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Monthly Archives March 2009

Ryan Meili and Dwain Lingenfelter Facebook Face-off (aka I Have Too Much Time On My Hands)

When I first started looking into the NDP leadership race, I went to the now obligatory Facebook fan pages of each of the four leadership candidates.  I was a bit shocked to see that Dwain Lingenfelter had almost twice the number of supporters that Ryan Meili had – even though Meili was the much younger […]

Posted 23 March 2009 § Internet § Main Page § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged:

The Next Tommy Douglas? Why I'm Supporting Ryan Meili For Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

As you may know, former Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert is retiring from politics and a race for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP is currently underway. When the first few candidates declared, I didn’t see anything that seemed different than what you’d expect – a former Deputy Premier, a current MLA, a young man involved […]

Posted 22 March 2009 § Main Page § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – The Very Happy Googlepillar? (Mar 20, 2009)

I knew taking a blog-holiday to go to Vegas could be a bad idea.  I haven't posted for the last couple days which is a gap that I've only had a few times in the history of this blog – even if I miss the odd day, I very rarely miss two in a row.  […]

Posted 20 March 2009 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

What is the Most Common Question Library Users Ask?

I even knew the answer – “where's the bathroom?” wins in a landslide! (via AskMetafilter)

Posted 18 March 2009 § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "Fill my heart with song/Let me sing for ever more/You are all I long for/All I worship and adore" March 16, 2009

The week before we left for Vegas I posted Elvis as my Music Monday clip.  So now that we're back, I thought I'd close with another Vegas icon…  (and speaking of The King, a note to self: do not include the joking phrase “Going to Las Vegas for an Elvis Convention” in your e-mail auto-reply […]

Posted 17 March 2009 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Vegas Photos Are Up!

Although I have to admit that I didn't take nearly as many as I normally would – both because I often find that having a lens to your eye all the time removes you from the experience and also because, frankly, you can go to Flickr and find photos of anything we visited – the […]

Posted 16 March 2009 § Main Page § Photo § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

Five Things I Wanted To Do In Vegas That I Never Got Around To

1. Visit one of their local libraries.  2. Take in a second show besides “Love” (Penn & Teller would've been awesome as would have any of the other Cirque shows)3. Eat at In 'n' Out Burger – a no-frills California chain that's sort of like McDonald's but with high-quality, healthy ingredients.  4. Put $10 on […]

Posted 15 March 2009 § List § Main Page § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – "You Always Double Down on 11" (March 14, 2009)

Apparently they had cameras following me around in Vegas.  Here's a clip from the upcoming documentary…

Posted 14 March 2009 § FridayFunLink § Main Page § PopCulture § Travel § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Live From Las Vegas, It's…A Quick Summary of My Trip To Vegas

Sitting in McCarran airport in Vegas just waiting for our flight departure.  After a couple *really* close calls on the way down – both in Regina (long security line-up) and Calgary (half-hour delay leaving Regina due to aforementioned long security lines meant we had half an hour to sprint through Calgary airport, clear customs, find […]

Posted 13 March 2009 § Main Page § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Are You A Degree Snob? (March 6, 2009)

I'm not sure where I first heard the term “degree snob” but it was most memorably put to me in reference to a professional librarian who would literally not lower themself to speak to non-professional staff if it could be helped!   With that as a jumping off point (and based on some of my […]

Posted 06 March 2009 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § Main Page ‡ Comments (6) °