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Music Monday – “I’m sure you’ve heard it all before/But you never really had a doubt/I don’t believe that anybody/Feels the way I do about you now”

Hard to believe Oasis’ “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory” album is 25 years old being released in the fall of 1995. Oasis was basically a one-hit wonder in North America for most people but I was fortunate to be in England in fall 1995 on a University exchange which was during the height of the […]

¶ Posted 05 October 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, holiday, music, travel

How Countries Around The World Have Responded to Covid-19

¶ Posted 12 July 2020 § Canada § News § Travel § 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 § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, history

Saturday Snap – Covid Helping Us To Connect With Long Lost Friends

Shea and I have tried to do regular video chats with various friends and family throughout this pandemic but last night, we decided to do something a bit different – instead of a sustained conversation with one person or group, we decided to try “chat roulette” where we’d message random people on our Facebook friend […]

¶ Posted 09 May 2020 § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health

Friday Fun Link – COVID Spread (January 1 – April 26)

Not sure if this is a “fun” link per se but interesting to see how the virus moved from China then quickly spread across the whole world creating our current unusual reality… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bitsBkwp0_Q

¶ Posted 01 May 2020 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Infographic § News § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, history, travel

Friday Fun Link – British vs. Canadian English

I still tell the story of the woman I traveled to England with for a University exchange in 1995 meeting a group of people in a pub and saying she hadn’t changed her pants in days. Turns out trousers are pants in England and pants are underwear! 🙂

¶ Posted 06 March 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, travel

Why Is OK Computer So Good?

My generation’s “Sgt. Pepper’s”?

¶ Posted 12 February 2020 § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Music Monday – “It’s over/You don’t need to tell me/I hope you’re with someone who makes you feel/Safe in your sleep, being tonight/I won’t kill myself trying to stay in your life/I’ve got no distance left to run.”

“No Distance Left To Run” – Blur

¶ Posted 10 February 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Sorry, @officialRPL, I have a new favourite “RPL”

Radiohead has launched the Radiohead Public Library – a massive online archive of streaming albums, music & concert videos, rarities, merchandise and much more. Here’s a list of ten things that are getting fans very excited about this new site. And just for the heck of it, something not on the RPL site but instead, […]