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Music Monday – “I used to spend my nights out in a barroom/Liquor was the only love I’ve known/But you rescued me from reachin’ for the bottom/And brought me back from being too far gone”

“Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton

¶ Posted 30 July 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “We’re just two lost souls/Swimming in a fish bowl/Year after year”

Not sure if they’ll upload it or not but if they do, I’ll replace this clip with the slideshow they showed at my cousin’s funeral on Saturday… “Wish You Were Here” – Pink Floyd

¶ Posted 09 July 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “We get to see the maple trees/Maple sugar on the maple leaves/We get the biggest wheat fields growing tall”

“CA-NA-DA (Cross Canada)” – Stomping Tom Connors w/ kd lang

¶ Posted 03 July 2018 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – Reefer Madness Reaches Canada

From Colbert (with bonus mention of Saskatchewan!) Late night comedians are having a lot of fun with my home province actually (ffwd to 3:00 minute mark)…

¶ Posted 29 June 2018 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, language, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “Seeing traces/Of the stars that came before/Hitting the pavement/Still asking for more”

I’ve got a bit of an informal Americana “camping music” theme going this month with Jason Isbell last week and now Son Volt this week… “Tear Stained Eye” – Son Volt

¶ Posted 11 June 2018 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping

Friday Fun Link – What Are Some Albums That Are Great For Camping?

Reddit, which has just undergone its first redesign in a decade, recently passed Facebook as the third most trafficked site in the United States. Being able to find any kind of timely information you want – for example, ideas for some new music to listen to at your campsite – is a big part of why […]

¶ Posted 08 June 2018 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping, reddit, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “There’s a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff/It wasn’t my daddy’s way/He was down in the mines all day/I know he wanted more than mouths to feed and bills to pay”

“Cumberland Gap” – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

¶ Posted 04 June 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Pushed around and kicked around/Always a lonely boy/You were the one that they’d talk about around town as they put you down”

I had the day off so decided to pop out to Congress at the U of R. It was a great day going through the Exhibitors’ Hall catching up with some publishers I knew from my days in that world, meeting some new publishers, talking to authors and so on. Since I rarely get out […]

¶ Posted 28 May 2018 § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Friday Fun Link – Woman Draws Herself in 50 Different Cartoon Styles

Pretty amazing talent! (Well, maybe not the Minecraft one?) 😉

¶ Posted 25 May 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, movies, television

Music Monday – “Don’t your feet get cold in the winter time?/The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine/It’s hard to tell the night time from the day/You’re losin’ all your highs and lows/Ain’t it funny how the feeling goes away?”

I’ve managed to hit the first two major concerts at the new Mosaic Stadium – the “test case” one with Bryan Adams last May then the first “superstar” one with G ‘n’ R last August. The next big one happened last Thursday as The Eagles were in Regina for the Memorial Cup kick-off but I […]