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Music Monday – “That’s great it starts with an outbreak/From birds and bats to airplanes/Donald Trump is not afraid”

Great rewrite! “It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – COVID-19 Remix” – R.E.M.

¶ Posted 16 March 2020 § Humour § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, music, science

Friday Fun Link – British vs. Canadian English

I still tell the story of the woman I traveled to England with for a University exchange in 1995 meeting a group of people in a pub and saying she hadn’t changed her pants in days. Turns out trousers are pants in England and pants are underwear! 🙂

¶ Posted 06 March 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Travel § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, travel

Republican Presidents: Venn Diagram Version

(via Reddit)

¶ Posted 04 March 2020 § Humour § Infographic § MemoryLane § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history, unitedstates

Why Is OK Computer So Good?

My generation’s “Sgt. Pepper’s”?

¶ Posted 12 February 2020 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

Music Monday – “We’re all gonna die someday lord/We’re all gonna die someday Mama’s on pills daddy’s over the hill/But we’re all gonna die someday”

“We’re All Gonna Die Someday” – Kasey Chambers

¶ Posted 03 February 2020 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

“Losing My Religion” – The Story Behind the Song

A bit more about the song I featured in yesterday’s “Music Monday” post…

¶ Posted 28 January 2020 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

It’s Okay To Have Too Many Books, In Fact, It May Be Beneficial

After a lifetime as a reader, studying English in undergrad, working with book publishers and writers across two provinces, attending book & publishing conferences where advanced reading copies are given out freely, even hitting way too many charity book sales and garage sales in my life, I suspect I own roughly a thousand books. How […]

¶ Posted 26 January 2020 § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, education, science

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Little Beer Shot in Mexico (February 2019)

I’ve hinted at it in a couple recent posts but, with one month exactly until our departure date, I’m happy to say that we’ve decided to go back to Mexico again this winter! It was obviously a lot more touch & go with that whole “buying a new house” thing this year and up until […]

¶ Posted 23 January 2020 § List § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, economics, holiday, travel