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Music Monday – “Wake up, it’s a beautiful morning/The sun shining for your eyes/Wake up, it’s so beautiful/For what could be the very last time”

Obviously an impossible question but whenever there’s a “What’s your favourite song of all-time” question, I always pick “Find The River” by R.E.M. I love how melancholy and poetic and longing that song is. There’s another song that’s in my Top 10 and which is probably a contender for number one – “Wake Up Boo!” […]

Posted 13 June 2022 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad § Travel § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Back when the Bible was written…

Posted 29 May 2022 § Humour § Infographic § Meme § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Beatles Handwritten Lyrics (A Thread)

the beatles original written lyrics (a thread) — ? mat ? (@CUNTHARRISON) May 18, 2022  

Posted 20 May 2022 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Six Straight Minutes of SNL Cast Members Breaking Character

 

Posted 13 May 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – 1980s WWE Interview Outtakes

Some inappropriate jokes and banter here but still interesting to see wrestlers dropping their characters and joking around…

Posted 06 May 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

A Moment With Margaret Atwood: Three Inspirations for “The Handmaid’s Tale”

“I did not put anything into the book that had not happened [to women] at some time or in some place in history or was not happening when I was writing the book.  So it was all reality-based and one reason I did that is I did not want to hear ‘You’ve got a warped, […]

Posted 04 May 2022 § News § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

I’ve Officially Become #OldPeopleFacebook

Got home and Shea said “Why did you post the word ‘Mark’ on your Facebook today?” Huh?   So I look: My boss’s name is Mark but I don’t even have him on Facebook. I have another work colleague I interact with fairly regularly named Mark but same thing – not on my Facebook. I […]

Posted 27 April 2022 § Humour § Meme § Randomness § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – The Only Demon Summoned Was A Scary Dad!

Sasha had her ninth birthday today and though we had a pretty mellow art/painting/Bob Ross theme for our budding artist, as most pre-teens have for years, someone ended up suggesting they do “Bloody Mary” in our bathroom. Six girls crowded in the dark bathroom with the door closed and once I realised what was happening, […]

Posted 24 April 2022 § Meme § MemoryLane § Sasha § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Happy Ninth Birthday, Sasha!

One thing I’ve noticed on Facebook is how many parents mark their children’s birthdays by acknowledging how proud they are that their child is kind and smart and funny and all that sort of stuff. It’s almost like it comes out of a factory with how every kid has such similar qualities. Sasha turns nine […]

Posted 16 April 2022 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The Legend of How Gilbert Gottfried Turned a 9/11 Joke Into “The Aristocrats”

More than an uniquely annoying voice, Gilbert Gottfried was a comedian’s comedian and a comedy legend. RIP. Around two weeks after the attacks, one of the first big comedy events held in New York City was the Friar’s Club Roast of Hugh Hefner. Throughout the night, as funny as it was, there was also an […]

Posted 12 April 2022 § Censorship § Humour § Jobs § Meme § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: