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Chichen Itza Stairs

We didn’t get here when we were in the Mayan Riviera during our wedding in 2003 and I don’t know if we’ll have time during our upcoming trip this winter. But this would definitely be something to see (and I know one parkour freak in our family who would *love* to climb this steep pyramid!) […]

Posted 24 October 2016 § MemoryLane § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Let me walk/Let me go with you/I see you alone/I see you alone.”

Heard this while listening to our satellite TV’s “Tropical” station.  (No idea if the Google Translation of some lyrics in the title of this post is accurate or not.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAi_-GOTVW0 “Déjame Acompañarte” – Omar Enrique & Elvis Crespo

Posted 24 October 2016 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump at the Al Smith Dinner

The Al Smith Dinner is an American political institution.  Since 1960, this fundraiser for underprivileged children put on by the Archdiocese of New York in memory of a former New York Governor and the first Catholic to run for President. It usually features the two Presidential candidates in a humourous, roast-style environment which is usually their last […]

Posted 21 October 2016 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Dad, What’s a Video Store? (November 2009)

I never realised how the Netflix interface of rows of similar-themed movies mimics the layout of an old-fashioned video store. (Also note, this was around Grey Cup time and Pace was sporting a Riders jacket *and* green hair!)

Posted 20 October 2016 § Family § Internet § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § PopCulture § Sports § Technology § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “They’re lining up the prisoners and/The guards are taking aim/I struggled with some demons/They were middle-class and tame”

“You Want It Darker” – Leonard Cohen

Posted 17 October 2016 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Sandos Caracol All-Inclusive Resort, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Sandos Caracol is the name of the resort we’ve booked for our hot holiday this winter. We’re pretty excited – as one review I read online observed: “One of the best things about this resort is that it has all the things you’d normally pay extra for as excursions or at least for an extra […]

Posted 16 October 2016 § Family § MemoryLane § Travel ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Debate Sensation, Ken Bone, on Jimmy Kimmel

It’s so funny how things go viral in our Internet age – sometimes it’s intentional, sometimes it’s not.   Sometimes it’s mean, sometimes it’s fun.  And sometimes it starts mean but has redemption. But in this case, it’s great that Ken Bone, who became an Internet sensation after asking a question at Sunday night’s Presidential debate, and […]

Posted 11 October 2016 § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “What am I gonna do?/I can’t survive on my Amerika/If the worst is true/Is it just a waste of time?”

Dedicated to last night’s US Presidential Debate…  

Posted 10 October 2016 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – An Exchange I Never Thought I’d Hear on CNN

This is exponentially the craziest election I’ve ever seen. People are observing that instead of an “October Surprise”, Donald Trump appears to have an “October Advent Calendar” with a shocking new revelation or error every single day. Today’s video of him making crude comments about cheating on his wife, an actress he’s about to meet, and […]

Posted 07 October 2016 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “And the girls would spend a couple of bucks/Just to meet the boys working at the pumps/And they’d grow up and fall in love/And they’d all move away.”

Here’s one of the songs I taped at the Fred Eaglesmith show on Saturday night (which just happens to be one of my favourite Fred Eaglesmith songs of all-time.) “White Rose” – Fred Eaglesmith Actually, speaking of my favourite Fred songs, why not turn this post into a list? Jason’s Top 10 Fred Eaglesmith Songs 1. […]

Posted 03 October 2016 § List § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,