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Good Luck in the Super Bowl @jonryan9 #yqr #sb48

Saskatchewan’s been buzzing for the last couple weeks after the Seattle Seahawks qualified to go the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos. Usually Saskatchewan football fans are focused on a team wearing a different shade of green and the NFL isn’t as popular as the Canadian Football League for most people. But this game has special […]

Posted 02 February 2014 § Canada § Humour § List § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Some Thoughts on The Documentary “Mitt”

Watched the Netflix exclusive documentary “Mitt” tonight. It promises to be a behind-the-scenes look at Mitt Romney’s rise to Presidential nominee beginning with his losing effort to secure the Republican nomination in 2008, his successful effort to gain that nomination in 2012, only to ultimately lose to Barack Obama. You can find reviews saying this […]

Posted 30 January 2014 § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Another Great Thing About Reddit…

…it’s a great resource to get non-traditional thoughts, pictures and feedback on local news and events. Just like my recent post on the value of Google Street Maps as a way to “travel” without leaving home, Reddit can help you do the same, especially when there is a current news event happening in a specific […]

Posted 29 January 2014 § Canada § Family § Pace § Randomness § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “It’s the same hate that’s caused wars from religion/Gender to skin color the complexion of your pigment/The same fight that lead people to walk-outs and sit-ins/It’s human rights for everybody/There is no difference”

In our digital age, where we are (or should be) trained to be skeptical about everything we read and see – was that model photoshopped? Was that anti-vaccine information published in a scientific journal or by a non-PhD holding, former Playmate?  Was that B-level celebrity’s meltdown just an attempt to gain publicity and attention? – […]

Posted 27 January 2014 § Humour § Meme § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad § 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 § UK § 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 § UK § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“Say Something” – Alex & Sierra

I probably should’ve saved this for a Music Monday post but anyhow, I think I’ve admitted to watching TV singing contests (mostly “American Idol” and “X Factor”, not “The Voice” or the various other ones that are out there) and as an admitted huge fan of The Submarines, I like that the winners of X […]

Posted 16 January 2014 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

One Way To Make Sure You Won’t Be Recalled To The Army

Get a tattoo…  

Posted 14 January 2014 § Censorship § Humour § Photo § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 11 – Pope Francis is Time’s Person of the Year (But Then Again, So Was Hitler)

Today’s big announcement that Pope Francis has been named Time’s Person of the Year is great timing, coming roughly halfway through my series of Atheist Advent posts. I was already thinking about doing a post about the new Pope and how, in light of yesterday’s post about the hypocrisy of many religious people (including religious […]

Posted 11 December 2013 § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 10 – The Hypocrisy of Christianity

I’m not so strident in my atheism that I can’t acknowledge that Christianity (and most religions in general) have decent principles behind them, have done a lot of good in the world, and that many religious people are to be commended for how they move through life – generous, understanding, kind, compassionate, etc. My problem […]

Posted 10 December 2013 § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,