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Monthly Archives May 2015

You Can’t Defend Public Libraries and Oppose File Sharing

Libraries and file-sharing do not differ in principle. The purpose of libraries was – is – to make culture and knowledge available to as many as possible, as efficiently as possible, for free – simply because of the greater socioeconomic benefit of an educated and cultural populace. How is this not file-sharing? Great article that […]

The Second Job You Don’t Know You Have: How Self-Checkouts, ATMs and Airport Check-Ins are Changing Our Economy

Shadow work [is] all the unpaid jobs we do on behalf of businesses and organizations: We are pumping our own gas, scanning our own groceries, booking our travel and busing our tables at Starbucks. Shadow work is a new concept, so as yet, no one has compiled economic data on how many jobs we, the […]

¶ Posted 20 May 2015 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics

Happy 8th Birthday Pace!

You rock!!!

¶ Posted 19 May 2015 § Pace ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday

Music Monday – “Take one last look/At the place you are leaving”

Tom Waits with a song that’s a perfect tribute as David Letterman heads towards his final show this Wednesday. Also from Rolling Stone… Top Ten Profound Letterman Moments Six Iconic Letterman Interviews Top Ten Repeat Guests on Letterman Highlight From Each Year of Letterman’s Run …and How David Letterman Reinvented TV. “Take One Last Look” […]

¶ Posted 18 May 2015 § List § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, television

Norm MacDonald Gets Emotional During Final Stand-Up Set On Late Night with David Letterman

David Letterman’s final show is this Wednesday and he’s been having a farewell run of top-notch and personal favourite guests all of whom are paying tribute to Letterman’s innovation and influence (and I definitely don’t disagree – how radical was David Letterman when he first started?) Anyhow, Norm MacDonald’s comments after his stand-up set the […]

¶ Posted 17 May 2015 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: television

Saturday Snap – Big Sunglasses

¶ Posted 16 May 2015 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Is The Joker A Better Vigilante Than Batman?

I love any alternate take on well-known pop culture narratives.

¶ Posted 15 May 2015 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) °

21 Surprising Stats About The Stuff We Own

After Pace’s birthday party tonight, you can add about a dozen more to that stat about how many toys the average kid owns. 🙁

¶ Posted 14 May 2015 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) °

#Flames Final Injury Report

All teams have players playing through injury in the Stanley Cup Finals but it’s also fascinating/frightening to hear the exact nature of the injuries once a team is eliminated. This year’s Flames were no exception.

¶ Posted 13 May 2015 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, hockey

Litany of Lies: A Third Grader’s Reading Log Exposed!

I often feel guilty that Shea and I don’t do a better job of keeping up Pace’s reading log but after doing a few “I’m a librarian. I can confirm he’s reading all the time. We’re good.”-type entries at the start of the year, we’ve slipped off completely. At least that means we won’t get any notes […]