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Music Monday – “It’s Canada Day up Canada way on the first day of July/And we’re shoutin’ “hooray” up Canada way, when the maple leaf flies high.”

Is there any musician that defines Canada more than Stompin’ Tom?  And is there a better song to post on this long weekend of Canada’s 150th Anniversary? “Canada Day Up Canada Way” – Stompin’ Tom Connors

Posted 03 July 2017 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Why Pro Wrestling Is A Perfect Metaphor For Trump’s Presidency (And Ten Things Donald Trump Learned From ‘rasslin)

Trump continues to do things that no President has ever done before. As a lifelong fan of wrestling, I agree with much of what this commentator says (and have said it myself as well – scroll down to “American Idol” in this post from right after he won the Presidency.) Basically, in my view, Trump is […]

Posted 02 July 2017 § List § News § Politics § Sports § United States § Wisdom § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

End of Year Track Meet

One of the things that seems like a downside of my current job at a branch is that I have to do some evening and weekend work. But sometimes that turns out to be an advantage. Because I worked this past weekend, I had Monday and Tuesday off.  And so I was able to go […]

Posted 27 June 2017 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

What Are Some Books That Everyone Studying Biology Should Read?

Actually, anyone who wants to be informed about the world around them should read many of these books.

Posted 25 June 2017 § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Mike Bossy: Letter To My Younger Self

The Player’s Tribute site has some brilliant writing by famous athletes. Today’s post is by my favourite hockey player of all-time. Dear 14-year-old Mike, I write to you today as a 60-year-old man, and I have some news from the future that you probably aren’t going to believe. There are 30 teams in the NHL […]

Posted 07 June 2017 § Canada § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Thrasher

I have no idea what move this is (ollie?) but Pace assures me that it’s cool. 😉

Posted 03 June 2017 § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Barack Obama’s Coolest Presidential Moments

Ah, simpler times…  

Posted 02 June 2017 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – What Word Do You Always Mispell?

Reddit’s AskReddit community has lots of good, if repetitive, questions including people regularly asking what words other people regularly misspell.

Posted 26 May 2017 § FridayFunLink § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Some Random Thoughts From #rcmpmusicalride in #yqr

A group of eight of us were very excited to take in the “Canada 150” Edition of the RCMP Musical Ride last night, not least of which because Shea’s cousin’s husband is an RCMP member who has been training for the last couple years so that he could be riding in the Tattoo for this […]

Posted 24 May 2017 § Canada § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Canada Gains Library Talent From Trump’s America

I did a post a while back about the debate many Canadians are having about whether to travel to Trump’s America or not. The reverse is true too – in libraries and other sectors, Americans are looking to move to Canada to raise their families and live in a more fair, equitable and understanding society. […]

Posted 16 May 2017 § Canada § Jobs § Library § News § Politics § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,