Year: 2008

20 Things Librarians Wish Patrons Knew

This article encompasses two of my previous favoured subjects – libraries and lists – that you don't see on this blog quite as often as you used to.(via

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

It's exactly one month to Christmas and if you're still looking for a unique gift for someone that perhaps better captures the spirit of Christmas than socks or

Music Monday – "Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking/When I hear the silly things you say"

Elvis Costello injects a cover of Elvis Presley into his set at Glastonbury making this a double dose of each of the two Elvis's best songs…

Pace's First Time Skating

I read an article this weekend which stated that YouTube gets 10 hours of new video uploaded to it…per minute! I'm proud to do my part – here

Maybe Saskatchewan's (Dairy Cows Are) On To Something After All

Saskatchewan is the only province in Canada that doesn't observe daylight saving time and the commonly accepted wisdom here is that the reason for this decision has to

Friday Fun Link – First Annual Head Tale Xmas Used Book Exchange (Nov 21, 2008)

I found the Secret Santa site, Elfster, via MetaFilter and thought I'd give it a shot on this blog.  Odds are, if you're reading this blog, you're a

YouTube Surpasses Yahoo! As The Second Most Popular Search Engine – Is YouTube the Next Google?

In library school, we learned that young people today have become visual learners (to the point that their brain patterns are physically different than people in previous generations!) 

The Monty Python Channel on YouTube

This is pretty funny and also somewhat groundbreaking.  (I'm sure some other entertainment entity has put everything they own the rights to up on YouTube by now, haven't

Ask MetaFilter Does HR

AskMetaFilter has a few interesting threads on HR.  Choice quote: “Just my two cents, but I think there are always open HR positions because HR people are batshit

Music Monday – "So if you go away/I know that I will follow"

I tried to think of the most embarrassing song I liked in high school.  This is what I came up with.  (God, I loved this song!)

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