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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: , ,

Happy Fourth of July! (And Where Would Sask Rate in Fully Vaccinated Rate If We Were A US State?)

  On July 4th when President Biden had set (and missed) a goal of 70% of Americans receiving at least their first vaccine, this list of where states are at in terms of full vaccinations is interesting (and probably not surprising) . In case, the link dies, the top 3 are: Vermont (66%) Massachusetts (62%) Maine […]

Posted 04 July 2021 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “Trump Trips Up” (~May 1991?)

I was going through some old papers in a box under the stairs recently and came across a folder of articles I’d clipped and saved, long before most articles from popular magazines were available online from databases or from the magazine’s own web site like they are today. Had to chuckle for a couple reasons: […]

Posted 17 June 2021 § Humour § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § List § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Blogs Are Officially Over…

Posted 04 May 2021 § Blog § Humour § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Appalachian Man Interview – Elmer

“Soft White Underbelly” is a fascinating interview series on YouTube…

Posted 31 March 2021 § Randomness § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Why No Aquarium Has A Great White Shark

Random Sunday afternoon YouTube algorithm finds…both interesting and sad:

Posted 21 March 2021 § Randomness § Technology § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Best of “Flyin’ Ted” Cruz Goes To Cancun Memes

Also this… Aruba, Jamaica, Ted Cruz ain't gonna take yaBermuda, Bahama, just freeze or ask ObamaKey Largo, Montego, baby why don't HE goOh Ted won't take you down to Cancun, Mexico, HE'LL GET THERE FAST, you'll have no water flowThat's where Ted wanna go, while you're covered in snow — Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) February 18, […]

Posted 19 February 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Travel § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Trump Impeachment Opening Video

Donald Trump’s *second* impeachment began yesterday and this was one of the first videos shown summarizing the insurrection of January 6 (very telling it comes with a warning!)…  

Posted 10 February 2021 § News § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: