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Monthly Archives December 2008

Music Monday – "I can't wake up from a dream/When the dream is real…these broken fingers."

Sam Baker tells a true story preceding this live performance that sets the scene for one of the most emotional songs you might ever here (worth reading the link I provided for the full backstory before watching the clip as well): 

Posted 09 December 2008 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

RPL Kids' Christmas Party

Shea, Pace and I went to our staff Kids' Christmas party today which included a puppet show, juice & cookies and a visit from a somewhat scary old guy in a red suit.  Good times!

Posted 08 December 2008 § Main Page § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) °

Five Things I Learned at the Indian Head Esso

I’ve had six “real” jobs in my life:1. Gas jockey at the local gas station throughout high school2. Door-to-door salesman for a rural cable TV company throughout my undergrad years (not nearly as bad as it sounds and in fact, one of my favourite jobs of all-time)3. Marketing & Technology Officer at the Saskatchewan Publishers […]

Posted 06 December 2008 § Main Page § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Christmas Gifts: Some (Select) Religious Perspectives (December 5, 2008)

It's probably not a surprise to anyone who has read this blog for any length of time that I'm an atheist. But I have recently come across a couple items that take people to task for their Christmas extravagances from a religious perspective which I thought were worth sharing.The idea for a One Hundred Dollar Holiday […]

Posted 06 December 2008 § FridayFunLink § Main Page § Xmas ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Second Day in a Row I Can't Think of Anything To Write About…

…and it's not Music Monday yet but here's a video to help you deal with the lack of originality of any type on this blog lately.  One of the most original, innovative songs of all-time in my most humble opinion.

Posted 05 December 2008 § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Online Public Domain Children's Literature

“The Baldwin Project seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. This includes all works first published before 1923.”Many of the texts include illustrations from the original book, such […]

Posted 03 December 2008 § Internet § Library § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – "Oh, the year was 1778/How I Wish I Were in Sherbrooke Now"

One of Canada's unofficial national anthems (although probably not the one that immediately comes to mind when I say that) got a recent plug on MetaFilter which led to a very interesting line-by-line analysis of the song and a great video clip as well…

Posted 02 December 2008 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (2) °

Finding New Books

A couple sites I've come across to help if you're selecting titles for your public library…The Early Word blog is awesome for not only listing what the new books are but doing a bit of analysis of why they're gaining in popularity and taking a look at whether they're being held in various libraries.  ReadersAdvice […]

Posted 01 December 2008 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: