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Monthly Archives May 2007

Pace's Nickname

My dad was testing out the baby's name at lunch today and inadvertently came up with a nice nickname for the new guy (although it's still tough for all of us to stop calling him “Oscar”.) I'd being using “Pacer” as the somewhat obvious derivative “Pacey” doesn't do it for me. But dad was playing […]

¶ Posted 20 May 2007 § Baby § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Oscar Is Here…

…and his name is “Pace Owen Hammond” (Pace being the Middle English word for “Peace” and Owen just being a name we liked.) Pace was born on May 19, 2007 at 12:33am at the Regina General Hospital. He weighed 6lbs 6ozs and was 18 1/2 inches long. The Apgar tests of his reflexes, awareness, etc. […]

¶ Posted 20 May 2007 § Baby § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (21) °

"When everything is available online, why come to the library at all?"

This is a 7 minute video from the Aarhus Public Library in Denmark. It looks at what the future library may look like. (via ALA Direct newsletter. More info at: It's All Good)

¶ Posted 17 May 2007 § Library § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Mr. Mom

¶ Posted 16 May 2007 § Baby § Main Page § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

How I Got Into Hawksley Workman

Someone on the Hawksley Workman “Papershoes” message board re-posted a review of the Hawksley Workman concert we went to in London last May. Because I’m not a regular contributing member there, I think some of the commenters who had the impression I was a new Hawksley fan attending my first concert of his for some […]

¶ Posted 15 May 2007 § Canada § Main Page § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: music, ontario

Happy Mother's Day – To Shea, From Jason (and Oscar too!)

¶ Posted 13 May 2007 § Baby § Main Page § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (6) °

Dude, What if the Universe Was a Molecule in Another Massive Mega-Verse?

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¶ Posted 13 May 2007 § Main Page § Photo § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: philosophy

Friday Fun Link – The Hollywood Librarian: A Documentary (May 11, 2007)

“Ann Seidl’s full-length feature documentary, The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians on Film, will premiere at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 22. The film shows the realities of 21st-century librarianship, including stereotyping, censorship and intellectual freedom, and the impact of librarians on society.” How good does this film look? Wow. […]