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Monthly Archives September 2016

North Korea Accidentally Makes Some of Its Restricted Web Sites Available Worldwide

In most professions, you try to learn all you can about a single area.  One of the coolest things about librarians/librarianship is that it’s a profession where you benefit from knowing a little bit about a lot of things. This story combines a few of my many varied interests – the Internet, North Korea, propaganda, international politics, […]

Posted 20 September 2016 § Censorship § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § News § Politics § Technology § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Polly wants a cracker/I think I should get off her first/I think she wants some water/To put out the blow torch”

Nirvana’s “Nevermind”, released on September 24, 1991, is 25 years old.  (I feel old.) “Polly” (isolated vocals) – Kurt Cobain

Posted 19 September 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

One Final @RoryAllenMusic Video From The RP Anniversary Gig (And A Few Thoughts on “The King”)

I have lots of Elvis memories from growing up. When I was a kid, I used to spend hours listening to my parent’s record collection.  My dad was a big Elvis fan and passed that love of “The King” on to me via the various Elvis records he owned. I used to argue with one of […]

Posted 18 September 2016 § Family § Library § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – @roryallenmusic with the Hammonds @officialRPL Regent Place “Retro” 50th Anniversary Event

Posted 17 September 2016 § Family § Library § Pace § PopCulture § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – @roryallenmusic Promoting @officialRPL Regent 50th “Retro” Party on @ctvreginalive #yqr

Had a blast appearing on CTV Morning Live with Rory Allen tomorrow to promote Regent Place branch’s 50th Anniversary “Retro” Event. The event is going to be totally groovy! Rory will be performing throughout the afternoon (and taking photos and signing autographs when he’s not performing), we’ll have a costume contest, retro snacks (featuring a […]

Posted 16 September 2016 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Library § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland (August 2006)

Since I’ve got a bit of a rock & roll theme going this week with the various posts about RPL’s 50th “Retro” Anniversary Party featuring Rory Allen this Saturday from 1-4pm, I thought I’d post a picture of me outside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland…

Posted 15 September 2016 § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Copyright-Free, Royalty Free Images? Pixabay

Pixabay is a great site if you’re looking for copyright free, royalty-free images to use in your projects. Started by two Germans who got frustrated trying to find good images for free online, it’s quickly become one of the top image sites online. Literally, based on buying contributors a “cup of coffee” (eg. donations), many […]

Posted 14 September 2016 § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § Photo § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Generational Differences Chart

I’m always interested in the concept of generational differences which has come up a couple times recently – after Shea attended a workshop on reaching out to young people in the workplace and then during a conversation in my workplace where a few of us “oldies” had fun explaining what life was like in the time of cassette […]

Posted 13 September 2016 § Family § Infographic § Jobs § List § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Honey, I know, I know I know/Times are changing/It’s time we all reach out/For something new, that means you too”

Some say that the mark of a great song is that you can re-work it into a different style of music and it’s just as powerful. This is a good example of that theory in practice… “Purple Rain” (Bluegrass cover) – Leroy Justice

Posted 12 September 2016 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Me on CBC

Got fairly short notice (just over an hour) invitation from RPL’s Marketing Unit who needed someone to go on CBC Radio’s “Blue Sky” noon hour program to talk about books we’re recommending these days and other topics yesterday. Since I’m a good guy, always eager to help a colleague who’s in a bind plus not uncomfortable […]

Posted 10 September 2016 § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,