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35 Things That Happened in the Weeks Before the Pandemic Hit

As we move into the second anniversary month of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the entire world, BuzzFeed has our backs with a list of “35 Things That Happened in The Weeks Right Before The Pandemic Hit That Will Make You Question Time, Space and Reality“

Posted 08 March 2022 § Family § List § Pace § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Funk Link – 10 Ways To Make A Winter Trip to West Edmonton Mall Feel Like A Tropical Vacation

Contrary to the impression you might get from some western Premiers, the Covid pandemic is not over. But with vaccinations and boosters also being increasingly common, we’re all slowly returning to “normal” (whatever that is.) Shea and I weren’t quite ready to book an out-of-country hot holiday as that leads to all sorts of other […]

Posted 25 February 2022 § Family § FridayFunLink § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Arriving at West Edmonton Mall (February 2014)

Posted 25 February 2022 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Off To Edmonton

Would love to be heading to Mexico or Cuba but instead, we’re off to Edmonton for a “hot” holiday for a week. I may or may not post through the week.

Posted 18 February 2022 § Family § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Fantasyland Hotel (February 2014)

With international travel still a bit uncertain (especially if you ended up having to extend your stay due to a positive test at the destination or isolate when you got home), we’ve decided to book a trip to Edmonton where we haven’t been since 2014.  We leave in a week and are getting pretty excited…

Posted 10 February 2022 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “And we can still get information/Reading all about inflation/And you’re never gonna be out of reach/There’s a call-box on the beach”

Shea’s folks are in for appointments and staying at a hotel so we popped over for a swim and a visit. For some reason the song below kept running through my head (and that, in turn, bringing back fond memories of season-ending party at my hometown pool where all the lifeguards did a poolside dance […]

Posted 07 February 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Photo § PopCulture § Sasha § Shea § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Kauai/Maui Trip (January 2012)

A co-worker recently told me she’s going to Kauai and I am incredibly jealous. Kauai might actually be the single most beautiful place I’ve been on this earth and Shea still says Anini Beach is one of her favourite beaches of all-time. Here’s a montage video I made of our trip which had eight days […]

Posted 03 February 2022 § MemoryLane § Pace § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championships 2021

I can’t think of an event that defines America better – the introductions, the crowds, the focus on competition and over consumption (but I’m still going to tag this as “Sports”) 😉

Posted 07 January 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

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:

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: