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Happy 60th Birthday to Wayne Gretzky

Not a fan of his politics but the man is the best hockey player of all-time and probably the most accomplished athlete out of any major sport ever! Hard to believe he’s 60… We've got 60 facts for Wayne Gretzky's 60th birthday ?? Think you know everything about The Great One? @robpizzo begs to differ […]

Posted 26 January 2021 § Canada § Jobs § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – NHL Heritage Classic (October 2019)

The abbreviated, Covid-impacted 2021 NHL season began yesterday but it really begins tonight as my Calgary Flames begin their season with rematch of the NHL Heritage Classic that was held in Regina just over a year ago (or about a decade ago by Covid time!)

Posted 14 January 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Two Big Battles I’m Watching Tonight…

Man, I hope the two Democrats win the Georgia run-off elections and the Democrats take control of the Senate.  After the long delay to confirm Biden as President-elect, this would be the cherry-on-top of delayed results! Less impactful but no less entertaining, I’m also hoping Team Canada can once again win Gold at the World […]

Posted 05 January 2021 § Canada § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Golfer Skips Ball Across Water And Gets Hole-In-One

Pretty amazing…

Posted 10 November 2020 § Jobs § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Favourite Hockey Equipment Oddities

Free Agency Day in the NHL is normally on July 1 bur with all the Covid weirdness, the date got pushed back to today. The Flames signed Jacob Markstrom, one of the highest rated goalies available which is awesome since my team hasn’t had a true #1 goalie since Miikka Kiprusoff. This is as good […]

Posted 09 October 2020 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – 15 Times Connor McDavid Did The Impossible

Okay, now that the Stanley Cup’s been awarded and we don’t know if/when NHL hockey will be back, can I, as a Flames fan, admit that I *really* enjoy watching Connor McDavid? I mean, his defense sucks and I hope the Oilers continue to miss the playoffs every year for the next decade.  But man, […]

Posted 02 October 2020 § FridayFunLink § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

NHL Bubble Confidential: Go Inside the Toronto and Edmonton Playoff Hubs

The most unique, memorable NHL playoffs in history are down to the last few game(s) as the Dallas Stars and Tampa Lightning battle it out for the Stanley Cup. Some players have now spent nearly three months in their respective “bubbles” with no direct contact with families, limited options for food and entertainment, and various […]

Posted 27 September 2020 § Canada § Jobs § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Pro Wrestling Territories in the United States: A Brief History

If you’re a pro wrestling fan like I am, you’ll appreciate this walk down memory lane…  

Posted 16 September 2020 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § United States § Video § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

NHL Announces Reopening Plan!

There are still a lot of details to be worked out but the NHL has announced a very rough plan for what reopening would look like… season is officially over 24 teams eligible for playoffs one “play-in” round before going to the normal 16-team format games to be held in two “hub” cities with players […]

Posted 26 May 2020 § Canada § Jobs § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “Reader Pride” Wrap-Up (June 2008)

This was the wrap-up for a major region-wide literacy program called “Time To Read” (with a slogan “Reader Pride”, a pun on Saskatchewan’s well-known “Rider Pride”) that I was involved with in my first job after I graduated from library school. It’s crazy to think how much in this photo is now being impacted by […]

Posted 07 May 2020 § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,