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Monthly Archives August 2017

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – FIMS MLIS Student Council (December 2006)

I find it pretty funny that, as someone who was frequently a motivationally-challenged student, I ended up being the Academic Rep on two different student councils – both during undergrad at Luther College in Regina and later while doing my MLIS at Western in London, Ontario. But perhaps it’s similar to how I have often […]

¶ Posted 31 August 2017 § Humour § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, ontario

Books n’ Roses: Capsule Reviews of the Three GnR Autobiographies

One of the best and worst things about working in a public library is you’re always seeing books come across the desk that you’d like to read. That happened last summer when a patron returned the three autobiographies that have been written by founding members of G n’ R (so far) – one by Slash, […]

¶ Posted 30 August 2017 § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, music

Westeros’ New Power Couple?

¶ Posted 29 August 2017 § Humour § Internet § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: television

Music Monday – “Radicals and Racists/Don’t point your finger at me/I’m a small town white boy/Just tryin’ to make ends meet”

After the concert I saw last night, is there any doubt which band I’ll feature for Music Monday? But which song? There are lots to choose from – big hits, underrated gems, personal favourites – but given my interest in Freedom of Expression as well as the band’s reputation in general, how about possibly G […]

¶ Posted 28 August 2017 § Censorship § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: freedomtoreadweek, language, music

My Son’s First Major Concert Is @gunsnroses #gnrregina #yqr #notinthislifetime #WishesItWasEminem

(I didn’t get a good picture of my son at the GnR concert tonight but here’s one of us camping which is fitting since that’s where this story begins…) When Guns n’ Roses was announced for the first “big” concert at the new Mosaic Stadium, I wanted to go but decided not to buy tickets […]

¶ Posted 28 August 2017 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: camping, economics, music, parents, saskatchewan, travel

Saturday Snap – @TheBushwakker Rhubarb RedFife Witbier @parkscansaskatchewan @reginasymphony

Amazing day at Motherwell Homestead watching Regina Symphony Orchestra’s “Symphony Under The Sky”.

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Friday Fun Link – What Movie Is Better Than The Book?

The eternal question.

¶ Posted 25 August 2017 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Heading To Our Seasonal Site (May 2017)

This one doesn’t reach too far back but given that summer’s (too) quickly coming to an end, I thought I’d post a selfie Shea took of us on our way out to our seasonal campsite in mid-May (and yes, I think our daughter might’ve been buried under some pillows since our van was so full!)

¶ Posted 24 August 2017 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, saskatchewan, travel

Music Monday – “Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit terrified/And then I see the look in your eyes” #solareclipse2017

There was no shortage of songs to listen to during today’s solar eclipse. But in terms of a song to highlight for my Music Monday post, there is only one choice – a song I’ve loved since it came out in 1983 (and which I kept playing on repeat throughout the morning before the eclipse […]