Year: 2010

Music Monday – "Looked up to the Lord above and said 'Hey man, thanks!'"

I remember watching this performance live when it was first broadcast – I think on MuchMusic back in the day.  At the time the song “Nautical Disaster” hadn't

Saturday Snap – Bell Farm Round Barn Grand Opening

Went to my hometown this weekend for the grand re-opening of the historic Bell Farm Round Barn , a reconstruction of the original building which had been near

Friday Fun Link – Best of Bookstore Bingo: 13 Most Ridiculous Things Overheard in Bookstores (July 23, 2010)

Bookstore Bingo is apparently a new trend on Twitter where people post some of the silliest things they overhear at bookstores (and libraries?)  HuffPost has collected some of

Libraries Are The Next Big Pop-Culture Wave

I agree with this article that a public library is a perfect setting for an ensemble TV dramedy or a reality show.  (And in the comments, someone says

List of Social Networking Sites

How many do you belong to?  A quick count indicates I'm probably on about twenty of them and maybe active on ten of those or so.  There are

Vote for My Hometown to Win a $25 000 Sports Upgrade Courtesy Kraft & TSN

My hometown of Indian Head is one of two Saskatchewan finalists for a $25 000 make-over courtesy Kraft & TSN.  You can vote for Indian Head today until

Music Monday – "We could live/For a thousand years/But if I hurt you/I'd make wine from your tears"

Beck apparently gets together with a group of musicians regularly.  They record a cover of an entire album in a single day then release the results.  Here's their

Happy Birthday To Me!

It's my dyslexic birthday today (I was born in '73 and am turning 37) and I know they didn't do it for me but what a great gift

Saturday Snap – Unfortunate DVD Case of the Week

I know its juvenile but given how he died, you have to admit that this DVD case for a David Carradine Tai Chi workout has some unfortunate text

Friday Fun Link – IWriteLike.me (July 15, 2010)

A new site called IWriteLike.Me claims to analyse your writing and tell you which author's style you most resemble.  I tried it with a couple recent blog posts

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