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Gord Downie (1964-2017)

One of the Hip’s saddest songs, this was written after Downie’s young nephew died due to a heart ailment and famously not performed for fifteen years… Another heart-tugger, especially if you’re a parent, this one was written by Downie for his kids… The Tragically Hip song “Inevitability of Death” contains a reference to Terry Fox, […]

Posted 18 October 2017 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Hold tight, Wait till the party’s over/Hold tight, We’re in for nasty weather/There has got to be a way/Burning down the house”

“Burning Down The House” – Talking Heads

Posted 16 October 2017 § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

[My Internal Monologue Right Now]

There’s lots of stuff going on in the news and politics and the world and on social media that feels interconnected and important and I’d like to talk about some of this stuff too. But increasingly, I don’t know how to do that without offending someone.  Or saying the wrong thing.  Or being attacked for even having an […]

Posted 15 October 2017 § Censorship § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Randomness § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Country Corner Donuts (and the Value of Immigrants) #yqr

I was scrolling through Facebook and came across a post by the good folks at Rebellion Brewing talking about a nearby donut shop which they frequent. (I love seeing locally owned businesses supporting each other like this!) That led me to a YouTube video of the donut shop’s owner which reinforced my strong belief that […]

Posted 13 October 2017 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Politics § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

YouTube Policy Changes – Censorship or Just Good Business Practice?

I think I’ve mentioned before that one of my highest marks in library school was, ironically, for the one class I took within our faculty but outside our department – a “History of Information” course that was offered through the journalism school. My final presentation in that class was about the future of online video […]

Posted 10 October 2017 § Censorship § Internet § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

10 Things That Excite Me About @thejagmeetsingh Winning #ndpldr (and 5 That Make Me Nervous)

If everything Jagmeet Singh’s team said about how many new members they’d signed up, how much support they were getting in vote rich Ontario and BC, how young people were rallying around their candidate, and their fundraising totals, turned out to be true, it seemed like Jagmeet Singh would have a really good chance at […]

Posted 01 October 2017 § Canada § List § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

“In a word, pleasure. It’s like my pleasure in other people’s leisure.”

 

Posted 27 September 2017 § Humour § PopCulture § Travel § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Trump Loves NASCAR

Posted 26 September 2017 § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – The Definitive Ranking of Every Tragically Hip Song

Lots to argue with here but points for even trying to make this list (the author strikes on an interesting conceit to make it work, grouping songs thematically to count them down.)

Posted 22 September 2017 § Canada § FridayFunLink § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Redditor Tracks White House Chief of Staff Face Palm To the Exact Moment Trump Goes Off Script

Any shot of a person rubbing their forehead could be taken out of context. But when it’s a photo of the White House Chief of Staff face palming with his watch clearly visible (ENHANCE!) while the President is going off script threatening to annihilate North Korea, you know the Internet’s going to be on the […]

Posted 19 September 2017 § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,