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Lilly drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial

As with cancer drugs and other research breakthroughs that sound promising, there are lots of times that exciting results come to nothing. But it still boggles my mind at how amazing science is to make those advances in the first place. My grandma was never diagnosed with Alzheimer’s/dementia but had many signs of it near […]

Posted 03 May 2023 § Family § News ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Camping Season Is Coming

Yesterday I posted about spring seeding and today I’m posting a picture the in-laws sent of our camp site – has it been a long winter or what?

Posted 15 April 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Everything About Grain Bins (Farmers Are Geniuses)

Spring feels like it’s (almost) here. Even though I haven’t been directly involved in farming for years, like many in Saskatchewan, I start thinking about seeding at this time of year. Here’s an interesting video but unfortunately he doesn’t cover survival strategies if your dad makes you shovel out a grain bin on a super […]

Posted 14 April 2023 § Family § FridayFunLink § Jobs § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

My Childhood Best Friend Wins $55 Million! (Well, A Guy I Kinda Sorta Remember Anyhow)

Okay, maybe he wasn’t my childhood best friend but he was somebody from my hometown whose family and mine did do stuff together occasionally before they moved to BC. But I should back-up… I still distinctly remember a conversation when I worked for the Sask Publishers Group around 20 years ago when we were chatting […]

Posted 12 April 2023 § Family § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § News § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Happy Birthday Dad!

Posted 11 April 2023 § Charlie Echo § Family § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Happy Birthday Mom!

Posted 28 February 2023 § Family § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The Sandwich Generation

I talked to a twenty-something young man the other day who had never heard the term “Sandwich Generation”. Basically, the idea is that anyone who has kids (whether they’re young or older but who still need financial support and/or who live at home) and also elderly parents who they are responsible for caring for is […]

Posted 31 January 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

RIP Uncle Stan Nagatani (1940-2022) (and a list of strangely positive things to come out of Covid)

Believe it or not, there have been a few good things to come out of Covid. Here’s a few… * greater acceptance of work-from-home in many sectors * I’d say that it’s caused many people to reassess their work-life balance * many people are also saving money by going out less for restaurants, entertainment, shopping. […]

Posted 10 January 2023 § Family § List § Sad § Travel § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Free Food Family (Thanks @TheCDNBrewhouse)

Got a surprise call at work from Great Canadian Brewhouse East who have a weekly promotion where they deliver pizza to a random nearby business or organization for Free Friday Lunch. Delicious and a great way to end the week!  (I wonder how many businesses they deliver to end up even sharing with a couple […]

Posted 07 January 2023 § Family § Humour § Jobs § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Everybody’s got the fever/That is something you all know/Fever isn’t such a new thing/Fever started long ago”

I’m home with a sick kid today (plus had ice cream for breakfast as I have a sore throat myself!) so a rough couple of months in terms of family health continues… Ironically, we only dealt with Covid once (Pace for a week in early October) and, knock on wood, no one else in the […]

Posted 12 December 2022 § Family § Jobs § List § MemoryLane § News § Pace § Photo § Politics § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,