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Spoiler Alert! (Hint: Green Is Going Grey) #riders #greycup #yqr

I had to work today so had set the PVR to record the Riders vs. Stamps Western Final CFL game. I also strategized how to not accidentally hear

Will Kids Be Playing Kronum in the Schoolyard in 50 Years Instead of Soccer or Basketball?

Kronum is a new sport that combines elements of football, rugby, basketball, handball and even Quidditch to create what players are hoping grows to become the first big

Music Monday – “You that never done nothin’/But build to destroy/You play with my world/Like it’s your little toy”

Red poppy or white poppy, hero or victim, holiday or not, the only thing that’s clear is that Remembrance Day means different things to different people and, as

“Remember, Remember the Fifth of November” (This Isn’t A Movie Anymore; It’s A Warning)

Do you know the connection between Guy Fawkes, the movie “V for Vendetta” and the Anonymous movement? Or that today, was the Million Mask March at locations around

YouTube Music Awards

Another big step in the convergence of traditional and new media broadcasting as the YouTube Music Awards – their version of the Grammys/American Music Awards/etc. – happened tonight

Some Random Thoughts on the Regina Waste Water Treatment Plant Referendum

I decided not to use the #yqr and #wwtp hash tags in my post title as I’m mostly writing this one for my own reflection and as a

Why I’m Voting “Yes” in the #yqr #wwtp Referendum (And No, It’s Not For The Reasons You Might Expect)

  Like the title says, I’m voting “Yes” in the Regina Waste Water Treatment Plant Referendum. But it’s not for the reason you might expect… I think I’ve

September 11, 2001 as it happened on CNN – 8:40am to 10:11am

I’m pretty sure I have most of this on a VHS tape somewhere but nice to have it online for easy access and archival purposes…

“The Book Thief” Movie Trailer

A great book that is “loaded with librarian appeal” is becoming a movie…

Alan W. Pollack’s “Notes On” Beatles Series

Way back in the early days of my use of the Internet (around 1996-97), I spent *a lot* of time on Usenet (basically, a precursor of today’s message

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