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Five Star @SparkleTour #yqr @ctvregina

Thanks to the good folks at SparkleTour.ca, it’s super-easy for anyone in Regina to plot out a tour of some of the best light displays our city has to offer – you can find the ones nearest you or, as we did tonight, plot a route to all of the ones that have achieved a […]

Posted 22 December 2016 § Family § MemoryLane § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Radio Garden: Listen To The World

This should probably be a Friday Fun Link but it’s so cool, I wanted to share it right away. More than a streaming service, Radio Garden allows you to easily move from radio station to radio station around the world in a very intuitive, easy-to-use fashion (although Chrome has WebGL disabled by default so you’ll either […]

Posted 20 December 2016 § Canada § Internet § PopCulture § Technology § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Sandos Caracol Eco-Resort

Two months from now…

Posted 18 December 2016 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Map of the World’s Rudest Place Names Is A Thing of Beauty

Inordinately proud I’ve been to some of these places.  

Posted 09 December 2016 § Canada § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § Infographic § MemoryLane § Randomness § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Is That A Big Orange or a Little Banana? (Jan 2012)

I’ve always loved how cute Pace looks in this photo from our family trip to Hawaii in 2012…

Posted 24 November 2016 § Family § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

17 Most Insane Urban Climbs

Pace and I watched this last night.  He thought it was awesome and I nearly vomited.

Posted 20 November 2016 § Family § Pace § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Analyzing the Best and Worst Movie Accents

A Hollywood accent coach made a video then followed it up with a Reddit AMA…

Posted 18 November 2016 § Canada § Jobs § PopCulture § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Chichen Itza Stairs

We didn’t get here when we were in the Mayan Riviera during our wedding in 2003 and I don’t know if we’ll have time during our upcoming trip this winter. But this would definitely be something to see (and I know one parkour freak in our family who would *love* to climb this steep pyramid!) […]

Posted 24 October 2016 § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Let me walk/Let me go with you/I see you alone/I see you alone.”

Heard this while listening to our satellite TV’s “Tropical” station.  (No idea if the Google Translation of some lyrics in the title of this post is accurate or not.) “Déjame Acompañarte” – Omar Enrique & Elvis Crespo

Posted 24 October 2016 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Mexican Brewery Tricks Donald Trump Supporters Into Paying For A Beer Bash in Mexico

A Mexican brewery tricked Donald Trump supporters outside one of his rallies into buying shirts that appeared to have a pro-Trump message but, when the temperature rose, would display an anti-Trump message. The brewer promised to use proceeds from the sale to fund an election party in Mexico around the time of the election.

Posted 23 October 2016 § Humour § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,