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Music Monday – “Say you got an “I”,”T” Followed by apostrophe “s”/Now what does that mean?/You would not use “it’s” in this case/As a possessive/It’s a contraction”

“Weird Al” Yankovic is pretty much the perfect musician for the Internet age – nerdy mash-up specialist who is no stranger to controversy. So the fact that his latest album has a song about Internet grammar is pretty much perfection (and guaranteed to go viral)… “Word Crimes” – “Weird Al” Yankovic

¶ Posted 21 July 2014 § Humour § Internet § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Saturday Snap – New Bunk Beds in Our Garage?

Grandpa Dennis built us some new shelving for our garage. Once we got it in place, Pace and his buddy from down the street, Jeffrey, decided that the shelves would actually work better as bunk beds. They even convinced Grandpa to try them out!

¶ Posted 19 July 2014 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, parents

A Fun Day at the Office

Usually it’s the Library Assistants who do this type of thing but today, I got to pitch in to play host to a visit from a school group. It was a great chance to exercise some “librarian muscles” I don’t get many opportunities to use and many of the things I learned in my Children’s Librarianship […]

¶ Posted 17 July 2014 § Library § LibrarySchool § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

Artistic Impressions

The branch I work at is the newest in the Regina Public Library system. Since it opened just about two years ago it has had the following two pieces of art hanging in the YA area… These pieces have provoked a mixed reaction to say the least. Some staff and patrons felt that these pieces […]

¶ Posted 16 July 2014 § Library § Photo § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (1) °

It’s Not Just the Numbers; It’s The Story Behind The Numbers

I find increasingly that I have a few standard lines that I repeat to myself as little koans of wisdom. One of these is “Don’t just look at the numbers; look to find the story behind the numbers.” This graphic, which is making the rounds on social media today, sums this idea up perfectly. A […]

¶ Posted 15 July 2014 § Library § Meme § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Music Monday – “Ouzo!”

I remember seeing the New Zealand band, Hobnail Boots (now known as “Hobnail“) when they played the Ness Creek Festival during a cross-Canada tour, maybe in the mid-1990’s? Funny how hearing the opening notes of this song immediately brought back great memories of their entire performance… “Ouzo” – Hobnail Boots

¶ Posted 14 July 2014 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, saskatchewan

How Fan Loyalty Changed Throughout the World Cup / World Cup Footballs Throughout History

Congrats Germany! A couple final World Cup links… How fan loyalty changed throughout the World Cup World Cup footballs throughout history A cool fan-made video does a great job of capturing what it’d be like to be there, taking in the World Cup festivities (although he seems overly taken with the “RAF from England shot […]