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Music Monday – “And nothing ever stays/Nothing comes to mind/And no one can erase/The days we left behind”

We’re all getting older and mortality seems very close sometimes… “Days We Left Behind” – Paul McCartney “April Come She Will/Sound of Silence” – Paul Simon

¶ Posted 18 May 2026 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

Secular Sunday – “You Die At The End of This…[Don’t Take] It Seriously Like There Is Any Way To Win In All This”

Seems cynical on first glimpse but it’s true – how many people seem to think they are going to “win” life by getting more money or traveling more or buying a newer car or whatever. Be kind, do the right thing, enjoy the ride. (Can you tell I’m back on a bit of a Doug […]

¶ Posted 26 April 2026 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, philosophy

Saturday Snap – Meeting of the Minds?

Had a really nice visit with my mom before Shea and I leave for Mexico (twice in one winter?!? What???) tomorrow. Off to Puerto Vallarta for a week and it’s a long story but we got a good deal and have been thinking a lot about how all four of our parents quit traveling earlier […]

¶ Posted 04 April 2026 § Family § MemoryLane § Sad § SaturdaySnap § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, holiday

Friday Fun Link – How Well Can You Remember Colours?

You probably think you know and recognize colours. But in terms of actually remembering them, turns out humans aren’t really great at it. This site lets you test your ability to remember a specific shade of a random colour by flashing a certain colour for a brief time then asking you to pinpoint it on […]

¶ Posted 04 April 2026 § Family § FridayFunLink § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, science

Friday Fun Link – “Oh Poop!” A Modern Illustrated Fairy Tale

With some help from ChatGPT, I/we wrote the following fairy tale… (Any resemblence to people, places or things living or on life support, is purely coincidental.) Oh Poop!: A Modern Illustrated Fairy Tale In a broad kingdom, flat as a table and swept by endless winds, there stood an aging castle at the heart of […]

¶ Posted 20 March 2026 § Humour § Internet § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, economics, education, history, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Crimson Mask, Ringside Wrestling, Regina

One of the best things about local indy wrestling is getting to know the wrestlers in a way you never would with WWE or AEW or much bigger companies. At the local show last night, there were library patrons in the ring and in the crowd, a buddy I was sitting with had trained with […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2026 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Canada Dry Peach Mango Ginger Ale

I can find *pallet* loads of Canada Dry Peach Mango Ginger Ale but I’ve only ever had one box of the Zero Sugar version. I’ve gone to literally seven different grocery store chains and still haven’t found it. 🙁 #FirstWorldProblemsWithSecondWorldFlavours