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Posted 31 July 2018 § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I used to spend my nights out in a barroom/Liquor was the only love I’ve known/But you rescued me from reachin’ for the bottom/And brought me back from being too far gone”

“Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton

Posted 30 July 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Nothing lasts forever/And your best efforts don’t always pay/Sometimes you get sick/And you don’t get better/That’s when life is short/Even in its longest days”

I’ve always loved John Mellencamp but mostly as a rocker. So this song off his latest album caught me a bit by surprise (though I do hear echoes of “My Best Was Never Good Enough” by Bruce Springsteen on his “Ghost of Tom Joad” album.) “Longest Days” – John Mellencamp

Posted 16 July 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) °

Retro Friday Fun Link – Truth Is Better (Scarier?) Than Fiction (aka If This Was a Spy Novel, It’d Be Too Unbelievable)

This story of the FBI tracking deep cover Russian spies is pretty amazing…

Posted 13 July 2018 § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “We’re just two lost souls/Swimming in a fish bowl/Year after year”

Not sure if they’ll upload it or not but if they do, I’ll replace this clip with the slideshow they showed at my cousin’s funeral on Saturday… “Wish You Were Here” – Pink Floyd

Posted 09 July 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “We get to see the maple trees/Maple sugar on the maple leaves/We get the biggest wheat fields growing tall”

“CA-NA-DA (Cross Canada)” – Stomping Tom Connors w/ kd lang

Posted 03 July 2018 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Reefer Madness Reaches Canada

From Colbert (with bonus mention of Saskatchewan!)   Late night comedians are having a lot of fun with my home province actually (ffwd to 3:00 minute mark)…  

Posted 29 June 2018 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “Floatin’ on the wind, until I find you/I bury myself deep inside your heart/You won’t feel a change/We’ll just become the same thing/And never spend a single day apart”

“Angel of Death” – Honeyhoney

Posted 25 June 2018 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Drag Queen Storytime @officialrpl #yqr

This idea is increasingly common in other public libraries across Canada but it’s very cool that that Regent Place where I work was the first public library branch in Regina to offer a Drag Queen Storytime as part of the Pride Festival. The idea isn’t without controversy in some circles but I was pleasantly surprised that the vast […]

Posted 15 June 2018 § FridayFunLink § Library § News § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Seeing traces/Of the stars that came before/Hitting the pavement/Still asking for more”

I’ve got a bit of an informal Americana “camping music” theme going this month with Jason Isbell last week and now Son Volt this week… “Tear Stained Eye” – Son Volt

Posted 11 June 2018 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,