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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “Trump Trips Up” (~May 1991?)

I was going through some old papers in a box under the stairs recently and came across a folder of articles I’d clipped and saved, long before most articles from popular magazines were available online from databases or from the magazine’s own web site like they are today. Had to chuckle for a couple reasons: […]

Secular Sunday – An Addiction Model May Explain A Lot of Our Current Societal Issues (That Don’t Normally Seem Like Addiction Issues)

This is a fascinating thread which encompasses a lot of interesting ideas – tribalism, how people get sucked further into wilder conspiracy theories, and even whether QAnon is showing signs of moving from a fringe political theory into a full-fledged religion. it’s conceivable to conceptualize political tribalism (& perhaps even cultism), through an addiction model […]

¶ Posted 13 June 2021 § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, Covid, education, language, science

Blogs Are Officially Over…

¶ Posted 04 May 2021 § Blog § Humour § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: unitedstates

Appalachian Man Interview – Elmer

“Soft White Underbelly” is a fascinating interview series on YouTube…

¶ Posted 31 March 2021 § Randomness § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, language, unitedstates

Why No Aquarium Has A Great White Shark

Random Sunday afternoon YouTube algorithm finds…both interesting and sad:

¶ Posted 21 March 2021 § Randomness § Technology § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, science, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Best of “Flyin’ Ted” Cruz Goes To Cancun Memes

Also this… Aruba, Jamaica, Ted Cruz ain't gonna take yaBermuda, Bahama, just freeze or ask ObamaKey Largo, Montego, baby why don't HE goOh Ted won't take you down to Cancun, Mexico, HE'LL GET THERE FAST, you'll have no water flowThat's where Ted wanna go, while you're covered in snow — Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) February 18, […]

¶ Posted 19 February 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, travel, unitedstates

Trump Impeachment Opening Video

Donald Trump’s *second* impeachment began yesterday and this was one of the first videos shown summarizing the insurrection of January 6 (very telling it comes with a warning!)…

¶ Posted 10 February 2021 § News § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, unitedstates

Music Monday – “Hey little sister/Who’s your superman/Hey little sister/Who’s the one you want?”

I know it’s not 2020 anymore but the most “2020” thing of 2021 (so far) is that it’s a pre-Super Bowl performance by Miley Cyrus and Billy Idol that feels like the first real, tangible proof I’ve seen in nearly a year that we might get back to “normal” once vaccinations are widespread. Someone who […]

¶ Posted 08 February 2021 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, science, unitedstates

Music Monday – “I still remember momma walking down the living room stairs/And daddy saying with a smile, “that’s my girl right there”/They had their share of ups and downs/And I saw the best, and the worst, and the work, and the worth it.”

It’s a long way from the stage of the “Cancer Jamboree” at Nickle Lake outside Weyburn (where we’ve camped for years and now have our own seasonal campsite) to the American Country Music Top 20 airplay charts… “Somebody Like That” – Tenille Arts

¶ Posted 25 January 2021 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, music, saskatchewan, unitedstates

Secular Sunday – Voice Teacher Reacts to Garth Brooks’ “Amazing Grace” at US Inauguration

It’s like Tim Minchin says, “Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords but the lyrics are dodgy” (though in this case, I’d say “Amazing Grace” is of the few religious songs that totally transcends its genre into an all-time classic, no matter your atheistic leanings!) 😉 Garth was good but this is […]