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“Mask” To School

Pretty different “back to school” photo this year – masks being the most obvious change but also missing the tree in our old front yard that was the backdrop for “first day of school” photos since Pace started kindergarten (since we still live in the neighbourhood, I suggested taking the kids there for a stealth […]

¶ Posted 08 September 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health

Secular Sunday – Could American Evangelicals Spot The Anti-Christ?

A recovered evangelical points out the obvious – probably not!

¶ Posted 06 September 2020 § SecularSunday § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, history, unitedstates

“If adultery is so wrong then these people don’t want to be far-right.”

This parody account of the typical opinionated Trump supporter is one of my favourite things on the Internet…

¶ Posted 01 September 2020 § Humour § News § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: unitedstates

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Stop Thief! Board Game (1979)

Came across an ad for this board game on a local buy/sell board. They wanted $75 (!) for this “classic” game so obviously not going to be picking it up. But it did bring back fond memories of playing it as a kid. Is it any wonder I came to love technology and gadgets so […]

¶ Posted 16 July 2020 § MemoryLane § Randomness § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, history

How Countries Around The World Have Responded to Covid-19

¶ Posted 12 July 2020 § Canada § News § Travel § UK § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health, history, travel, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – It Was A Good Run, English Language

https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog/status/1278313452054949889

¶ Posted 03 July 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language

Secular Sunday – Church Donations Have Plunged Due to Coronavirus. Some Might Not Survive.

I’m an atheist but I acknowledge the massive role the church has played in various major aspects of society for thousands of years – from being host to many people’s personal milestones like weddings and funerals to influencing global geopolitics. The power of the church has been falling for awhile now but the impacts of this […]

¶ Posted 28 June 2020 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history, philosophy

Friday Fun Link – Library Run “Famous Quotes” Database

I’ve always loved quotations and used to even “read” quotation books. Now the web has modernized the idea in the form of quote web sites. There are a few options out there but I recently found out that a library system in Kentucky runs its own “Famous Quotes” web site which is pretty cool!

¶ Posted 26 June 2020 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, language

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Naive We Were (School Year 2016-2017)

As June comes to an end, I have to post this meme I recently rediscovered. It’s funny how dabbing, fidget spinners and bottle flipping were the biggest issues a teacher had to deal with a few years back! I’m not up to doing a full photoshop job but can only imagine the updated version of […]