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Music Monday – “My old south London home.”

It’s been a quiet couple weeks with us on holidays and then me busy with a conference for most of last week but time to get back to blogging.  And I’ve got a perfect video for Music Monday falling on St. Patrick’s Day – a montage of pics I made against two Celtic-Canadian songs from […]

Posted 17 March 2025 § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Books” by Jesse Welles

One of my favourite creators on TalkTick… @jessewelles #SiNgErSoNgWrIteR #OrIgInAL #song #CoUnTrY #folk #booktok ? original sound – Welles

Posted 25 February 2025 § Humour § Internet § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I miss the world before it was polluted/With space cowboy billionaires, when irony was still ironic/I miss America right after 9/11/When everyone was bonded, even if it only lasted seconds”

Took Sasha and a friend to an inclusivity celebration triple-bill of Mother Mother, Cavetown and Winnetka Bowling League at the Brandt Centre on Monday night. I knew the first two bands a little bit (mostly through Sasha) but didn’t really know the opener. All were great in their own way but Winnetka Bowling League (terrible […]

Posted 24 February 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Mhm, you’re gonna look so cute/Sunglasses and bathing suits/Be the baby of my dreams/Like the ladies in the magazines”

Happy Birthday Shea!  Looking forward to spending a night at the Moose Jaw Spa with you to celebrate! “Twisting By The Pool” – Dire Straits

Posted 18 February 2025 § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Deconstructed

Posted 10 February 2025 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Terry Fox: Courage (by the Tragically Hip)

A perfect video at a time of Canadian unity and patriotism in the face of Trump’s tariff threats that’s unmatched since maybe the 1972 Summit Series?  

Posted 04 February 2025 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “The head of state, has called for me, by name/But I don’t have time for him/It’s gonna be a glorious day!”

“Lucky” – Radiohead

Posted 03 February 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Pierogi Song

A colleague and I got talking about how we love “factory movies/how things are made” movies and she reminded me of this Sesame Street classic:  

Posted 29 January 2025 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “20 degrees and the hockey game’s on/Nobody cares, they are way too far gone/Screamin’, “Boat drinks’/Somethin’ to keep them all warm

“Boat Drinks” – Jimmy Buffett

Posted 27 January 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “I’ve slogged in dear old Montreal/I’ve never known cold like this/35 men lost to a squall/I’ve never known cold like this/Should I hear the banshee sing/You can thaw my body by the turn of spring/Death would be such a beautiful thing/I’ve never known cold like this”

“Cold Like This” – Rumjacks with Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys

Posted 20 January 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: