canada day

I s it possible to celebrate Canada Day and be respectful to First Nations and Indigenous groups, particularly this year? If so, what do you think is ok, vs. what needs to be avoided?

Canada Day Oh, all the news media and politicians will talk about what a glorious country this is. And, I certainly think this is the best country in the world to live in. But this is one hell of a terrible world. For a dose of reality, let's take a look at the career of the much-honoured...

So, it's a long weekend for those us still in the working world. Whatcha up to? Anything exciting? Grab a beer out of the coolers over there and a burger off the BBQ (beef is on the right, turkey in the middle, veggie on the left) and let's enjoy some long weekend fun. And I thought I'd get...

Remember the old drive-in movie theaters? My family spent many a summer there. Mom and Dad would load up the old stationwagon with kids and then whisk us off to movie heaven. We kids would play on the swings, slide, and teetertotter before the big show, then the whole family would sit back in...

Okay, I'm not literally expecting us to come up with 150 Canadian songs/pieces of music. But the more the merrier. This country has produced a lot of great musicians, singers, composers, and songwriters. So, I figured one way to honour Canada Day here would be to get a thread going for...