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Category Archives: Travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Minot Wal-Mart (April 2012)

With the Canada-US border closed for the foreseeable future, I was trying to figure out the last time I went to the States. For awhile there in the early 2010’s, I’d say we ended up going about once or twice a year, either to Williston which is just over the border or Minot, which is […]

Saturday Snap – Camping Wrap-Up

Technically I took this photo yesterday but we spent most of the weekend at our seasonal campsite cleaning up after another great year so I’m counting it as my “Saturday Snap” photo this week…

¶ Posted 05 September 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Sad § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Top Five Experiments In Space

I recently read Scott Kelly’s “Endurance” which is a combination of a traditional autobiography along with with a travelogue about his record-breaking year-long experience in space. This book was recommended in an article I read early in quarantine as a great way to maintain perspective during the pandemic by learning about someone who basically went […]

¶ Posted 04 September 2020 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, history, science

Camping Countdown

Going camping for a couple weeks starting at the end of this week so likely won’t be doing daily posts since the Internet out there is pretty crappy. See you in August!

¶ Posted 15 July 2020 § Family § Internet § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, saskatchewan

How Countries Around The World Have Responded to Covid-19

¶ Posted 12 July 2020 § Canada § News § UK § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, history, travel, unitedstates

The Economic Impacts of Covid-19

This is a British article but many of the findings are going to apply for countries around the world – from increased unemployment to reduced airline traffic to positive environmental impacts and more.

¶ Posted 14 June 2020 § Infographic § Jobs § News § Politics § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, history

Saturday Snap – Our New Camper (2018 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf)

Shea and I had been tossing around the idea of upgrading to a bigger camper for a couple years but Covid sort of forced our hand this year. The initial restrictions for campgrounds included the fact that bathrooms would be closed and people would only be allowed to use their own camper’s facilities. Our rPod […]

¶ Posted 30 May 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, economics, saskatchewan, travel

Man Living Off-Grid In A Tent On An Island

If this whole COVID-thing gets *really* shitty, I can at least dream that this was an option for me as the marauding hordes stab me to death for my last sheet of toilet paper. 🙁

¶ Posted 03 May 2020 § Humour § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, health

Saturday Snap – Last Pre-Quarantine Photo (and My Personal Covid Timeline/Photo Essay)

There’s a challenge on social media to post the last picture on your camera roll before you entered quarantine. I thought I’d take that challenge but go a step further to post a few photos and significant dates from my own personal COVID timeline… My Personal COVID Timeline Late November – early December 2019 COVID […]