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Happy Cha-Noo-Kah!

For a small fee, Cameo is a site that allows people to book celebrities to record short personalized messages for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Cameo blew up during quarantine as people weren’t able to celebrate milestones in the usual way. This one of Smokey Robinson recording a message for someone has gone viral for being both […]

¶ Posted 16 December 2020 § Humour § Internet § Meme § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, holiday, language, music

Covid 19 Vaccine Arrives in Saskatchewan!

Have to admit Shea and I both had tears in our eyes watching the first two healthcare workers be vaccinated this evening in Regina (in the very hospital Shea works in and has worked in all year without a break) after what has been a long, strange, stressful year. There are a lot of reasons […]

¶ Posted 15 December 2020 § Canada § Jobs § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, history, parents, science

Music Monday – “But that world is gone/It’s all disappeared/It’s just me and the ponies/For Christmas this year”

With the announcement of stronger Covid restrictions for Saskatchewan, just in time for Christmas, this song has been going through my head non-stop… “Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year)” – Corb Lund

¶ Posted 14 December 2020 § Family § MusicMonday § News § Saskatchewan § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, holiday, parents, saskatchewan, xmas

Saturday Snap – My Christmas Cards Look A Bit Different This Year!

¶ Posted 12 December 2020 § Humour § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, holiday, xmas

Friday Fun Link – What Life Is Like In Countries Without Pandemics

For various reasons ranging from geographic isolation to stronger health measures to more compliant populations, there are actually countries in the world where life continues almost as if there isn’t a worldwide pandemic still affecting the majority of the planet. People are going to restaurants, attending concerts & sporting events, having family gatherings and much […]

¶ Posted 11 December 2020 § Canada § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, health, history

Healthy Skepticism vs. Conspiracy Thinking – Where’s The Line?

I’ve long been an advocate for the importance of being skeptical as a generally useful approach to life. But, as the coronavirus has spread around the world over the past year, it’s also been fascinating (and alarming!) to see how often that line from genuine questioning crosses the line (and often goes completely off the cliff) […]

¶ Posted 09 December 2020 § Censorship § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, science

V-Day!

After a very strange, long, historic year, it feels pretty monumental that the UK is the first country rolling out their Covid vaccine starting today (okay, Russia actually started a few days ago but I think the UK is getting all the attention since that’s the Pfizer one most of the world will be using) […]

¶ Posted 08 December 2020 § Canada § News § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, health, history, unitedstates

Music Monday – “Mistletoe’s off/Don’t even ask/You won’t be kissing me/Because I’m wearing my mask/But we might as well smile/Because we’ll be here for awhile/On this Covid Christmas”

“Covid Christmas” – Dara Schindelka

¶ Posted 07 December 2020 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, holiday, music

Secular Sunday – Judgement on Covid-19 (HEAVY METAL Kenneth Copeland Remix)

I can’t decide whether to use this on Secular Sunday or Music Monday! And honestly, I’m a big fan of science and logic. But do I not also sometimes wonder how much more interesting life might be if I believed this kind of loony-bird bullshit? Like imagine being somebody who watches the guy on the […]