resolved that the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association advocate the Government of Saskatchewan to adequately fund the public library system to keep pace […]

¶ Posted 13 February 2018 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel/To show that all’s equal and that the courts are on the level/And that the strings in the books ain’t pulled and persuaded/And that even the nobles get properly handled/Once that the cops have chased after and caught ’em/And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom”

This is a song about a farmer who was convicted of manslaughter after accidentally killing someone. “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” – Bob Dylan

¶ Posted 12 February 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, language, music, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – @officialRPL Tipi For Aboriginal Storytelling Month #yqr

¶ Posted 10 February 2018 § Library § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, language, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – Nah.

Fuckit.

¶ Posted 09 February 2018 § Canada § News § Politics § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, saskatchewan

A Better Story: Analyzing Why @ryanmeili Has The Momentum In The #skndpldr Race #skpoli

Ryan Meili has just released the above video which captures a powerful message about his campaign and what he wants to bring (back) to the province – the NDP’s ability to tell stories that resonate with people. There are a lot of ways to indicate who has momentum in a leadership race – some more […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2018 § News § Politics § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – @ryanmeili TEDxRegina Talk (May 2012) #skpoli #skndpldr

If you’re new to the NDP and/or legitimately trying to decide who’s the best choice for Leader out of Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon, the TED Talk that Ryan gave at the University of Regina in 2012 is probably the quickest and easiest way to get a sense of who Ryan is, what he stands […]