Year: 2007

Popular Book Spoiled

I just came across this image of one of the world's most popular (and longest) books where the main character's fate is being hotly debated today.  Does he

Reconstruction Site – The Weakerthans

This song's been going through my head a lot since Pace was born: And I'm broke, like a bad joke Somebody's uncle told at a wedding reception in

Friday Fun Link – Harry Potter and the Death of Reading (July 20, 2007)

“In 1994, over 70 percent of total fiction sales were accounted for by a mere five authors.” Just in time for the biggest book release in the history

My Birthday By The Numbers

34 – age I turned today 25 – age someone recently told me I was really at 4 – Number of gifts Pace got from Shea today 2

Photo Update

I have absolutely nothing to say right now so instead, will point you to Flickr where Shea has uploaded a few more photos of the Pace-man. The realisation

The Open Library: Wikipedia meets Amazon?

“Imagine a library that collected all the world’s information about all the world’s books and made it available for everyone to view and update. We’re building that library.”(via

From Stacks To Snacks and Books to Beers – A Friday Gathering

You are invited to A Post-Work Gathering For Regina and Area LibrariansFriday, July 20, 2007 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm To be held at Cathedral Village Free

Canadian Nurses Can See "SiCKO" for free this week

MICHAEL MOORE OFFERS TO REIMBURSE THE UNITED NURSES OF ALBERTA FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF HIS HIGHLY ACCLAIMED FILM SiCKO CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR APPLAUDS MICHAEL MOORE'S ACTION AND OFFERS FREE

When Did Facebook Replace E-mail?

Okay, we're not quite there yet (or you aren't if you're my age – I suspect 18-24 year olds are) but it feels like we're heading in that

Friday Fun Link – If Public Libraries Didn't Exist, Could You Start One Today? (July 13, 2007)

The author of the popular Freakonomics book looks at the question, “If public libraries didn’t exist, could you start one today?” “But here’s the point I’m (finally) getting

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