I wasn’t one of the millions watching the record setting freefall by Felix Baumgartner live today. But even watching the highlights video below took my breath away. Before you watch that video, here’s some highlights from this guy’s other previous jumps around the world to whet your appetite. Now watch this one. Humans are truly amazing creatures sometimes…
The only version of Hawksley Workman’s “First Snow of the Year” I could find on YouTube right now is copyright controlled so instead, you get a kids’ choir version (which actually adds to the winter/Christmas feel!) One question I haven’t resolved – when I do my annual “first snow of the year” post, what defines […]
A Canadian photographic artist is getting lots of attention for his blended portraits where he combines photos of parents and children into a single image – often with striking results.
Another big school-related milestone for Pace… (Man, I loved getting books from Scholastic as a kid!)
I hadn’t written about this last week because I didn’t want to come across as complaining just because Ryan didn’t do well during the first online polls conducted by CTV in Saskatoon and Regina about the leadership race. But I saw that Accidental Jurist wrote about how online polls can indicate a candidate’s support today but neglected […]
Now I Know (site currently down making this a bad day to post this but whatever) is an enjoyable little e-newsletter that comes out every couple of days with all kinds of interesting facts about all kinds of things. Here’s the most recent one… You’re sitting at your desk, standing in the kitchen, watching TV, […]
If you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Ryan Meili, a rumoured candidate for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP, why not pop down to Regina Public Library’s Central Branch next Wednesday evening for his Regina book launch event? This event follows successful launches at the public libraries in Swift Current and Yorkton as well […]
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off this week, I’m reminded of the single speech that catapulted Obama into the national spotlight at the 2004 convention. Coincidentally today, the race for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP kicked off. I’ve written before about the parallels I’ve seen between Barack Obama and Ryan Meili, one of […]
I may have the best wife in the history of the universe – Shea made this earlier in the week and it was amazing! Not sure if this is the exact recipe she used but it gives you the gist. (How often do you get to eat ice cream that comes from a food site’s […]
It’s been a pretty wild year for storms on the Prairies with lots of attention from so-called “storm chasers” who, ironically, make the storms even more prevalent by giving them a lot of attention, spotting storms that otherwise would go unreported and even using technology to provide live video streams/tweets/photo and blog updates.
