For some reason, listening to Prince takes me back to a time I turned 14, and the world stretched out ahead of me. He landed on the artists-you-don't-listen-to list for his provocative lyrics and style. His melodies bent my ear and I will still stop what I do to listen to his music on the radio. … Continue reading Music Monday: Prince 1958-2016
Tell my mother, tell my father I have done the best I can To make them realize This is my life I hope they understand I'm not angry, I'm just saying Sometimes goodbye is a second chance Going back to school proved step one of a massive sea-change I needed to make in my life. … Continue reading Music Monday: Second Chance by Shinedown
Let's get a few things out of the way. Was the movie bad? Not really. Did it have flaws? Yes, definitely. Was Ben Affleck good as Batman? Yes as a matter of fact. Did Henry Cavill look hot? Why yes despite not being my cup of (English) tea. Did Wonder Woman totally rock? YES! YES! … Continue reading Music Monday: Is She With You?-Wonder Woman Theme by Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL
Let's see: 2014: Civic election 2015: Federal election In a case of once-more-with-feeling April 19th, I will select an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) to the provincial legislature. Much like the federal election, whatever party wins the most seats leads the province, but I would not mind a minority government. Out of the three … Continue reading To The Ballot Box One More Time
Take in all the sunshine bottle up the rain Go where the winds blows Let it show the way Open up the window Let in all the light You can pull the stars down paint the perfect sky So go and write your song The world will sing along https://youtu.be/C2pgTqtXo6Y Easter has come and gone; … Continue reading Music Monday: Life’s What You Make It by Graham Colton
As a city of 700,000, Winnipeg is too small to be cosmopolitan but too large to be folksy. Big-city complaints about violent crime compete with small-town gripes about the absence of privacy and if you're single, a terribly shallow gene pool. -Bartley Kives, Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg A few months … Continue reading Winnipeg, Wichita, and Another Shot At The Dating Scene
Note Here there might be spoilers for Daredevil season 2. Proceed if you dare. Remember all those words about savouring Daredevil on Netflix? It's a bit like giving up chocolate for Lent, a good intention but never fulfilled in the end. I began watching on Friday night, popping one episode after another like the … Continue reading Watching Daredevil or Getting My Binge On
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