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MJF Does Some Simple Math

MFJ might be one of my favourite wrestlers working today and this callback promo is exactly why – the guy lives wrestling and wrestling history and takes advantage of his current feud with Samoa Joe to perfectly evoke one of the best, funniest promos in wrestling history: Callback: According to @The_MJF the numbers don't lie […]

¶ Posted 13 September 2023 § Humour § MemoryLane § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Sea Urgency (January 2012)

“Sea Urgency” instead of “Sea Urchin” is a malapropism that Sasha coined in Mexico but it applies for this picture taken during a snorkeling excursion in Hawaii in January 2012 long before she was born…

¶ Posted 29 June 2023 § Animals § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, holiday, science

Friday Fun Link – Clone Your Voice Using AI, Give It A Personality and Then Converse With Yourself

Unfortunately, you may have to join a waitlist to get access to this tool (at least I did.) But then again, maybe I don’t want to talk to myself (at least out loud!) I just spoke to myself, and it was weird. You can now clone your voice using a few seconds of audio, give […]

¶ Posted 23 June 2023 § FridayFunLink § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool

Secular Sunday – First Karen Church

I’m not religious but I could see myself going to this church in an ironical fashion…

¶ Posted 18 June 2023 § Humour § Photo § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism

Music Monday – “The old man at the Quickstop/Lying to the county cops/And laughing like his soul was without sin.”

“Cast Iron Skillet” – Jason Isbell

¶ Posted 12 June 2023 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

Friday Fun Link – Fuck Professionalism: Creating A Workplace That Works For All

So much of what we’re taught to believe from our earliest days, by our parents, by our schools, by popular culture, is outdated, incorrect and potentially even harmful such as the notion of “professionalism“.

¶ Posted 02 June 2023 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Sad § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, health, orgdevl

Friday Fun Link – Sing A Note

Can’t find it now but whoever posted this (likely on Reddit?) said this reminds them of the random silly amazingness of the early days of the Internet before a handful of tech giants controlled pretty much all content and discourse (and yes, I know there’s irony saying that since this is a YouTube video!)

¶ Posted 19 May 2023 § FridayFunLink § Internet § MemoryLane § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, music

Friday Fun Link – The Scientific Case For Two Spaces After A Period

This. Is. Vindication. For Myself. And everyone. Who took. Typing. On a manual typewriter. In grade 10. In 1989. (Even Google agrees!) Google Translate puts two spaces after the end of a sentence by inmildlyinfuriating There might even be a free speech argument for two spaces after a period?!?

¶ Posted 12 May 2023 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history, science

Saturday Snap – “Sasha’s, Not Yours”

As she gains more independence, we’ve occasionally been letting Sasha walk to the nearby convenience store to use her allowance money to buy a treat. Apparently that independence also extends to letting everyone in the family know exactly who bought the unique Warheads-flavoured soda!