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Bell Let’s Talk – Counterpoint

Wednesday was Bell Media’s “Let’s Talk” Day which promotes removing the stigma around mental health by talking about it. While the idea behind it is a good and admirable one, there are also some things that make it quite problematic, especially when its a private corporation rather than government or non-profits working in that area […]

¶ Posted 29 January 2020 § Canada § Meme § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, rant

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Little Beer Shot in Mexico (February 2019)

I’ve hinted at it in a couple recent posts but, with one month exactly until our departure date, I’m happy to say that we’ve decided to go back to Mexico again this winter! It was obviously a lot more touch & go with that whole “buying a new house” thing this year and up until […]

¶ Posted 23 January 2020 § List § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, holiday, language, travel

Music Monday – “Good job getting the bags ready/Take your time/Take your time”

A big cold snap in Saskatchewan has got me thinking about Mexico and all our previous trips… Here’s a montage someone made of Cancun and Isla Mujeres… “Shlow Motion” – Oomiee

¶ Posted 13 January 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday, philosophy, saskatchewan, travel, weather

Saturday Snap – 90% of the Reason We Moved?

Okay, maybe not 90% of the reason but having a two car attached garage is pretty nice after fifteen years of parking on the street, scraping windows all winter and not one but two cars totalled while parked on the street (one kid who hit my car fessed up, one was a hit & run […]

¶ Posted 04 January 2020 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

You Know You’re A Nerd When…

…one of the best things you get as a “Christmas gift” is a literature organizer you pick up off Kijiji from an accounting office on your way home from work Christmas Eve at a fraction of what a new one would’ve cost! Plus you get to be *really* excited about organizing all your various papers […]

¶ Posted 25 December 2019 § Humour § Photo § Randomness § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: xmas

An Extra Emotional Day in “Hammond Housing”-Related News

Friday turned into an even more emotional housing-news related day then we expected. In addition to being the possession day of our old house for the new owners, we heard that the condo complex where we lived for a couple years during our time in Calgary was engulfed in flames displacing numerous residents only a […]