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Monthly Archives September 2007

Random Cool Live Music Clips (and a New Book Festival in Brandon)

Mark P. has collected a random assortment of YouTube clips for one of his recent blog posts which features some great live performances.  I'd seen the one with the British cell phone salesman singing opera before and it's definitely worth checking out (although admittedly, the editing goes a long way to increasing the impact – […]

Posted 30 September 2007 § Main Page § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Bloglines Sucks

I mentioned in an earlier post that Bloglines isn't reading the RSS feed for this blog for some reason (and hasn't for some time apparently.)  I sent them a complaint and they basically said “we're working on it”.  A couple  readers also sent in complaints to Bloglines with no results.  No other news but I […]

Posted 29 September 2007 § Blog § Main Page ‡ Comments (7) °

Friday Fun Link – (I Want To Be A) Librarian (Sept 28, 2007)

Posted 29 September 2007 § FridayFunLink § Library § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Libraries gave us power/Then work came and made us free…

This is a wicked version of an awesome song (even the drunk guys singing in the audience don't ruin it – actually, they sort of add to the anthemic feel.)  And I never really caught the power of James Dean Bradfield's voice until hearing him do acoustic versions of some Manic songs.  (Thanks intrawebs!)

Posted 27 September 2007 § Library § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

2007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere

An annual survey provides a snapshot of the world of library bloggers.  I don't think I filled this out when the call for responses went out so here are my responses:1. Male2. 31-40 years old3. Western Canada  (survey methodology – she lists “Eastern, Western and Middle of” as choices for Canada.  I know there are […]

Posted 26 September 2007 § Blog § Library § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (1) °

Who You Calling A Blockhead?

My brother-in-law and his girlfriend are expecting their first child later this year.  So tonight, they got a new digital camera as a baby gift from his parents.  Here's a sample:

Posted 25 September 2007 § Baby § Main Page § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

Some Thoughts on the Four Day Work Week

A few recent conversations and readings have swirled together to make me want to write about the four day work week.  I should mention off the bat that I was very fortunate when I worked for the Saskatchewan Publishers Group to be on a four-day schedule (all three employees in the organization were) so these […]

Posted 24 September 2007 § Jobs § Library § Main Page § Politics § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Internet Use in Small Town and Rural Canada

Despite the potential of the Internet as a tool to overcome distance, living in rural and small town Canada continues to be a factor associated with lower rates of Internet use, according to a new study released today in the Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin. The study, which uses data from the Canadian […]

Posted 23 September 2007 § Internet § Library § Main Page § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Seven Most Scandalous Wikipedia Edits (Sept 21, 2007)

I did an earlier post about the guy who designed a program to link IP addresses to Wikipedia edits. This has led to all kinds of discoveries of spin, manipulation and outright lies being planted by individuals and organizations who want to harm others or clean up their own image. Now a blogger has compiled […]

Posted 22 September 2007 § Censorship § Internet § Main Page § Politics ‡ Comments (0) °

This Blog Is Now Officially Worth The Same In USD as CND Dollars

The Canadian dollar hit parity with the US dollar for the first time in thirty-odd years today due to a combination of a booming natural resources sector in Canada and the US having a fuckwit for a President a lagging US economy full of government deficit spending, sub-prime mortgages crashing, a never-ending war, massive trade […]

Posted 21 September 2007 § Main Page § Politics § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (8) ° Tagged: