Pace likes to watch non-stop YouTube clips about video games – Minecraft, Halo, etc. etc. and it’s not really my thing. So the other night, looking for some common ground when we decided to watch some YouTube together, he suggested “Science Videos” (cool that he thinks of that as a place where we connect!) Anyhow, […]
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Saturday Snap – Pace Thinks I’m Number One
Unfortunately…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Sometimes We Think Toddler Sasha Is A Handful Compared To Her Brother…
Isn’t it funny how memory works?
Powerful Reddit Thread Reveals How Poor Get By In America
The Washington Post picked up a recent Reddit thread which asked what do insanely poor people buy that ordinary people know nothing about? Absolutely heartbreaking stories.
Music Monday – “Da roof/Da roof/Da roof is on fire”
When Shea and I went on our first all-inclusive vacation to Mazatlan in February 2000, this was one of the songs we heard blaring from the poolside speakers constantly and which will forever be associated with hot holidays in my mind for that reason… “Follow The Leader” – Soca Boys
Some Resonant, Relevant Quotes on Free Speech and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre From The #MetaFilter Thread #jesuischarlie
So I wrote about the Charlie Hebdo massacre in a rather rambling manner the other day. I’m still thinking about what happened a lot – the conflict between unrestrained freedom of speech defenders (here!) and a sort of “Can’t we all get along/be kind and non-offensive to everyone” reaction which I have some sympathy to but […]
Friday Fun Link – Explain The Events of Star Wars IV-VI Like You Are A Heavily-Biased Imperial History Textbook
This is pretty funny stuff… The Emperor’s most trusted lieutenant and advisor, Darth Vader, was seen as an imposing and frightening figure to those who did not know him. This was because Vader, a veteran of the Clone Wars, had been injured in battle, and required a full-body suit to sustain him. The suit was […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls (Summer 2006)
Shea and I got to Niagara Falls a couple times during the year I spent in Ontario completing my MLIS. This was during our summer visit…