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Five *Good* Things About Dementia

Dementia is obviously a horrible, terrible progressive disease as someone you love goes from very basic memory errors – forgetting names, where they parked the car, etc. – to being incapable of speech, movement, feeding themselves. As mom has progressed through these various stages, it’s been helpful to try to think of the good things […]

Posted 08 April 2025 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“It Is Now Impossible To Get H5N1 Out of the Ecosystem of North America”

1. I am of the firm belief that it is now impossible to get H5N1 out of the ecosystem of North America. Bluntly put, there is now simply too much virus present in wild birds and mammals to be able to contain it. There are also likely many more human cases than reported. — Conor […]

Posted 18 March 2025 § News § Politics § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Japanese Head Massage/Vietnamese Noodle Bowls

Shea and I decided to try the Japanese Head Massage at Salon 13 in the Northgate Mall as our Valentine’s gift to each other followed by lunch at the restaurant quality food court gem, “Hung Kitchen“. Very relaxing!  Very delicious!

Posted 15 February 2025 § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – How Finland Rebuilt Their Economy And Became The Happiest Nation on Earth

In 1945, Finland was poor and war-torn. They owed 6% of their GDP to the Soviets—annually. Today, it consistently ranks as the world's happiest country. Meanwhile, America isn't even in the top 20. Here's how Finland rebuilt from nothing: pic.twitter.com/fy2NCEJj9o — Neal Taparia (@nealtaparia) December 23, 2024  

Posted 07 February 2025 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Terry Fox: Courage (by the Tragically Hip)

A perfect video at a time of Canadian unity and patriotism in the face of Trump’s tariff threats that’s unmatched since maybe the 1972 Summit Series?  

Posted 04 February 2025 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – I Wish I’d Seen This When My Kids Were Small

This is genius! pic.twitter.com/gSodqNeJr5 — The Disrespected Trucker (@DisrespectedThe) January 12, 2025

Posted 31 January 2025 § Family § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Teen Alcohol Use Declining

Teen alcohol and drug use keeps declining www.axios.com/2024/12/30/t…Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ? — Canada Healthwatch ? (@canadahealthwatch.bsky.social) 2024-12-31T04:25:31.559Z  

Posted 21 January 2025 § News § Pace ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Teen Alcohol Use Declining

Teen alcohol and drug use keeps declining www.axios.com/2024/12/30/t…Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ? — Canada Healthwatch ? (@canadahealthwatch.bsky.social) 2024-12-31T04:25:31.559Z  

Posted 20 January 2025 § News § Pace ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Growing Pin Collection

There’s a non-zero chance that my enamel pin addiction is related to a mental illness. 😉

Posted 18 January 2025 § Humour § Library § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Guys, Where Do You Pee?

(via Reddit)

Posted 17 January 2025 § FridayFunLink § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: