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Music Monday – “A civil war vet went to see/If he could get a bit of timber for a new barn/The number 4 sped/From the train overhead came the itty bitty newborn”

“Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Maiden” – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

Posted 26 August 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Atheist Summer Camp

As summer comes to an end, I thought this video was appropriate for a Secular Sunday post (and yes, it’s a Christian making fun of atheists for a change!) The gist of the guy’s bit is what kids would learn at an Atheist Summer Camp and the irony is that Shea and I frequently lament […]

Posted 25 August 2019 § Humour § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2019

Lots of intriguing titles on this list.

Posted 23 August 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Sasha’s Five Cutest Moments From Our “Cow Gary” trip

One of the reasons you travel with children is the opportunity to learn about and experience the world in the way they can’t from a classroom or even books. Here’s a few examples: 5.  On the way into Calgary, her brother is “helpfully” giving her a history lesson.  “A long time ago, there was a […]

Posted 21 August 2019 § Canada § Humour § List § Pace § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Instead of Fighting About Politics on the Internet…

…maybe I should just upload screenshots of the witty retorts I draft but then discard without posting because I don’t feel like getting into it with people? (Shea and I spend a lot of time talking about how liberals are often at a disadvantage in arguments with conservatives because they tend to just say whatever […]

Posted 07 August 2019 § Blog § Humour § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

46 Movies That Are So Clever, They’ll Have You Thinking For Days

I’ve probably only seen about half of the movies on this list but still think this is film at its best.

Posted 10 July 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Ten Things I’m Thinking About Lately

Hand dryers and noise pollution (especially in libraries) How we’re always saying goodbye to people we love without realising it. (h/t to JB on FB) How come Photos on my Macbook stopped showing recently uploaded photos a month ago even though I can see all my latest photos when I log in to Photos through […]

Posted 03 July 2019 § Humour § Library § List § Politics § Randomness § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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!”

When did I get into banjo music?!? Isn’t it music for inbred rednecks? 😉 “Banjo Odyssey” – The Dead South from Regina, Saskatchewan (who took some criticism for playing with those banjo/inbreeder stereotypes and issued an explanation in response)

Posted 24 June 2019 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Blackbird” by The Beatles sung in Mi’kmaq

This is a very cool cover by a Cape Breton teen that even got a shout-out from Macca himself!  

Posted 04 June 2019 § Canada § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

“I should go ahead and mention right now that he is a lymphoma survivor.” Some Thoughts on Civility

One of the ongoing debates in the world right now – in online discussion, in politics and in our personal lives – is what the role of civility is and how it’s perhaps become less important than in the past. I think one change is that people used to be civil in a reciprocal manner […]

Posted 28 May 2019 § Censorship § Family § Internet § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,