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Saturday Snap – Catching Up With An Old Friend

A lifelong buddy who now lives in Arizona and who we haven’t seen in years sent me a text that he was back in town for the weekend and wanted to meet for a pint. I was so excited I booked a time with him, completely forgetting that we’d also planned a family supper for […]

Posted 21 May 2022 § Family § Jobs § SaturdaySnap § Shea § United States § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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: , , ,

“Always Have One More Person Than You Think You Need and 98% of Your Staffing Issues Vanish”

As Elon Musk (tries to) buy Twitter for <checks notes> $44 billion dollars and Jeff Bezos shoots cock-shaped rockets into space, it’s important to remember that there are normal people running businesses and organizations who are doing very basic, humane things to treat their employees well, respect their humanity, and ensure that they are focused […]

Posted 26 April 2022 § Jobs § Meme § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Police interrupt Florida church service and arrest head pastor on charges of child sexual abuse.

(via Reddit) Police interrupt Florida church service and arrest head pastor on charges of child sexual abuse

Posted 10 April 2022 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Perhaps The Worst Legacy of Trump?

The WWFication of American politics such as this display at last night’s State of the Union address… The Boebert outburst. "You put them in, 13 of them" pic.twitter.com/N3yEsrMDQt — Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) March 2, 2022  

Posted 02 March 2022 § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Kauai/Maui Trip (January 2012)

A co-worker recently told me she’s going to Kauai and I am incredibly jealous. Kauai might actually be the single most beautiful place I’ve been on this earth and Shea still says Anini Beach is one of her favourite beaches of all-time. Here’s a montage video I made of our trip which had eight days […]

Posted 03 February 2022 § MemoryLane § Pace § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championships 2021

I can’t think of an event that defines America better – the introductions, the crowds, the focus on competition and over consumption (but I’m still going to tag this as “Sports”) 😉

Posted 07 January 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Kelloggs vs. GenZ

Kellogg’s workers in the States who have been on strike since October (in the US, apparently workers aren’t guaranteed their job after a strike as I believe is the case in Canada) were in the process of being laid off en masse by the company who wanted to hire 1400 permanent replacement workers. A bunch […]

Posted 10 December 2021 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Helicopter Ride in Hawaii (January 2012)

I took mom and dad on a charter flight for their anniversary last week. It was their first time in a small Cessna but not their first time in the air as I also took them on a helicopter ride during a family trip to Hawaii in 2012 (though given the company we used had […]

Posted 14 October 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I’m just a singer of simple songs/I’m not a real political man/I watch CNN, but I’m not sure I can tell you/The difference in Iraq and Iran” or “Hey Uncle Sam, put your name at the top of his list/And the Statue of Liberty started shakin’ her fist/And the eagle will fly man, it’s gonna be hell/When you hear mother freedom start ringin’ her bell”

Is it possible to track the polarization of American politics to two very different country songs released in the wake of 9/11 – one contemplative and questioning while the other is aggressive and angry? Not saying this is the reason politics is so polarized but definitely a reflection of a moment where American politics got […]

Posted 13 September 2021 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,