Category Archives: Sports

Stitching the Gimmick: A Short Documentary

The unsung behind-the-scenes people (music composers, video editors, etc.) help make pro wrestling what it is. Here is a documentary about a seamstress who makes some of the wrestlers’ elaborate costumes… Stitching The Gimmick | Documentary Short from Taylor Ellis on Vimeo.

Saturday Snap – Parkour Lesson @FluxRegina #yqr

Pace went for a trial parkour lesson at Flux School of Human Movement today. Here’s a series of photos of one of the moves they learned – the Lache.    

Saturday Snap – This Looked More Dangerous Than It Was…

Honest!

Friday Fun Link – Climbing Shelves in a Children’s Library

A Mexican public library uses shelving that doubles as climbing structures. I can hear the lawsuits coming from a mile away if a library tried to do this in Canada but personally I love the idea!

Awesome Bike Jumps in Slow Motion

As mentioned in Sunday’s post about our recent camping highlights, here’s a video clip Pace basically compiled himself after I showed him the basics of using iMovie.  This includes adding sound effects, visual effects, trimming some of the clips, duplicating others and more. If you happen to have a Google/YouTube account, feel free to “Like” […]

Saturday Snap –   Happy Father’s Day!

We’re not season ticket holders but for the past couple years, a friend has given us his tickets to the Riders’ pre-season home opener. This also coincides with Father’s Day which makes it a nice outing for Pace and I…

Friday Fun Link – My Son After His First #Riders Game

Sorry this is so dark but I recorded him on the way back to our car after the game…

Fan-Made Stanley Cup Closing Montage

CBC used to do great montages during every game of the Stanley Cup Finals as well as after the series was over.  Apparently they let the montage guy” go when they struck a deal to partner with Sportsnet but luckily a fan has taken up the challenge… (Also disappointed they didn’t do the “State Your […]

“Name” – The 2015 Stanley Cup Finals Begin Tonight

#Flames Final Injury Report

All teams have players playing through injury in the Stanley Cup Finals but it’s also fascinating/frightening to hear the exact nature of the injuries once a team is eliminated.  This year’s Flames were no exception.