Had a bit of a sad day on Friday when we took Pace to a farewell party for him, a couple classmates and one of the teachers at his daycare Pace has gone to Bright Beginnings Daycare since he was eighteen months old – virtually his entire life when you think about it. He started […]
This interactive graph allows you to enter your monthly, pre-tax wage then see where you fit against the average wage for your country and other countries around the world. Pretty sobering to see that Shea’s and my current wages put us both above the highest per capita earners in the world (Luxembourg) and makes you […]
The Leader Post recently featured a revealing article about Regina lawyer, activist and federal NDP candidate, Noah Evanchuk (I’d link to the Wikipedia page I created about him but the bastards at Wikipedia think that being a candidate in a federal election isn’t enough to make you notable unless you win the election. Stupid, made […]
So it’s not a secret that a big part of the booming Saskatchewan economy is due to our massive non-renewable sector – potash and oil mainly but also natural gas and other similar resources at the expense of developing the renewable industry in any meaningful fashion. When we say “renewables”, most people think of things […]
A number of Canadian libraries were selected for the ALA’s design showcase highlighting diverse areas of excellence including Youth Spaces, Green Facilities, Collaborative Learning and more.
I awoke to this song on community radio this morning. The fact that it infiltrated a dream I was having where a librarian colleague of mine (who is actually married to someone else in real life) was walking down the aisle to this song to meet Jack Layton at the altar (he was still alive […]
After four ballots, multiple cyber attack-related delays and Charlie Angus proving that, as a rapper, he makes a pretty good punk rocker! – I’m okay with Thomas Mulcair winning in the end but understand completely how people can feel really frustrated with the result. After all, that’s pretty much how I felt after Dwain Lingenfelter […]
Not sure who likes the iPad’s Photobooth app more…
AskMetaFilter weighs in with the best apps for the new iPad. On the other hand, here are some quick negatives after a week’s use: – the app store seems A LOT less useful on the iPad than the iPhone. On the iPhone, it’s really easy to drill down by category in something like Games -> […]
