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Category Archives: Xmas

Secular Sunday – Why Do Atheists Celebrate Christmas?

Also: For our kids To spend time with extended family Because it’s part of our own personal history and tradition Because it’s become a secular holiday as much as a religious one Because atheists know Christmas started as a pagan solstice festival and early Christians adopted many rituals to help convert people to their new […]

Posted 23 December 2018 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)  

Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

WestJet’s 2018 Christmas Ad

I’m always conscious that these videos are as much about marketing as any sort of true holiday sentiment. But they *are* well-done so it’s been a bit of a minor Christmas tradition for me ot post these videos since they are usually pretty heartwarming. Here’s WestJet’s 2018 version…  

Posted 18 December 2018 § Canada § Family § PopCulture § Travel § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “And you won’t understand/But you will learn someday/That wherever you are and whatever you face/These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world/My sweet blue-eyed girl”

This is a bit shaky cam but I haven’t posted this amazing Christmas song for a few years so I thought I’d do so with a different version that’s even more fun than the original… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBgRdSbQ56Q “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin

Posted 17 December 2018 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sad § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Something For The Stocking

Posted 15 December 2018 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – 12 Elf On The Shelf Ideas To Thrill Kids And 12 That’ll Scar Them For Life

I think next year I’ll have to get an Elf on the Shelf to entertain myself instead of Sasha!

Posted 14 December 2018 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Setting Up The Christmas Tree (December 2008)

Posted 13 December 2018 § Family § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

10 Christmas Disagreements

It wasn’t intentional but posting “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight)” by the Ramones yesterday got me thinking about ways family members might disagree on important topics at this time of year: Jason vs. Shea: When to put up the tree. Me: November 12. Her: Early December. Compromise: usually late November. Shea vs. Jason: How to […]

Posted 11 December 2018 § Family § Humour § List § Pace § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Where is Santa at his sleigh?/Tell me why is it always this way?/Where is Rudolph? Where is Blitzen, baby?/Merry Christmas, merry merry merry Christmas”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y5GtaTrPHM “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)” – The Ramones

Posted 10 December 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – @officialRPL Kids Xmas Party and Bookmas Tree

Hard to believe we’ve been going to the Regina Public Library Kids Christmas Party for ten years.  (Well, Sasha hasn’t been going that long but her brother’s been going since he was a baby!) …and you might see a bit of it in our family pic but here’s a better short of the beautiful “Bookmas […]

Posted 08 December 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,