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Music Monday – “I’m a white man living on a white man’s street/I’ve got the bones of the red man under my feet/The highway runs through their burial grounds…We’re all carrying one big burden, sharing one fate”

“White Man’s World” – Jason Isbell

¶ Posted 31 May 2021 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history

Secular Sunday – Common Proofs of God’s Existence

¶ Posted 30 May 2021 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education, language, philosophy

Saturday Snap – Skater Boy

Pace is really good about walking his younger sister to and from every school but he was clearly excited that she’d gone out to the lake with her mom on Thursday while he wanted to stay out and go with me after I finished work today. “Can I write my skateboard to school?” he asked […]

¶ Posted 29 May 2021 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Finding A Book When You’ve Forgotten Its Title

NYPL has a pretty cool article about how to find a book when you’ve forgotten its title.

¶ Posted 28 May 2021 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Library § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “I’m Ready for My Curbside, Mr. Dewey!” (March 27, 2021)

This was one of the last pictures I took two months ago to the day on Saturday March 27, 2021 as Regina Public Library prepared to once again close our branches the following day as Covid was spiking in Regina and area. And just like when we shut down in March 2020 “a week or […]

¶ Posted 27 May 2021 § Internet § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education, health, saskatchewan, science

Eric Carle, Author of “The Hungry Caterpillar” Among Many Other Classics, Has Died

Very sad news. We had a “Hungry Caterpillar” themed birthday when Sasha turned one that was a huge hit – great decorations (mostly homemade or from the Dollar Store), a “Hungry Caterpillar” dress ordered off Etsy, and her (at the time) five year old brother even did a reading of “The Hungry Caterpillar” using a […]

¶ Posted 26 May 2021 § Baby § Family § Library § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, cute, holiday, parents

Have Oiler Fans Never Read “The Monkey’s Paw”? ;-)

Oiler fans in early 2020: “Please let the Stanley Cup be lifted in Edmonton this year!” The Oilers lose to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks in the play-in round while *Tampa Bay* lifts Cup at Rogers Place after beating Dallas in Edmonton-based bubble hockey playoffs. Oiler fans last night: “Please let Connor win it in OT!” […]

¶ Posted 25 May 2021 § Canada § Humour § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey

Music Monday – “The snow is so merciless/Poor old Montreal/In spite of everything that’s happened/Yeah, in spite of it all”

The Tragically Hip released a new album this weekend called “Saskadelphia” comprised of six Road Apples-era unreleased songs including one of their most emotionally powerful songs ever… “Montreal” – Tragically Hip