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Monthly Archives August 2016

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Niagara Falls Barrier Coated In Ice (February 2006)

Soon after Shea came to join me in London when I started my Masters degree in January 2006, we rented a car and like the good tourists we were, headed for Niagara Falls. Going to the falls in mid-winter seems strange but someone (a classmate?) had tipped us off that they’re actually really beautiful in […]

¶ Posted 11 August 2016 § Canada § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ontario

The First Cyber Security Election?

Most recent US Presidential elections get tagged as the first “something” – the first TV election, the first Internet election, etc. I think it’s pretty clear that 2016 is the first Cyber-Security election… Early in the campaign, Bernie Sanders’ staff accessed a Democratic National Committee database containing info about the Clinton campaign via a security hole in […]

¶ Posted 10 August 2016 § Censorship § Internet § News § Politics § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: history, twitter

Read Books, Live Longer?

Even after controlling for other factors that may mean some people are more likely to read than others (education, gender, age, etc.), a recent study shows that people who read more are more likely to live longer… Compared with those who did not read books, those who read for up to three and a half […]

¶ Posted 09 August 2016 § Library § News § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics, education

Music Monday – “Where have all my friends gone?/They’ve all disappeared/Turned around maybe one day/You’re all that was there.”

I’ve heard this song before but after hearing it on a random Americana playlist last Friday and suddenly I can’t get it out of my head… “Blue” – The Jayhawks

¶ Posted 08 August 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Some Random Thoughts on Don McMorris’ Resignation #skpoli

Here’s a few random thoughts on yesterday’s resignation (from Cabinet but not as a sitting MLA) of Don McMorris, who was Saskatchewan’s Deputy Premier and (ironically) Minister Responsible for Sask Government Insurance (SGI) and Sask Liquor & Gaming Authority (SLGA). McMorris was apparently caught on his way back to Regina from Fort Qu’Appelle so unfortunately, it’s not […]

¶ Posted 07 August 2016 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, health, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – The World Wide Web is 25 Years Old, Here Are The 25 Funniest Things To Ever Happen Online

I can’t decide if I should feel special or like a giant nerd that I remember seeing most of these when they went viral.

¶ Posted 05 August 2016 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Three Obituaries

Usually Throwback Thursday is for a photo from the old days but I’ve got a collection of obituaries I’ve come across recently that I thought I’d discuss instead since all three send me down memory lane in different ways… Author, publisher, businessman and activist, Mel Hurtig, passed away yesterday. I never got to meet him […]

¶ Posted 04 August 2016 § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: alberta, book, education, health, television

Ten Reasons Our Recent Camping Trip Was Perhaps Our Best Ever

We’re back from a week and a half of camping – one week at Greenwater Provincial Park and then, after a quick night in Regina, another few days at Shea’s parents’ seasonal site in Weyburn. Both parts were great but Shea and I agreed that the week in Greenwater was maybe our best camping trip […]