Just over a year ago in mid-October, I saw a friend post on social media that a tent city was being set up in Pepsi Park in Regina and looking for donations. We had an extra tent so I took it down and briefly spoke to some of the organizers (including my friend by phone […]
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Saturday Snap – Some Old Friends Return
Time to get out the bird seed…
First Snow of the Year (2022 Edition)
We had a dump a couple weeks ago but that disappeared and I think I’ve decided that this annual post will come the first day we have “snow that sticks” (and today’s Alberta clipper definitely seems that’ll be the case with a big storm blowing in overnight, some highways closed, buses stuck and people asking […]
Music Monday – “The high black water, a devil’s daughter/She’s hard, she’s cold and she’s mean/But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water/To wash away New Orleans”
“Hurricane” – Band of Heathens
But Make Sure That Report Is Done and You Take Your Breaks As Assigned!
The Age of Extinction Is Here.
Saturday Snap – Cleaning Out The Garage
Ready to clean out the garage… Can’t make out the beer’s label? Yes, I was drinking a “Dad” beer! It’s a lot of pressure washing your garage mats (yes, the beer’s the reason I’m making dad jokes – honest!) 😉
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Puddle Jumping (April 2013)
Our old house used to get a huge lake in front of it once all the snow melted. At least it gave us a good spot to go puddle jumping…
Video of Multi-Vehicle Pileup in Pennsylvania (and My Most Scary Winter Drives)
This happened on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania today pic.twitter.com/ONUUGOdtrH — ?_ Imposter_? (@Imposter_Edits) March 28, 2022 This video clip is insane (and sad – apparently five people died as a result of this multi-car pile-up in Pennsylvania when a snow squall blew in suddenly.) Growing up in Saskatchewan, I’ve had my share of scary winter […]
We Have A Lot of Snow This Year!
I always had this sneaking suspicion that my memories of massively high snowbanks as a kid was influenced by the fact that I was, well, a kid, at the time and therefore, a medium-sized snowbank would’ve seemed like a mountain. Although a lot rarer than I remember as a kid, this year’s accumulated snowfall (and […]
Saturday Snap – Not Sure Who’s Enjoying The Giant Snow Hill In Our Backyard More…
…these guys or the kids: