… The Payola$? Not to be confused with Payola which was the topic last week, courtesy of inspiration from Doug McDowall. Payola$ was a Canadian band. The original name was actually payolas but they threw in the dollar sign to make the name really stand out. Doug wasn’t […]

… payola? This was going to be another twofer but part one turned out to be pretty lengthy. So, here it is. Thanks to Doug McDowall for bringing up this topic. It came as a fun?thought about my blogging routine. I’ve been accused of many things […]

… Walt Disney and his pointer? This week, it’s a twofer, courtesy of this inspiration from Alfred Thompson. I don’t think I’ve ever done a twofer before. His inspiration was this message. “Just saw an old picture of Walt Disney making a presentation. He […]

… television antennas? Growing up, it was how we got television signals. Typically, we got Channel 8 from Wingham, Channel 10 from London, and Channel 13 from Kitchener. It’s not as rich as it sounds – Wingham and London were CBC affiliates and had […]

… that special toy? You can’t go to stores anywhere these days without recognizing that Chrismas in on the way. I’ll admit that I do get a kick from going through the children’s toy area of the store and just look around. So much […]

… mousepads? Looking down at my workspace, I see this. The glare from the overhead lights actually make it look a little nicer than it is. But, you can see that much of the finish on this desk has been worn off from me […]

… Beanie Babies? Don’t hate me. I have an ongoing Google Keep document with ideas for “Whatever happened to” posts but I had success with Leo in the Brave browser this week so I thought I’d ask it a question. what would be a […]

… studded winter tires? I was actually going to talk about snow tire commercials as they used to be everywhere this time of year but I haven’t seen a single one. However, the local tire place had a radio commercial so I had to […]

… Blockbuster? I got thinking about this when I read the news today that BestBuy would stop selling Blu-rays and DVD media in 2024. The story is from CNBC but I suspect that it applies to us here in Canada. Best Buy will stop […]

… dressing up to go downtown? Today’s topic is courtesy of Sheila Stewart who also contributed this post on her family blog. Would you have old family photo albums with pictures to compete? As Sheila and I tend to do, she shared a song. […]

… the joy of buying a new car? It’s been over a month but it seems like forever that we’ve been looking for a new car for my daughter. It sure isn’t like the old days. In the old days, we had one dealership […]