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Monthly Archives October 2014

Friday Fun Link – Sasha Tries Pop Rocks For the First Time

I don’t think she knows what to think…

Posted 31 October 2014 § Family § FridayFunLink § Humour § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Halloween Costume Surprise

Pace was dressing as Batman for Halloween a couple years ago. I’d thought about buying the obvious costume to surprise him but pre-made costumes are expensive these days and it felt like a lot of money to buy for a one-off surprise.  At the same time, how many times to you get to be the sidekick to […]

Posted 30 October 2014 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Sad § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Halloween School Dance

Pace was off having fun with friends but we got a good shot of three of us…

Posted 29 October 2014 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

10 Novels That Are Scarier Than Most Horror Movies

Boo!

Posted 28 October 2014 § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – Strawberry Fields Forever (Slowed 800%)

Brian Eno would be proud… “Strawberry Fields Forever” – The Beatles (slowed by 800%)

Posted 27 October 2014 § MusicMonday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

An Illustrated Talk With Maurice Sendak

Posted 26 October 2014 § Library § PopCulture § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Look Mom, No Hands!

Posted 25 October 2014 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – What Quote or Line From A Book That Changed Your Life?

A fun question on /r/books. Not sure what my pick would be – maybe “So it goes” from Slaughterhouse Five as a perfect illustration of how shit happens and then we die? Or on a more optimistic note: ““And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think […]

Posted 24 October 2014 § FridayFunLink § Library § List § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy 43rd Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Posted 23 October 2014 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

What Do Garden Fresh Carrots Have To Do With Working In A Public Library?

As part of the interview process for a Public Service Manager position at RPL, candidates are asked to do a presentation on “The Future of Public Libraries” to some of the librarians already working in the organization. I was able to attend one such presentation today and since we had a few minutes after the […]

Posted 22 October 2014 § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § Randomness § Sad § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,