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Music Monday – “I’m discovering uses for you I thought I’d never find/I could’ve made chancellor without you on my mind.”

“Chancellor” – Gord Downie

Posted 21 March 2022 § Canada § Family § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Happy Two’s Day!

Posted 22 February 2022 § Humour § Meme § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “We’re gonna spite our noses/Right off of our faces/There won’t be nothin’ but big old hearts/Dancin’ in our eyes.”

Any woman who would let me play this song as a “Last Dance” song at the end of the night during our wedding reception (to counter-point our first dance song) is okay by me. Happy Valentine’s Day, Shea!  Love you very much! “In Spite Of Ourselves” – John Prine

Posted 14 February 2022 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wordle? Why Yes, I’m Something of an Authority Myself…

Well, maybe not an authority but a recent blog post may have at least convinced a couple people at the Mother Corp that I should be interviewed for a CBC story about the game! 😉 (And I’m going to lose sleep tonight thinking how that beautiful pre-planned quote came off worse than I intended simply […]

Posted 26 January 2022 § Humour § Internet § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Sweardle (A Wordle Parody Site)

In light of the Wordle craze, this site feels inevitable.

Posted 21 January 2022 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“The Hangover” Blooper Reel

 

Posted 18 January 2022 § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Wordle, The Latest Online Craze

Wordle is the latest craze to sweep the online world. If you haven’t played, you get six chances to guess a five letter word.  After entering your first guess, it will tell you if you have a letter in the right spot (green) or a right letter but in the wrong spot (yellow). Then, sort […]

Posted 14 January 2022 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Meme § News § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

RIP America’s Dad (1956-2022)

RIP Bob Saget.

Posted 11 January 2022 § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – To Avoid Controversy, Starbucks Should Put Bible Quotes On Their Holiday Cups

Posted 05 December 2021 § Censorship § Humour § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Secular Atheist Train Conductor Wins Wrongful Dismissal Claim After Being Fired For Social Media Post

I’ve been thinking about writing a longer post with some thought about how people’s personal social media (and blog?!?) posts are increasingly having repercussions on their work life. This was especially relevant after the Sask Health Association sent out some fairly chilling messages to staff who were posting thoughts/opinions/information about Covid a few months ago. […]

Posted 28 November 2021 § Censorship § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § SecularSunday § UK § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: