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Throwback Thursday – Go Riders Go! (November 2013)

The last time the Riders were in the Grey Cup in 2013, I’m pretty sure that us dressing like this helped them win so we may have to

Track and Field Day

Managed to pop over to see a bit of Sasha’s year-end track and field meet during my lunch hour today. My folks were in so they were also

Biggest Challenge: “We’re a small city with a relatively big stadium.”

Yes. This is quite the challenge we face here in our little prairie city that’s run by people who want to pretend we’re a much bigger city like

Friday Fun Link – Stanley Cupple

Another Wordle variant, Cupple is one by the NHL where you try to guess a player by narrowing down various facts, stats and categories (division, position, nation, points,

Friday Fun Link – The Role of the Crowd in Pro Wrestling

Love the way the crowd is an active participant in these two recent clips from AEW. Even if you don’t know the wrestlers or the storylines and back

Music Monday – “Whereas some of us weren’t always fair/To the Native kid on borrowed skates/Chippy Goolies and Ukrainians/In the corners with our elbows up”

Goolie was originally a derogatory term referring to people of Icelandic descent who settled in Manitoba. The derivation of the word remains a mystery. The most plausible origin

Friday Fun Link – Know Rivalry

Know Rivalry is a research project from an American university where you can enter your thoughts and impressions about whoever you feel your favourite sports team(s) greatest rivals

Happy 60th Birthday to Wayne Gretzky

Not a fan of his politics but the man is the best hockey player of all-time and probably the most accomplished athlete out of any major sport ever!

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