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Monthly Archives August 2008

Rural Saskatchewan Library Director Sentenced to Two Years for Nearly $1 million in Fraud at Library

A Saskatchewan library director who defrauded his system of half a million dollars (and possibly as much as one million dollars though that wasn't proven) over a period of fourteen years via orders to a false US-based publisher that he'd set up himself was sentenced earlier this week to two years in prison less a […]

Posted 30 August 2008 § Library § Main Page § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

McCain Picks Sexy Librarian For VP Slot

(And yes, I'm cribbing that joke directly from Stephen Colbert)

Posted 30 August 2008 § Humour § Main Page § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – 29 Apps for Students and White Collar Workers (Aug 29, 2008)

29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers – lots of cool sites here, many of which I'd never seen before.In other news, I had a surreal moment today: I was at a branch near my house today and got talking to a clerk.  When I mentioned my new position with RPL, she said […]

Posted 30 August 2008 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Thank-you Grandpa and Grandma!

Today is my last day at work and it's hard to believe how fast the last year and a half has gone! When we were debating which job I should take back in the spring of 2007, this job in Weyburn seemed to make the most sense in so many ways.  But one question lingered […]

Posted 28 August 2008 § Baby § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Dennis Kucinich at the DNC

I've always liked Kucinich and his speech last night at the DNC only reinforced this – watch how he brings the afternoon crowd to life.Maybe the Democrats nominated the wrong person for President?

Posted 27 August 2008 § Main Page § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

I'm Going Home

The announcement went out to the staff at Regina Public Library today so I can now officially talk about my new job.  I have accepted a position as RPL's Organization Development Specialist!  “As a what???  I never took a class on that in library school,” I hear you saying and I have to admit, I […]

Posted 27 August 2008 § Jobs § Library § Main Page § Work ‡ Comments (12) °

I Have A Job

Well, having managed to convince myself that I would likely be sitting on EI for a month or two this fall waiting for some pending jobs to be posted, there was a small flurry of Regina-based library jobs posted in the last month.  I went for three interviews early last week, had two offers by […]

Posted 25 August 2008 § Jobs § Library § Main Page § Work ‡ Comments (4) °

101 Reasons To Breastfeed Your Child

Guest editors Shea and Pace have submitted this link for your consideration:  101 Reasons To Breastfeed Your Baby

Posted 25 August 2008 § Baby § List § Main Page § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

How I Found Out Who Obama's VP Pick Is

Last night, various Reddit users posted links to stories from ABC and other news outlets reporting that the Secret Service had been dispatched to the home of Senator Joe Biden.  That wasn't a 100% slam dunk but a pretty good indication of the pending announcement, which Obama's campaign had otherwise managed to keep in great […]

Posted 23 August 2008 § Internet § Main Page § Politics ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Spreeder – Online Speed Reading Application (Aug 22, 2008)

In undergrad, I went to a speed reading seminar put on by the Psych Students Association.  Basically, the instructor said that if you just kept training yourself to read more and more “parts” at a time – words then phrases then sentences then paragraphs then pages, you'd be able to speed read books and other […]

Posted 23 August 2008 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: