Monthly Archives June 2011

Friday Fun Link – Barley Buddy

Now this is social media I can get behind – tell the site which beers you prefer and it will make recommendations for your next brew!

Why Is U2 So Popular?

An answer to the question of why U2 is so popular on Quora becomes a beautiful evisceration of the typical U2 fan. (In the interest of full disclosure, this article hits home at least a little bit as I consider myself a fan as well – mostly of U2’s music, not so much of Bono.) […]

Wisdom Wednesday – Librarians Are Pushers & Hookers

I recently did a post about speakers I’ve seen at various conferences and elsewhere.  In the post, I said it was the work version of another list I’d done about a more personal subject – a list of bands I’ve seen. But I think the reality is that the list was inspired by something else. […]

In A Reverse of the Ongoing Move Towards Digitization of Books…

…the Internet Archive has announced a project to create an archive of one (physical) copy of every single book ever published.

Music Monday – “You’ll bring your overhead projector/To demonstrate where we’d go wrong/You’ll chart our every flaw/Shone ten times tall on the bedroom wall”

I’ve already detailed my love for The Submarines many times on this blog and the band’s new album doesn’t disappoint…

“…a gateway to a better and happier and more useful life.”

When it opened in 1971, nearly 100 authors (including one of my faves) sent letters of congratulations to the new Troy, Michigan public library. The Troy public library, ranked as the 10th best library in the entire US for its population category, will be closing its doors in July 2011.

Saturday Snap – Capoeira

Mosaic is a long-standing multicultural festival in Regina which is an highlight for many in the city. For $14 (the current price though I remember when it cost half that! </oldman>), you get a passport that allows you entry into numerous pavilions located in curling rinks and community halls around the city (plus free bus […]

Friday Fun Link – Tout Hits the Big Time

Back in late April (two months ago in normal human time but eons in Internet time), I wrote about Tout, a new web video service that’s like a combo of Twitter and YouTube. Well, because, I don’t get many opportunities to toot (tout) my own horn for being not only on the ball but ahead […]

Speakers I’ve Seen

I recently did a post about bands I’ve seen so I thought this might be the work-equivalent of that list from my personal life. I’m focusing on speakers I saw as stand-alones or as keynotes at conferences, not every single person I’ve ever seen do a session which would be a very very long list. […]

Random Thoughts From WILU Day One

I’m at the Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) conference in Regina from today until Friday. Here are a few random thoughts from my first day… – it’s always enjoyable to attend a conference in a different city – staying in a hotel, eating meals in cool restaurants, checking out the attractions of a […]