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The Only Connection Between 9/11 and Christmas?

9/11 might be the favourite day of the year for the conspiracy-minded posters on  r/conspiracy. 🙂

Posted 11 September 2019 § Censorship § Internet § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Eating With The World’s Most Isolated Tribe

We live in a pretty amazing world where I can use some of the world’s most advanced technology – the Internet, YouTube, wifi – to watch a video clip about one of the world’s most primitive societies.  

Posted 28 August 2019 § Internet § Technology § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Flipping Through The History Books: Regina Public Library Celebrates 110 Years

One hundred and ten seems like a bit of an unusual anniversary to commemorate but anyhow, the Leader Post does have a great article about RPL and how it’s changed over the years.

Posted 27 August 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Banff Gondola and Sulphur Mountain Summit

It’s hard to pick a favourite part of our quick trip to Calgary – seeing the pandas at the Calgary Zoo (though gorillas and hippos will always be my favourites), driving past so many of our old haunts (even tried to buzz a neighbour whose name is still on the board at our former condo […]

Posted 20 August 2019 § Canada § Family § Jobs § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

“Everybody’s talking about bagism”

  Shea and I went to “Yesterday” as my annual birthday movie tonight and it got me thinking about how long I’ve been a Beatles fan (hint: since I was a kid but it blossomed in university) and how long I’ve been using computers (hint: since I was a kid but it blossomed when I […]

Posted 16 July 2019 § Family § Internet § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Why Do Democrats Keep Snubbing Atheists?

Although less likely to vote as a block like various religious sects, there’s still a huge untapped voter base if someone would directly appeal to atheists/agnostics/secularists/nonbelievers.

Posted 14 July 2019 § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

(Belated) Secular Sunday – America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches

America has an epidemic of abandoned churches but they could always look to convert them into libraries!

Posted 07 July 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § United States § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Tragedies like this simply don’t need to happen. Please give if you can…

Posted 25 June 2019 § Family § News § Politics § Sad § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Jurassic Park, Regina

Sasha and I enjoying the Raptors’ championship win on Friday night with ~20,000 of our closest friends! 😉

Posted 15 June 2019 § Family § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Raptors Win NBA Chamionship!

I used to be a pretty big basketball fan in high school but admit I’ve gotten away from the game.  But really enjoyed jumping on the bandwagon for the Raptors amazing playoff run that ended last night with them capturing the championship. (Saw an interesting piece of trivia – Leafs won their last Stanley Cup […]

Posted 14 June 2019 § Canada § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,