Not really a music video but a fine example of the “emotionally ambivalent” style of Christmas song I wrote about recently.
Last year, I posted a series of videos during the week of Christmas so I thought I'd carry on the tradition this year. “JCB Song” is a great song to start with this year. It's not really a Christmas song but was contender for the UK Christmas #1 a few years ago. The song has […]
Housecleaning isn't just a physical activity anymore – now, I find I have to take the time to clear out my virtual detritus every once in awhile too. So here are some links and articles I've had kicking around for awhile waiting for a good time to post. Amazon: New & Future Book ReleasesLibrarians talk […]
I follow US Presidential politics and this year is shaping up to be one of the most interesting elections in a long time – because of the Iraq War, because of the razor-thin margins (and resulting controversy) of the last two elections in 2000 and 2004, because the Democrats made a stunning comeback in the […]
In 1989, the Riders won only their second Grey Cup ever in the 95 year history of the CFL (admittedly, pretty embarrassing in an 8-10 team league.) They won with a team led by QB Kent Austin in a game played in Toronto's Skydome. This year, the Riders, with Austin as coach, go into the […]
Does anybody remember The Waltons? One of the best CanRock bands of the early to mid-1990's and the pride of Regina. Their lead singer, Jason Plumb, is back in Saskatchewan and a fixture in the local music scene. (via Abandoned Stuff)
You hear it from everybody but there's still no way to prepare for how quickly the time flies. Six months already. Wow. (Full disclosure – the picture on the right is from his THREE month birthday. I don't have a current version of this shot but will get one next weekend.) Latest milestone – […]
“The Canadian police announced that it will stop targeting people who download copyrighted material for personal use. Their priority will be to focus on organized crime and copyright theft that affects the health and safety of consumers instead of the cash flow of large corporations.“My French isn't good enough to know if a Le Devoir […]
As a follow-up to yesterday's post about Pace's first black eye, here's a great song about a parent's ever-present fear about their child coming into harm. If I remember correctly, Gord Downie wrote it after watching a young woman barrel racing at the Calgary Stampede and wondered how he would feel about his own daughter […]
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has put up over 13 000 segments going back to 1999. That's pretty cool…or at least it would be if I could get any of the videos in the archives to load. Maybe the site's just being hammered with traffic because it's so new. But it almost makes you […]
