Xennial memories about growing up in Canada

I've been thinking about the wide net that was cast for developing what I call my musical DNA, or musical roots.. Or what 'tuned' my specific preferences for certain musical genres. I like to think I have an open mind when it comes to what I like, but sure- I do lean into certain genres more than

If you ate out in Canada in the 1980s, certain foods showed up again and again, no matter where you went. These weren’t gimmicks or one‑off trends—they were popular, familiar items that most restaurants carried. Looking back at them now isn’t about judging the era, but simply noticing how many one

I had an English teacher in either 9th or 10th grade who was tough on students who didn't show up on time. A student would have to stand at the door for the whole class, and be expected to have taken the same notes, and do the same work as everyone else. BUT- if you had an excuse, be it real or

Successor to the historic schoolhouse that was built in 1905, (and still stands today nearby used for school up until 1955) - Merivale Public School in the City of Nepean, started its life in 1954-5. It had an unusual configuration of being split into 2 buildings. One was the 'upper' building, and

I'm not talkin' Oregon freakin' Trail here! While that is a fine game, it gets all too much attention! Specifically, I'd like to talk about other lesser-spoken-of PC games from the late 80's to mid 90's. The games that drove some of my enthusiasm for computers early on. Games that made you use your

Yes, I am of the generations that actually used an encyclopedia-set at home to look up curiosities, and to research for school projects. There was no internet available to me, no Google, no Alexa, certainly no AI to ask. I myself was the Google, searching through information that was published from

When asked by someone at work what my religious background was - I think back to both my Mom, and my Dad. My Mom because of her Catholic background which allowed me to attend Catholic school (which was better funded over public school). And then my Dad who brought me along to Presbyterian church,

Back in 1994, I guess we were being musically (and otherwise) nostalgic what with the likes of the Forrest Gump soundtrack - which had a focus on music of 60s-70s. The idea of having another Woodstock was put into motion to commemorate the original music festival held in 1969. The 1994 edition was

In my mid teens, I'd stay up late to listen to local stations playing music that I liked because daytime- most of the time you wouldn't hear the genres I liked. Somehow or other, I came across this weird guy making fun of callers on his show. The weird guy was of course Tom Green, on local U-of-O

Americans may know it from Nickelodeon, but YCDTOT was based in Ottawa. Produced and aired locally starting in 1979 (and through to 1990) on CJOH-TV. It was a low budget show that did sketch comedy oriented towards kids and teens - and was mostly hosted by local kids, save for a few adults who