Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
I was going to write about this anyway, but then I got a request for it. Awesome! People like reading about our wacky adventures. I feel bad that this is only going up the night before the actual election day, so can’t help anyone else who might want to use assistive voting, but oh well. …
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Unless you’re brand new here, you know how much I love news blooper reels. So I was happy to see that CKCO ended flashback week with one. Not bad guys, not bad.
I got a bit behind thanks to some nasty weather-related migraines, but I think I’m going to be ok. I’m not perfect yet, but I can be in a position other than lying down for more than a few minutes at a time, so that’s gotta be a good sign…I hope. So anyway, here’s another …
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Here’s the latest CKCO flashback. This time, David Imrie, who’s been a reporter there longer than I’ve been alive, looks at how much the news team’s technology has evolved over the years.
Here’s the second part of CKCO’s series on its history. It’s a fun one, looking at some of the shows produced by the station over the years, back when local programming was an actual thing that existed rather than the tired marketing cry of massive corporations that don’t feel like they make enough money that …
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We’re supposed to call it CTV Kitchener now, but it’ll always be CKCO to me. But whatever your name of choice, this year marks its 60th anniversary. All this week, they’re doing flashback segments on the news looking at the history of the station. I love that sort of thing especially when It’s something I …
I have mentioned several times that the people in Kitchener have been super friendly and super helpful. But sometimes, my good lord, they can be a little too friendly. Here’s an example. I’ll be standing at the bus stop. The bus will arrive. But people are getting on and off, so I’m being caughtious. People …
We need to fix something. Steve’s never had a beavertail! … At which point tons of people think I’m actually talking about eating a beaver’s tail. No no no. There are these fried pastry things that look like a beaver’s tail. Since I grew up near Ottawa, our family would go to Ottawa a lot, …
We like to throw around a lot of opinions here, but I’m gonna just go ahead and toss this one out as an unarguable fact, because seriously, who beyond this group of 100 or so complete shitheels would even think about disagreeing? If you’re willing to wage war against a proposed women’s shelter because it’s …
I don’t know why I’ve never put this song up, but the way yesterday went down makes it feel like a fitting soundtrack. Still I think he had a worse day than me, but I’ll continue with the story. I had to take Tansy to the vet because she’s been coughing and hacking and making …