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Sask Election Is Off and Running – What Are The Main Issues?

How to get rid of Scott Moe and the corrupt, tired, dangerous Sask Party is my main issue! Well, the Saskatchewan election is off and running (oh, bad pun). There are a lot of good takes out there, but it is worth breaking down what are some of the more salient issues as the campaign […]

Posted 01 October 2024 § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Multicultural Fusion

Pretty fun event featuring world-renowned hoop dancer Terrance Littletent and two performers who had previously been with Cirque du Soleil telling a story of cultures coming together.  Music by the amazing Andino Suns.  MCd by longtime friends of my inlaws.  And the food was pretty awesome too!

Posted 28 September 2024 § Family § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – On A Roof (July 2016)

Mom and dad got invited to a rooftop thank-you event for clients of their financial advisor and managed to convince their advisor to extend the invitation to Shea and I even though our investment portfolios differed by more than a few zeros at the time! Recently had a meeting with all of them again and […]

Posted 26 September 2024 § Family § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – Living Colour/Extreme Double Bill at Casino Regina

Instead of a single video, I’ll post a couple samples from two of my favourite bands from high school/early college years that are playing a double-bill at Casino Regina tonight, an offering enticing enough to get me to leave the house on a Monday night *and* stay up past my bedtime! Living Colour probably influenced […]

Posted 16 September 2024 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) °

Back From Camping…

…and lots of amazing moments and memories: * Great visit with Shea’s cousin and family who are back from New Zealand for a month * About ten books on my “To Read During Camping” list.  (One book, not even on my list, is all I get read – thought I do work through a 377 […]

Posted 23 July 2024 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Gone Camping (July 2020)

Blogging will be very limited for the next few weeks as I focus on the important things in life such as reading, walking the dog, barbecuing hot dogs and other such pursuits.

Posted 27 June 2024 § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “And if I weren’t a flatland boy, I’d say I have a hill/A hill that I will die upon if the climb don’t get me killed/If there were such heights around here for a guy to lay his pride/Maybe I’d rest before I died if I weren’t a flatland boy”

I’m old enough to remember using purple gas on our farm. “Purple Gas” – Zach Bryan and Noeline Hofman

Posted 10 June 2024 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Dog Watches Sunset While Camping

Peaceful.

Posted 01 June 2024 § Charlie Echo § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “The ice caps are melting but the skies are still blue/There’s oil in the water I got them revelation blues/I ain’t no believer but I can’t deny the truth/The end times are coming I got them revelation blues”

“Revelation Blues” – Zachary Lucky

Posted 27 May 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Fair Haired at the Fair (June 2013)

We loved that a traveling fair used to set-up in the parking lot of a mall near our house every June since it was cheaper, less busy and more convenient than Regina’s main exhibition and fair in August not to mention a great way to celebrate the end of the school year.

Posted 16 May 2024 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,