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10 Reasons Mexico Is Safer For Tourists Than You Think

  One of the most common questions I hear when we tell people we’ve gone to Mexico multiple times over the years (and are going again this year) is, “Is it safe?” It seems there are daily news stories about drug cartels’ influence on the highest levels of government and horror stories of mass shootings with these […]

Posted 15 January 2019 § Canada § List § News § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – West Edmonton Mall (Feb 2014)

I’ve always loved the framing of this picture…

Posted 10 January 2019 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Beer Me – Advent Beer Calendar Edition

Beer Me! is a YouTube series where a couple hipsters from BC drink half a dozen of a certain kind of beer (they claim in an hour) rating each on things like artwork, taste, reliability, etc. while getting progressively more wasted.  (They also occasionally do a bottle of hard stuff.) There have been some funny […]

Posted 09 January 2019 § Humour § MemoryLane § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Five Topics of The Holidays

I realised that our social calendars this holiday season were as full as they’ve been in years due to a little miracle called “Pace Gets His Home Alone & Babysitting Certification”. So compared to other years where we had the hassle and expense of lining up babysitters if we wanted to go out, this year, […]

Posted 06 January 2019 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § Politics § Shea § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy New Year (December 31, 2010)

We’ve had a few memorable New Year’s Eves over the years including a trip to Moose Jaw’s Temple Gardens Mineral Spa for NYE nearly a decade ago!

Posted 03 January 2019 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Elf Helper

Had an elf helping me with the sad job of packing up the tree and decorations and Christmas books for another year…

Posted 29 December 2018 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”

“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle

Posted 24 December 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Secular Sunday – Why Do Atheists Celebrate Christmas?

Also: For our kids To spend time with extended family Because it’s part of our own personal history and tradition Because it’s become a secular holiday as much as a religious one Because atheists know Christmas started as a pagan solstice festival and early Christians adopted many rituals to help convert people to their new […]

Posted 23 December 2018 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – A New Christmas Tradition?

A few years ago, I did a post about some Christmas traditions over the years. Yesterday, we braved the mall (maul!) on the last Saturday before Christmas to get a picture with The Grinch, a local cos-player who’s been doing a variety of activities and events around town during the Christmas season including providing an […]

Posted 22 December 2018 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)  

Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Video § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: