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Secular Sunday – When You Learn About Residential Schools…

Posted 23 October 2022 § Meme § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – None of This Really Matters, None of It’s For Us, and We Don’t Know Why

A bit of a different take on my usual Secular Sunday posts poking fun at religion…a very serious, deep reply to a Reddit question about “What are some dark realities people are in denial about?”

Posted 16 October 2022 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Some Recent Covid Tweets

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to overcoming Covid is people who act like Covid is already over… When COVID started I thought the best thing to do was to learn all I could about what it was and how to avoid it. I thought that the people I cared about would want this information […]

Posted 12 October 2022 § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Everybody had a hard year/Everybody had a good time/Everybody had a wet dream/Everybody saw the sunshine”

“I’ve Got A Feeling” – Paul McCartney & John Lennon

Posted 10 October 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Regina Public Library Central Library

Posted 01 October 2022 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

DART Impact Video

Follow up to a post from last week… Same video as before of ATLAS observing the DART impact, but tracked sidereally (with the stars). Each frame is about 40 seconds, and the entire sequence is about two hours. pic.twitter.com/p7Sgvfu2CK — ATLAS Project (@fallingstarIfA) September 27, 2022  

Posted 27 September 2022 § News § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “God save the queen/’Cause tourists are money/And our figurehead/Is not what she seems” (aka Decorum and The Queen’s Death)

There are lots of interesting angles to the Queen’s death – cultural, historical, sociological, religious, etc. etc. – but one that fascinates me is this notion of “decorum”… https://www.twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1567987415704379393 There’s a parallel to gun violence in the States where politicians will quickly say “It’s not the time” to talk about gun violence…right after a mass […]

Posted 19 September 2022 § Jobs § MusicMonday § News § Politics § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – The Bible Reviewed

Posted 18 September 2022 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony

With so much focus on the UK and the meaning of the Queen’s death, I’m reminded of the amazing opening ceremony from the 2012 Olympics in London which captured so many unique aspects of British life and culture (while also being a real thumb to the nose to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony!)

Posted 16 September 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “And yes, I let you use me from the day that we first met/But I’m not done yet/Falling for you, fool’s gold”

“Elizabeth My Dear & Fool’s Gold” – The Stone Roses

Posted 12 September 2022 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: