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Monthly Archives March 2008

Extremely Effective Ad – "Do The Test"

DOTHETESTI got the count right but missed the point of the thing – watch it and you'll see what I mean.(via Reddit)

Posted 12 March 2008 § Main Page § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

2008 Head Tale Blog Survey

I did a blog survey last year which was very informative about who's reading my blog, how they get here and how often they visit, what they like once they get here and what they'd like to see more of.  For that reason, I've decided to repeat the survey again this year.  I thank-you in […]

Posted 12 March 2008 § Blog § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Flow Chart of a "Choose Your Own Adventure" Novel

God, I loved these books as a kid!

Posted 11 March 2008 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

CLA's 2nd Annual Survey of Challenged Materials in Canadian Libraries

Continuing yesterday's trend of posting items long after their “best before” date, here's a press release from the Canadian Library Association  summarizing their second annual survey of challenges to materials in Canadian libraries.Oliver Twist, The Golden Compass and Rolling Stone magazine were among the library materials challenged by Canadian library users in 2007, according to […]

Posted 10 March 2008 § Censorship § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Top Ten Grammar Myths

Did you know that March 4 is apparently National Grammar Day?  Neither did I which is why this post is coming on March 9.In honour of this obscure but auspicious occasion, here's a list of the   Top Ten Grammar Myths.10. A run-on sentence is a really long sentence. 9. You shouldn't start a sentence with […]

Posted 09 March 2008 § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Typing Speed Test (March 7, 2008)

It threw me a bit to be typing a random list of common English words rather than the more usual sentences and paragraphs but I did okay on this site's typing test – one of many available online.  When I've done other typing tests, both online and in the real world, I get anywhere from […]

Posted 07 March 2008 § FridayFunLink § Main Page § Meme § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

sPace-man

Here's a recent clip of Pace…

Posted 07 March 2008 § Baby § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Obama: Politics 2.0

I've been reading a lot about the race for the Democratic nomination in the US between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. This article from the New York Times caught my eye for doing a particularly good job of capturing the essence of the differences between their campaigns – Clinton, a baby boomer, is part of […]

Posted 06 March 2008 § Main Page § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

I Do…Have Soaked Feet! (Happy Fifth Anniversary, Shea!)

Hard to believe it's been five years…where does the time go?

Posted 06 March 2008 § Main Page § Photo § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °

What level of education is required to read this blog?

(via Ceci N'est Pas Un Blog – Emily wasn't sure how she felt about getting that same “high school” rating for her blog.  I'm just happy I didn't get “remedial junior high” )

Posted 05 March 2008 § Humour § Main Page § Meme ‡ Comments (6) °