I had a meeting in Regina this morning so took the rest of the afternoon off to do various “only doable during a weekday” errands in the city. One of the things we did which isn't necessarily a weekday-only activity was to stop at the Cornwall Centre which is Regina's downtown shopping mall.During the course […]
Before stuffing ourselves with turkey yesterday, Shea, Pace, my parents and I took a drive to Katepwa Lake which is about fifteen minutes north of my hometown of Indian Head. I've probably mentioned before that our family has a farm on the edge of the Qu'Appelle Valley and my dad had told me that a […]
I'm still in a turkey coma so I'm calling a “choose your own” Head Tale post of the day. If you haven't noticed, the sad reality is that 90% of the content on this site basically comes from my visits to three sites: Reddit, MetaFilter or TechCrunch (the other 10% comes from treating Pace like […]
Yet another reason that our son will be seeking psychotherapy in about twenty years…On a completely unrelated note, I'm bringing back “Classmate of the Day” except, since I've now convocated, I'm calling it “Colleague of the Day” and it will probably be a less of a regular feature then the former iteration was. But anyhow, […]
Wikirage gives you a snapshot of which Wikipedia articles have had the most edits during a certain timeframe – a very useful way to see what’s happening in the world and on people’s minds (well, what’s on the minds of people who take the time to edit Wikipedia that is. So expect lots of pop […]
The Calgary Flames start their season tonight. Pace is wearing an orange off-red outfit in this picture but I'm sure his loyalties are clear. My predictions for the final this year are Flames over Tampa Bay in a re-match of 2004 with the right team winning this time. Pace is picking the Ducks repeating as […]
Reading History Backwards – a blogger decides to read history, one year at a time, starting with the current year and working his way back by reading the one defining book of each year's major news event. This column covers the 1990's. Books Toolbox – 50+ great sites for book lovers Top 10 Wikipedia Tricks
A quantitative look at the Top 25 Library Bloggers provides some obvious ones, some new ones to check out and one massive glaring omission! (via the ALA's “American Libraries Direct” e-newsletter which is frankly one of the best e-newsletters I've seen in my life.) Also from the newsletter, I wants! [Edit: compare and contrast the […]
Other bands and artists have hinted at this model but nobody on the level of Radiohead has gone this far. Their new album, “In Rainbows” will be released on October 10 using a “Pay What You Want” model for those who download it digitally. Says one commentator on Reddit: “I can't stand Radiohead's music, but […]
Today marks the six month anniversary of me starting at Southeast Regional Library. It's hard to believe how time is flying – I think any job tends to go faster, the longer you're there and the more comfortable you get but this one, mixed with the new baby which also helps to make time pretty […]
