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Bon Jovi Baby

This clip is hilarious, not just because it reminds me of the things my own kids do now but also because it reminds me of the folk-punk band I was in while on exchange to England which regularly integrated Bon Jovi lyrics into our own songs (in this case, the song became “I want her/Dead […]

Posted 04 May 2014 § Humour § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Coldplay Sends Fans on Quest to Find Hidden Lyrics in Libraries

No matter what you think of Coldplay, this is a pretty cool idea that might promote libraries to some folks who otherwise wouldn’t come through our doors (although as one librarian quipped, “I hope they make a donation to help cover the costs of a bunch of crazed fans ripping the stacks apart!”)

Posted 30 April 2014 § Library § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I want to be a happy boy/This means you must employ my lies”

“October Swimmer” – JJ72

Posted 31 March 2014 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Sleep pretty darling/Do not cry/And I will sing/A lullabye”

One of my and Sasha’s go-to bedtime songs… “Golden Slumbers” – Paul McCartney

Posted 24 March 2014 § Baby § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sasha § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “Begosh and begorra/Ev’ry Irish son and daughter/Ev’ry good old Irish name and his relation”

Thanks to community radio for bringing this song to my awareness a couple days ago. Useless trivia: the song doesn’t mention “Murphy” in the long list of Irish names it features even though “Murphy” is the most common surname in Ireland. Happy St. Paddy’s everyone! “It’s A Great Day For The Irish” – Judy Garland

Posted 17 March 2014 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Oh please/Say to me/You’ll let me be your man”

Yesterday was the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show where they performed to a record-setting audience of 70 million people. Here’s a clip from one of their performances that night… “I Want To Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles

Posted 10 February 2014 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Travel The World Without Leaving Your Laptop

The day before we left for Hawaii a couple years ago, I did a post summarizing how much of a role various web sites – from Google to Reddit to Trip Advisor – played in helping to plan and just generally build excitement for our trip. I mentioned Google Maps in passing in that post […]

Posted 26 January 2014 § Canada § Internet § MemoryLane § Randomness § Technology § Travel § United States § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , ,

The Correlation Between Unionization and Poverty Rates Around the World

(h/t to MF on FB)

Posted 23 January 2014 § Canada § Infographic § Jobs § Politics § United States § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 23 – Music Monday – “I really like Christmas/It’s sentimental I know/But I just really like it/I’m hardly religious/I’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu to be honest”

There was a method to my madness in posting a Tim Minchin song as my Music Monday selection for each of the past few weeks during my “Atheist Advent” series. It was all to lead up to Minchin’s ultimate achievement and one of the best non-traditional Christmas songs I’ve ever heard – funny, insightful, wistful, […]

Posted 23 December 2013 § Censorship § Family § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 16 – Music Monday – “Which suggests that God’s omniscience/Is nullified by His ambivalence/Unless it turns out that He’s impotent/And if God can’t get a boner/I guess that explains the plethora/Of huge erections in His honour”

Nothing controversial here… 😉 “Ten Foot Cock and a Few Hundred Virgins” – Tim Minchin

Posted 16 December 2013 § Censorship § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,