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Maybe I Should’ve Bought A Carpenter’s Square Too?

Went to a few garage sales while camping in Weyburn and one person had set-up a Square account to accept credit card payments! (And what’s $8 get you at a garage sale these days? A brand new tarp still in the plastic, a power bar, an extension cord, and a multi-head screwdriver! I did okay […]

¶ Posted 24 August 2022 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Shea § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping

Saturday Snap – Toilet Paper Stockpiles

You never known when the next pandemic will hit so we’ve gotten smart and started buying twice as much toilet paper as we would normally during our Costco runs…just in case!

¶ Posted 18 June 2022 § Humour § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health

Friday Fun Link – Saskatchewan Political Contribution Search Tool

Not sure how long this has existed but recently came across a tool that lets you search political donations to various parties in Saskatchewan (I think the cut-off for public disclosure is amounts $250 or over. So if you’re a manager and want to donate to the NDP or a union member who wants to […]

¶ Posted 17 June 2022 § FridayFunLink § Internet § News § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Nicely Broken In…

Even though I grew up in a small town, surrounded by tons of family and friends who were really into cars, I was never obsessed with vehicles myself. I always said “If it’s got four wheels, an engine, and gets me where I need to go, I’m happy.” Well, the car I bought a few […]

¶ Posted 11 June 2022 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Go Avalanche Go!

Good Regular Season Goals: https://twitter.com/6aba9ool/status/1530085055057563648 Not A Good Goal in the Playoffs: Now that a few days have passed since the Flames lost to the Oilers in the first Battle of Alberta since 1991 and I’ve read a lot of commentary about the game and series, I can share some of my own thoughts… […]

¶ Posted 31 May 2022 § Canada § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta, hockey, television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Little Roughneck (August 2011)

I suspect I’m not the only person in Saskatchewan who has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry. I think even people who work in the industry and/or who are pro-oil know that there are environmental impacts (though they will argue about the extent of those impacts – anywhere from “oh, it’s just […]