Love the lyrics in this song (which are especially fun around Father’s Day!)
For those who don’t know, Robbie Williams started in a boy band in the UK in the 1990’s, went solo and became even bigger pretty much everywhere on earth except North America.
I also didn’t realise until I read the Wikipedia entry below that his performance at Knebworth also became an attempt to break the world record for most people doing karaoke at once!
“Strong” – Robbie Williams
Sasha checking out the fairy garden her mom made her…
One highlight of working at a gas station as a teenager was getting to see all the different kinds of chips that rotated in and out – Hostess especially came out with some pretty strange (at the time) flavours including Hamburger, French Fries, Roast Chicken and Pizza.
So it was no surprise to see a BuzzFeed listicle explaining Canadians’ obsession with different flavours and kinds of potato chips.
I haven’t used a regular phonebook in maybe a decade? But we still get one on our door every year and Shea happened to notice we’re still listed – which is weird since we also dropped our landline and only use our cells.
Turns out the phone book still lists our phone number and address from when we were in undergrad, way back in the late 1990’s!
I remember watching Zach Gowen during his run in the WWE and being as impressed with his mental approach to life as his physical approach.
He’s no longer in the WWE but he’s still showing how he can overcome obstacles using a combination of physical and mental toughness.
Pretty amazing!
Don’t be fooled – the only true divide in America isn’t men vs. women, black vs. white, Muslim vs. Christian or any other binary.
The only one that matters is rich vs. poor and Hillary is very clearly on the side of the rich while Bernie Sanders is on the side of the poor.
It’s great that she’s likely to be the first female nominee* (*of one of two major parties) but it’s not worth celebrating too much, given the advantages she had via her wealth, privilege and connections to obtain this nomination.
(Graphic and inspiration for the thoughts above from Reddit)
He’s got a lot of hits and he played many of them this past weekend in Saskatoon.
But what other song could I post today than the Garth Brooks song that made me a huge fan for life?
“Friends in Low Places” – Garth Brooks
(I started writing this Sunday night but didn’t finish until Monday. I’m backdating it to be a Sunday post though as that seems most appropriate given Sunday’s incredibly tragic events.)
~ Swirl ~
Thursday
My library staff do a tour of the local Muslim school.
We observe prayers. We learn to say “library” in Arabic. We ask questions to learn & understand.
The sense of community is overwhelming.
Friday
The kids are with their grandparents so Shea and I have a chance for a night out in some downtown clubs.
We watch young people talking. We watch young people drinking. We watch young people flirting.
The sense of community is overwhelming.
Saturday (afternoon)
In the downtown Saskatoon park, the Pride Festival is on.
We see people full of joy. Full of fun. Full of life.
The sense of community is overwhelming.
Saturday (night)
A world famous country singer was once seen as controversial for a song proclaiming “When we’re free to love/Anyone we choose“.
We join an audience of young and old, rich and poor, conservative and liberal.
The sense of community is overwhelming.
Sunday
An unplanned trip to the ER ends in a minor operation to drain an infected wound.
Blood everywhere on the blankets, dripping on my pants, on the prescription the doctor hands me.
The sense of fear, of loss, of shock is overwhelming.
Forever.
Muslims. Bars and clubs. LGBTQ2. Music.
Communities. Blood. Shock.
Swirl together.
Some random dude wearing a cowboy hat. But wouldn’t it have been cool if we happened to see Garth Brooks? 😉
