We’ve had a tree from Costco since we lived in Calgary twenty years ago. Buying at Costco is dangerous b/c trees that look “normal” sized in their giant warehouse are GIGANTIC when you get them into your house. So we’ve always enjoyed our tree but also always found it quite big. Last year, we bought […]
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Saturday Snap – Is This How One Creates An Activist?
Like pretty much everyone these days, Shea and I are noticing that everything seems more expensive – gas, groceries, dining out, etc. etc. etc. If we’re feeling this way while being in a fairly good financial position with good professional jobs, good incomes and a lot of financial luck over the years in various ways […]
Friday Fun Link – Biggest Global Industries By Revenue (2025)
Yes, I was inspired to look up the world’s biggest global industries after seeing a reference to the global reach of the oil & gas sector which isn’t the biggest but has the biggest impact on every other sector in the TV show, “The Landman”. Although its set in Texas and obviously a lot more […]
Trump: “Nobody Knows What Magnets Are”
Big brain super genius… BREAKING: In an insane moment, the President of the United States (who claims to have a very big brain) says "N0obody knows what magnets are." You can't make this stuff up.pic.twitter.com/noQ5fLOljg — Really American ?? (@ReallyAmerican1) November 10, 2025 The comments under that tweet are even better. Oh, and release the […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hotel Riu Cancun (March 2004)
Shea and I have rarely (never?) stayed at the same brand of hotel during our various all-inclusive trips over the years, always interested in trying new places (though we lean heavily on the Cancun/Mayan Riviera area lately compared to moving around more when we first starting going to resorts.) We stayed at a Riu during […]
Wisdom Wednesday – The Agitator’s Prayer?
I repeatedly hear people say some variation of: “You should only worry about things within your control”. I hear it at work. In politics. In the labour movement. In memes and Internet posts. As if saying it, somehow makes it true. I’m not sure if it comes out of the mental health/self-help movement. It might […]
Music Monday – “There’s room at the top they are telling you still/But first you must learn how to smile as you kill/If you want to be like the folks on the hill.”
Being told I have a “Working Class Heart” is definitely up there with some of the best compliments I’ve ever received. And if it evokes John Lennon, I’ll take it! “Working Class Hero” – John Lennon
Music Monday – “You’ve got a diamond/You’ve got nine men/You’ve got a hat and a bat/And that’s not all”
“OK Blue Jays!“
Wisdom Wednesday – If Someone Says Covid Is “Over”…
Definitely don’t listen to the politicians. And even many of the medical professionals misunderstand the ongoing risks. If you want to know the true status of Covid, listen to the insurance actuaries whose whole business model is predicated on predicting the actual financial costs of Covid to their companies (no different than insurance companies increasingly […]
I’m Not A Fan of Hypocrisy (So What Am I Hypocritical About?)
On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I’m thinking about some of the conflicted views I hold. For instance, my dad recently completed the sale of our family farm that was previously Indigenous land. I have already and will continue to benefit greatly from the sale of that land while Indigenous people continue to fight […]