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Secular Sunday – The Longer Lasting Harm of 9/11?

9/11 was caused by religious extremism but an ever-longer lasting harm of this attack is the culture of conspiracy theories that sprang up around the attacks which continues to affect our society in ways ranging from vaccine hesitancy to lack of faith in government to the idea that mass shootings are actually false-flag operations are […]

Walking Sharks…

Confirmation of evolution and nightmare fuel, all rolled up in one! These fins were made for walking! #SharkWeek ? Island of the Walking Sharks pic.twitter.com/ivppSWKng1 — Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 28, 2022

¶ Posted 03 August 2022 § News § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool

It’s Science!

Pace and Sasha are both done school as of today and in reviewing their report cards, I was particularly impressed with Pace’s mark in his Science Final… Come to think of it, this feels like the mirror image of when I wrote a math test in Grade 7, was absolutely sure I got everything right […]

¶ Posted 28 June 2022 § Family § Humour § Pace ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

A Few Recent Covid Threads

Even though “Covid Is Over”™ according to many, it’s not really. Far from it actually… Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave — 2% in England are currently infected, 1 in 30 in Scotland: 1.4 million people in the UK, a stark 40% week-on-week rise in prevalence. Hospitalisations highest since April https://t.co/hFiriFHY3r — […]

¶ Posted 22 June 2022 § News § Politics § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health

TED Talk – Sleep Is Your Super Power

¶ Posted 15 June 2022 § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: health

But Make Sure That Report Is Done and You Take Your Breaks As Assigned!

The Age of Extinction Is Here.

¶ Posted 25 May 2022 § News § Politics § Sad § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, history, weather

Secular Sunday – Losing My Religion: The Pandemic Is Causing Many To Lose Faith In God

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/faith-religion-god-declined-pandemic-study/

¶ Posted 22 May 2022 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, education

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Little Roughneck (August 2011)

I suspect I’m not the only person in Saskatchewan who has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry. I think even people who work in the industry and/or who are pro-oil know that there are environmental impacts (though they will argue about the extent of those impacts – anywhere from “oh, it’s just […]

¶ Posted 12 May 2022 § Family § Jobs § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: economics, parents, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “What do you want to do?/I’m scared to even say the truth/This has been the hardest year/Is it even legal here?”

“The Problem” – Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell “Our Problem” – Amanda Shires with Friends

¶ Posted 09 May 2022 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, health, music, unitedstates

Still Negative (And Some Random Covid News & Thoughts)

I’ve probably felt like I had Covid dozens of times over the past couple years – every sniffle, every scratchy throat – but the last few days were the first time I was *certain* I had it due to my symptoms – heavy cough, tight chest, fatigued, etc. etc. – along with the sense from […]