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Category Archives: Shea

RIP Shane-o (1973-2021)

Overall, death tends to be pretty linear. The oldest people you know usually die first – I suspect grandparents are often the first human deaths most people experience.  Or possibly people of the same generation – great aunts and uncles.  Elderly neighbours. Then, as you get older, the age of those dying, tends to get […]

Posted 18 May 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Sad § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Now That’s How You Celebrate Mother’s Day!

I have very few photos of the three mothers in my life but I did find this one from a few years ago which seems fitting – both as a day to celebrate and also because it captures how wild and crazy all these ladies are!

Posted 09 May 2021 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Priorities For New Fridge

Shea’s parents got a new fridge recently so we ended up with an old one they had (long story but not the old one that was in their kitchen – a different one they had) which they offered for us to use in our garage as a second fridge. We got it moved in the […]

Posted 08 May 2021 § Family § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “So while you sit back and wonder why/I got this fucking thorn in my side/Oh my God, it’s a mirage/I’m tellin’ y’all, it’s a sabotage”

Shea and I recently watched the Beastie Boys documentary on AppleTV+ and really enjoyed it. “Sabotage” – Beastie Boys

Posted 03 May 2021 § Internet § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Fun at the Family Farm (August 2008)

Posted 29 April 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

I Did Not Wake Up Expecting To Do A Covid Test Today…

…but my RN wife brought home a box of rapid tests as some healthcare staff are being encouraged to test themselves regularly to help catch Covid before it can spread in the hospital. Since they were also allowed to test family members, I got to be the guinea pig for her first “at home” test […]

Posted 30 March 2021 § Family § Jobs § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Some Quick Thoughts On The Stabbing at Lynn Valley Public Library in North Vancouver

Shea and I often talk about how strange it is that librarians are one of the few professions where practitioners actively visit local examples of their workplace in other communities when traveling (she doesn’t have a strong desire to visit hospitals in other places when on a holiday – that’s for sure!). I think there’s […]

Posted 28 March 2021 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sad § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Freedom To Read Week 2021 – Day Six – Friday Fun Link – How Different Would E.T. Be In The 21st Century? #ftrw

  Shea and I have been showing the kids a lot of our favourite movies from when we were growing up – “Dirty Dancing” to “Adventures in Babysitting” to “Airplane!” – movies that both of us remember being allowed to watch by our parents at relatively young ages with no censorship or restrictions (*maybe* I’d […]

Posted 26 February 2021 § Canada § Censorship § Family § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Pace § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Montreal Picnic (June 2006)

One great thing about our year in Ontario for library school was we tried to get away as much as we could on weekends and during semester breaks to various destinations in the area. Probably our biggest trip was during a semester break when we took the train to Montreal.  A highlight was throwing together […]

Posted 18 February 2021 § Humour § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Happy Birthday Shea!

I’m a bit behind on my daily blog posts so catching up on the ones I missed since Wednesday starting with a very important one. (Apparently new boots are the secret to life, the universe and everything!) 😉

Posted 17 February 2021 § Family § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,