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An Atheist Takes In A “Blue Christmas” Ceremony

It’s been a tough end to the year. There are some fairly major changes happening at work that will affect myself and numerous other supervisors in the new year. One of those supervisors, a friend and mentor, died unexpectedly at the start of December – quite young but also getting very close to retirement, having […]

¶ Posted 22 December 2021 § MemoryLane § Sad § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, Covid, holiday, xmas

Svalbard: The Northernmost Town on Earth

After our blizzard this week, I thought this video was fitting. Reminds me that things could also be a bit more bleak!

¶ Posted 17 November 2021 § News § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: weather

Music Monday – “I put two and one together/And you know that’s not an even sum/And I know just where to catch you with/That well-known smoking gun”

“Smoking Gun” – Robert Cray

¶ Posted 15 November 2021 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, music

First Snow of the Year (2021 Edition)

Always nice when the snow holds off until mid-November. Makes winter feel just a bit shorter…

¶ Posted 10 November 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, weather

Funeral for a Family Friend

It was being used a bit before Covid but the pandemic definitely made livestreaming a more common option for all sorts of major life events including birthdays, holidays, weddings and especially funerals. This has come in handy a few times recently – over the summer when a former coworker died of stage four breast cancer, […]

¶ Posted 02 November 2021 § Family § Internet § MemoryLane § Sad § Saskatchewan § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health

Music Monday – “I still remember when thirty was old/And my biggest fear was September when he had to go/A few cards and letters and one long distance call/We drifted away like the leaves in the fall”

This is one of those songs that I have to rewind and listen to an extra time or two every time it comes on. I came across this version which is arguably more poignant than the original as Ms. Carter is now singing about youthful innocence from a perspective of an older woman rather than […]

¶ Posted 25 October 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

The Years Have Flown By: Happy 50th Anniversary Ray & Janet Hammond!

A couple weeks ago, I took my parents on a charter flight as a unique way to see how the years have flown by as we visited a few significant locations from their life ahead of their 50th wedding anniversary I was originally going to do the flight on their actual anniversary which happens to […]

¶ Posted 23 October 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, parents, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “This is where we test out our replacement needs/This is where we’re knitting mitts for refugees/This is where we medicate in bathroom stalls/This is where we call home from a payphone down the hall”

On Feb 25, 2019, Winnipeg’s Millennium Library installed airport-style security screening. This led to a massive drop in attendance. Many no longer feel welcome in this free public space. Community group Millennium for All is fighting for welcoming, just, accessible and fully funded libraries. “Millennium For All” – John K. Samson

¶ Posted 18 October 2021 § Library § MusicMonday § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics, music

Friday Fun Link – Regina Company Releases Virtual Reality Hockey Game

My wife is really excited to know I’m going to be wearing something over my eyes while swinging a hockey stick around in our living room – welcome to the future!

¶ Posted 15 October 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Saskatchewan § Sports § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, hockey, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – “The Years Have Flown By” 50th Anniversary Charter Plane Ride

I alluded to this in Thursday’s post when I wrote “the years have flown by” about my mom and dad’s 50th Anniversary. But I didn’t want to give away the big surprise I had planned for their anniversary gift knowing they read my blog. Honestly, it was a bit tough trying to come up with […]