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Secular Sunday – How Secular Family Values Stack Up

Especially with what we’re seeing in the States with an alleged pedophile endorsing an accused rapist [edit: Kavanagh’s story is blowing up tonight with two new accusers coming forward and *way* worse allegations] who was picked by a serial adulterer (among Trump’s many other mortal sins) – all as part of the party of “family values” – […]

Posted 23 September 2018 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – Congrats Yens Pedersen! (June 2009) #skpoli

Longtime NDP member, former Sask NDP party president and candidate for office and party leader, Yens Pedersen, won the byelection in Regina Northeast yesterday to boost the number of Saskatchewan NDP MLAs to 13. My first introduction to Pedersen was when he competed against Ryan Meili for Leader of the Saskatchewan NDP in 2009. At […]

Posted 13 September 2018 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Two Roads To Humboldt: A TSN Special

Perhaps the single most unbelievable thing about the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy that killed sixteen people in early April is that two young men not only survived but are suiting up for the team tonight.  

Posted 12 September 2018 § Canada § MemoryLane § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

The History of the World Trade Center (Documentary)

 

Posted 11 September 2018 § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Secular Sunday – By *Any* Standards, The Catholic Church Is A Corrupt Organization

  Imagine for a moment that a big, admired multinational corporation, one selling a beloved product, was employing large numbers of male pedophiles and rapists, operating in rings all over the world, and that their crimes had been uncovered in Australia, Ireland, Canada, the Philippines, Belgium, France, Austria, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Britain, Germany and the […]

Posted 26 August 2018 § News § Politics § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Trump Prison Montage

Great editing – anybody recognize which show/movie this is from?  So familiar but I can’t place it…The Wire? The Departed?  Something else?    

Posted 24 August 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The Worst Day of Donald Trump’s Presidency?

Trump’s personal lawyer admits to knowingly committing illegal finance campaign finance violations at Trump’s direction while Trump’s former campaign chair is found guilty of multiple counts of bank and tax fraud as well. The BEST people!

Posted 21 August 2018 § Jobs § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Retro Friday Fun Link – Truth Is Better (Scarier?) Than Fiction (aka If This Was a Spy Novel, It’d Be Too Unbelievable)

This story of the FBI tracking deep cover Russian spies is pretty amazing…

Posted 13 July 2018 § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

“Dearest Father…” #SecondCivilWarLetters Wins Twitter on American Independence Day

My Love,Dusk. We're in position overlooking MAGA camp. I see their sentries' red hats in the dim light of their tiki torches and it steels my nerves. At midnight, we strike. May our battlecry, "Happy Holidays," strike fear. Send Kale. – Matthew#secondcivilwarletters — D-Fo (@ThisIsDFo) July 4, 2018   It’s quite clear that the increased […]

Posted 04 July 2018 § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Rider Game at Taylor Field (July 2012)

Thinking of our tour of the new Mosaic Stadium yesterday, here’s a pic from a game we went to a few years ago in the old Taylor Field (not sure how we got such great seats – think we bought them last minute off Kijiji?)

Posted 21 June 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Sports § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,