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The Beautiful Delay: Why Soccer Still Grips The Smartphone-Trained Brain

This essay showed up on my FB timeline from some guy called John Gregory I thought it was pretty insightful so am re-posting… After watching Portugal register just one shot on goal during the Portugal-DR Congo World Cup match the other day, I scratched my head over how soccer can be the world’s most popular […]

¶ Posted 23 June 2026 § Family § MemoryLane § News § Pace § PopCulture § Sasha § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, economics, education

Friday Fun Link – “How Did He Do it?” Witness The Most Amazing Magician Ever?

This is absolutely hilarious because he perfectly mimics every cheesy magician's facial expression. ??? pic.twitter.com/GQSo5n9Xar — Emotion & Music (@Emotion78687) June 7, 2026

¶ Posted 05 June 2026 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Hogan vs. Flair

In terms of the biggest “what ifs” in wrestling is what a match between the two biggest stars of the 80s & 90s, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair would have been like with proper build-up before being a main event at wrestling’s biggest event, Wrestlemania. It was possible for Wrestlemania VIII but never happened with […]

¶ Posted 15 May 2026 § MemoryLane § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Film Tax Credit Cuts Protest (May 2012)

There have been a lot of mistakes, a lot of missteps and a lot of deficit budgets. But cutting the Sask Film Tax Credit is arguably the single most negative impact the Sask Party has had on our province – chasing away film production and the skilled people who worked in the industry *just* as […]

¶ Posted 19 March 2026 § Jobs § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, movies, saskatchewan

80s/90s Kids See The Future

This hits hard pic.twitter.com/tFc4yF2YaK — Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin) March 10, 2026

¶ Posted 10 March 2026 § Internet § Jobs § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, history

Friday Fun Link – What Was Your “Whoa!” Moment Hearing a Fan Theory?

What is the all out, best, "Woah" moment fan theory that flipped your lid when you first read/viewed/heard it? byu/willhelpmemore inFanTheories

¶ Posted 06 February 2026 § FridayFunLink § Internet § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, movies

Alex Honnold’s Best Moments From #SkyscraperLive

I watched this after it was initially broadcast so I’d heard he makes it to the top of the building successfully. I still nearly shit myself watching – vertigo, worrying about a man falling to his death but also stunned at what human beings are capable of.

¶ Posted 27 January 2026 § Jobs § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, history

In 2-3 Years, AI Will Mean There Is Basically No Way To Tell What Is Real and What Is Not

This is a huge problem. (I think I’m fairly tech savvy but I’m already having situations where my kids are saying “Dad – that’s AI!” They’re more skeptical but will they get sucked in too as it ges better and better?) In 2–3 years, there will be no way to tell what’s real and what’s […]

¶ Posted 16 December 2025 § Internet § Jobs § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, language, movies, music

Jon Stewart on the Canceling of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Jon Stewart reacts to CBS cancelling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and tells corporations and advertisers to "sack up" pic.twitter.com/v8MrNpg28w — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 22, 2025