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2014 End of Year Memes: Union Activist Achievement Unlocked, Spirit of the West Rediscovered, RV Camper Purchased

1. What did you do this year that you’d never done before? I joined the bargaining committee for CUPE Local 1594 at my library. I wasn’t sure what to expect but it was a really interesting experience – getting insight into how both the union and management approach various issues in the workplace as well […]

¶ Posted 31 December 2014 § Meme § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “Do what you wanna do”

Not sure why I’d post this when 90% is music I don’t know or listen to. Oh well, still interesting as a snapshot of a moment in time… “United States of Pop 2014 Mashup (Do What You Wanna Do)” – DJ Earworm

¶ Posted 29 December 2014 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Friday Fun Link – 10 Random Thoughts About Christmas This Year

At our house, Santa doesn’t wrap the presents. This provides a few main advantages – makes things quicker to get set-up if you haven’t pre-wrapped the gifts, prevents awkward “Why does Santa use the same wrapping paper as mommy and daddy?” questions, and allows the kids to get an immediate jolt when they first glimpse […]

¶ Posted 26 December 2014 § Family § FridayFunLink § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Randomness § Sasha § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday

The True Meaning of Christmas That Everyone Forgets

Someone on my Facebook posted a rather profound article about how the arguments between “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” are misguided. The article points out the fact that our Christmas traditions have well-documented roots back to a pagan time, long ago, when people came together for a festival during the longest night of the year […]

¶ Posted 25 December 2014 § Family § MemoryLane § Sad § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, holiday, philosophy

Christmas Eve Closing Hours for Canadian Public Libraries

Earlier this fall, I had occasion to do some research on the Christmas Eve closing hours of various Canadian public libraries. (Not all libraries post their Christmas Eve hours since it’s not a full “Closed Day” in most places, only a partial day so I was thankful for those that did provide this information. […]

¶ Posted 24 December 2014 § Library § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, orgdevl

“What If: Serious Scientific Answers to Ridiculous Hypothetical Questions”

¶ Posted 23 December 2014 § Internet § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, science

Music Monday – “They’re singing deck the halls/But it’s not like Christmas at all/I remember when you were here/All the fun we had last year”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, noted curmudgeonly TV host, David Letterman hates Christmas music. But each year, he makes an exception for Darlene Love’s version of “It’s Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)” which he featured on his talk show with a four piece backing band in his earliest years… …and which has grown over the years to a […]

¶ Posted 22 December 2014 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, music, television

Dear Santa…

¶ Posted 22 December 2014 § Humour § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – She Really Likes Cookies

I wouldn’t recommend letting kids play around the stove normally. But it was pretty cute when Shea turned the oven light on to show Sasha the baking cookies and Sasha spontaneously kissed the glass!