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Saturday Snap – Made It To Midnight!

If I was taking bets on who wouldn’t make it to midnight, it’d be Shea or I before these two! 😉

¶ Posted 01 January 2022 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: cute

Secular Sunday – Boxing Day is Arguably The Original Secular Holiday

The origins of the day are uncertain – is it when wealthy gave their servants a box of gifts and a day off to enjoy them after a busy Christmas season? Churches placing boxes outside to collect money for the less fortunate? – but it’s pretty clear that Boxing Day has become one of society’s […]

¶ Posted 26 December 2021 § Photo § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace 2021

In keeping with how shitty this year has been, the Shit Fireplace folks have truly outdone themselves with the latest edition of this important Christmas tradition. So nice to have this streaming on the TV on Christmas Eve bringing joy and warmth to all… 😉 (And bonus, the co-creators of these videos have both worked […]

¶ Posted 24 December 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: xmas

An Atheist Takes In A “Blue Christmas” Ceremony

It’s been a tough end to the year. There are some fairly major changes happening at work that will affect myself and numerous other supervisors in the new year. One of those supervisors, a friend and mentor, died unexpectedly at the start of December – quite young but also getting very close to retirement, having […]

¶ Posted 22 December 2021 § MemoryLane § Sad § Video § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, Covid, xmas

Christmas Song Popularity Based On Number of Plays on Commercial Radio

(via Reddit)

¶ Posted 21 December 2021 § Infographic § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music, xmas

Secular Sunday – War on Christmas

¶ Posted 19 December 2021 § Humour § Meme § News § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Candy Cane Cast (November 2009)

Sometimes I forget how popular the online photo sharing site, Flickr used to be in the day (it was Instgram before Instagram, kids!) But the other day, someone “Favourited” this pic on the site and getting that notification reminded me how Flickr was my “go to” for looking at/sharing online photos for many years and […]

¶ Posted 16 December 2021 § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Photo § Randomness § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, hockey, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Christmas Sodas (December 2011)

¶ Posted 25 November 2021 § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: food, xmas

Secular Sunday – Which Holiday Was Started By Devil Worshipping Pagans Again?

¶ Posted 14 November 2021 § Humour § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Lest We Forget (Grandpa Peet, circa 1944?)

My Grandpa Peet drove a tank in Holland during the war (Grandpa Hammond couldn’t enlist due to health reasons so he supported the war effort by continuing to farm back in Canada.) That’s why Remembrance Day is perhaps when I think of my Grandpa Peet more than any day of the year…the life he led, […]