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The New Corporation – Documentary

It was pretty cool to go to the world premier of an anti-corporate documentary called “The Corporation” at the Calgary International Film Festival twenty years ago which featured a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQYsk-8dWg It’s less cool that this film has an “unfortunately necessarily” sequel released a couple years ago…

Posted 11 May 2022 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – …But What Happens If The Flames End Up Playing McJesus?

NHL playoffs start tomorrow!!!

Posted 01 May 2022 § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – random thoughts for a random age (2002 or 2003?)

When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, I decided to be brave and do a poetry reading as part of the Calgary Stroll of Poets. Here’s one of my poems… headtale · Random Thoughts For A Random Age

Posted 14 April 2022 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

When Johnny Gaudreau Became A Legend

Posted 13 April 2022 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Fire Fighter Cousin (May 2011)

Pace looking up (literally) to a fire fighter cousin in Calgary…

Posted 07 April 2022 § Family § Jobs § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Flames Acquire Calle Jarnkrok

Flames are having an amazing season and are going for it as they flesh out their line-up heading towards the playoffs… Calle Jarnkrok, acquired by CGY, is a versatile middle-six defensive forward who can chip in goals as well at 5v5. Was playing up in Seattle's lineup but will be best suited to a 3rd […]

Posted 16 March 2022 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Sappy Sunday – “Take advantage of your day, take advantage of the fact that your kids are young and affectionate and playful and take advantage of the fact you can do these things, take advantage of the opportunity every day to be physical, to work, to do anything.”

Diagnosed with ALS in June 2019 and given six months to live, Calgary Flames Assistant GM, Chris Snow, is still alive three years later.  He has even been able to keep working (kudos to the Flames for this!) and turn his bad situation into an opportunity to raise hundreds of thousands for ALS research.  His […]

Posted 06 March 2022 § Family § Jobs § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – 3-Day Novel Contest Locked in A Chapters Bookstore

A writer I know recently posted about a contest he participated in where he spent three days in a Chapters bookstore trying to write a novel. The contest was put on by Book Television, a Canadian specialty channel that closed last year. When I worked in the cultural non-profit sector, I remember writing a letter […]

Posted 04 March 2022 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Funk Link – 10 Ways To Make A Winter Trip to West Edmonton Mall Feel Like A Tropical Vacation

Contrary to the impression you might get from some western Premiers, the Covid pandemic is not over. But with vaccinations and boosters also being increasingly common, we’re all slowly returning to “normal” (whatever that is.) Shea and I weren’t quite ready to book an out-of-country hot holiday as that leads to all sorts of other […]

Posted 25 February 2022 § Family § FridayFunLink § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Arriving at West Edmonton Mall (February 2014)

Posted 25 February 2022 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: