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“Peaky Blinders” Trailer (and some quick thoughts on what makes a series bingeable)

As mentioned yesterday, Peaky Blinders is Shea and my’s current viewing obsession. Here’s a taste… Watching this show now and over the years, a series of buzzed upon shows ranging from “Breaking Bad” to “The Wire” to “Sons of Anarchy” to “Yellowstone” along with various others which fit in that “Must Watch” category, I wondered […]

Posted 13 April 2021 § List § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Stop Stop (April 2007)

Always liked this photo of a railway crossing near Creelman, SK for some reason…

Posted 09 April 2021 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Appalachian Man Interview – Elmer

“Soft White Underbelly” is a fascinating interview series on YouTube…

Posted 31 March 2021 § Randomness § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “It’s outbreaks/Caused by stat holidays/A travel ban/When plans are already made”

“Life in a Pandemic (Don’t It Stink)” – “Ironic” Parody

Posted 29 March 2021 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Apple’s M1 Chip

The announcement of the new Apple M1 chip last fall finally got me to make the leap from using a ~2012-era MacBook Pro which was at the point that it was basically held together with digital duct tape and prayers to buying a new MacBook Air which arrived this week. I’ll likely share some expanded […]

Posted 26 March 2021 § Internet § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

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Posted 23 March 2021 § Infographic § Jobs § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “And if anyone can aid me ‘t is my brother in the army/If I can find his station in Cork or in Killarney/And if he’ll go with me, we’ll go rovin’ through Kilkenney/And I’m sure he’ll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny”

  “Whiskey in the Jar” – Irish Rovers

Posted 15 March 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Most Shocking Moments in the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Interview with Oprah

But of course the experts knew all along that it would be shocking! 😉  

Posted 09 March 2021 § Jobs § Meme § News § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Freedom To Read Week 2021 – #FTRW – Day Seven – Saturday Snap – My 2021 Library #FTRW Display

  I always enjoy trying to come up with something creative for a FTRW display at my library and this year was no different. Going back to what I said earlier in the week (in a post that had a display we did just as Covid was starting to turn towards pandemic status in early […]

Posted 27 February 2021 § Censorship § News § Politics § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Freedom To Read Week 2021 – Day Two – Music Monday – “Mama said, she’s my brothers daughter/And I don’t even know who’s my father/I guess she’s my cousin/But she needs some sweet lovin’ anyway” – #ftrw

I posted this song in June 2019 with only a brief reference to the controversy around the song’s contents which evoke incest and rape. But I thought it might be worth revisiting for FTRW, especially in light of the news that came out in August 2020 that the band’s bassist had subsequently been accused of […]

Posted 22 February 2021 § Censorship § MusicMonday § News § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,