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Submarine Billionaires

Not to mention the insane wastefulness of spending $250,000 for a five-minute glimpse of the Titanic.  Imagine the good that money could’ve done otherwise.  Or contrast the media attention and “all hands on deck” search and rescue operation which was basically guaranteed to be futile while boatloads of refugees are ignored completely. Guess what?  I […]

Posted 27 June 2023 § News § Politics § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Science Can’t Prove God

Posted 25 June 2023 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – “The most unthinking among us…who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. I personally resent it bitterly.”

Posted 11 June 2023 § Censorship § Internet § Library § News § Politics § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – The Green Green Grass of Home?

We’re having our yard landscaped next week so, if I’m lucky, this might be a photo of the last time I cut grass in my life! (Also, funny coincidence – the kid’s climbing structure ended up going to…our former neighbours at our last house who saw the listing on Facebook and reached out.  If I’d […]

Posted 10 June 2023 § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Moose Is Loose! #yqr

We’ve seen a lot of wildlife in the green space behind our house – partridges, rabbits,  even a coyote.  But seeing a moose earlier this week was a new one!

Posted 07 June 2023 § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Introducing Apple Vision Pro

My Apple stocks are either going to sky rocket or crash hard on this news! 😉 If your promotional video is indistinguishable from something you'd see in a particularly dystopian episode of Black Mirror, maybe time to reconsider? https://t.co/6E2gn4gwTC — stephensben at bluesky (@stephens_ben) June 5, 2023

Posted 06 June 2023 § Internet § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

If You’re Tired All The Time, It’s Not Your Fault

Fascinating article about changes in the way people sleep and why.  (As usual, capitalism and the rich are to blame.) Good sleep is a human right, dammit!

Posted 30 May 2023 § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – “I know Batman and Superman don’t exist but I have a close personal relationship with Spider-Man.”

Norwegian??Stand-Up Comedian Dag Soras?Have a nice weekend ! pic.twitter.com/48WtA7fd87 — Caring Atheist (@Caring_Atheist) April 28, 2023

Posted 21 May 2023 § Humour § Meme § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – If You Believe The Bible Literally, Both Eve and Jesus Were Transgender (Happy Mother’s Day!)

It’s all about where you get your chromosomes…

Posted 14 May 2023 § Humour § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The Scientific Case For Two Spaces After A Period

This.  Is.  Vindication.  For Myself.  And everyone.  Who took.  Typing.  On a manual typewriter.  In grade 10.  In 1989. (Even Google agrees!) Google Translate puts two spaces after the end of a sentence by inmildlyinfuriating There might even be a free speech argument for two spaces after a period?!?      

Posted 12 May 2023 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,