Is Thanksgiving just about turkey and a quick survey of what you're personally thankful for at your household? A group of national organizations are trying to get people to look outward on this upcoming holiday. “Thanks and Giving” is a new initiative of CanadaHelps.org, Imagine Canada and MacLean's magazine. “While family and friends are gathering […]
I'm writing this on October 9 but dating it as October 8 as I meant to write yesterday about my one month anniversary at RPL. So far, the first month is a blur but I'm enjoying it immensely – from the work I've been able to do to my co-workers to just learning about the […]
…I bumped into my Director and Deputy Director at the Ottawa Airport and was like “So, you're on the 6:45pm flight too?” “No, 7pm” was the reply. We quickly realised the slight difference was because they were flying Air Canada and I was flying WestJet. “Oh, you'll beat us by 15 minutes then!” they joked. […]
All the problems are solved. All the jobs will be filled. All other meetings have been canceled.The crust has been browned. You can sell library cards if they're made of art.MLIS education has been called “rinky dink”.The revolving restaurant that spun us past Parliament Hill at lunch was nice.Lunch was like looking into the future.Have […]
[Barb pointed out in the comments here that you have to fill out your name, e-mail address and web site as required fields otherwise you may lose your comment when you click 'submit' on that blog. I didn't realise this and apologise to anyone who may have lost their comment. If you don't want to […]
What am I going to do for blog content when the US election is over?The Candidates as TrainsThe Candidates In A WordPalin’s Facebook PageSarah Palin’s Debate FlowchartJoe Biden Debate TrainingSarah Palin Interview Response Generator Homer Tries To Vote for Obama
…means that they can get you an early check-in as soon as you walk up the street from your old, cheap crappy hotel. Of course, the downside is that, unlike your crappy $90 Econolodge hotel which at least has free in-room wireless, even if you have to fight to get it working, your $200/night downtown […]
I'm sitting in a motel room in downtown Ottawa, having arrived safe and sound earlier today. Here's some random thoughts on my trip so far…– my absolute favourite part of flying is take-off and landing during that brief window of time when you're able to see the city you're at from above with everything below […]
Mine was “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce. What's yours?
