Tuesday night after a long weekend in a sleepy government town isn’t the easiest sell so it was a small crowd. (“How small was it, Jason?” Well, there was a bigger crowd when I saw Roger play in a friend’s garage in Calgary ten years ago.) But I still enjoyed the show – after a […]
It’s been a pretty wild year for storms on the Prairies with lots of attention from so-called “storm chasers” who, ironically, make the storms even more prevalent by giving them a lot of attention, spotting storms that otherwise would go unreported and even using technology to provide live video streams/tweets/photo and blog updates.
Edmonton writer and columnist, Todd Babiak, has just posted the last in a year-long series of columns about his family's sabbatical in France. Having gone with his wife and two young girls, some of his thoughts on the experiences we (try to) give our children were particularly resonate for me (though I have no one […]
Someone posted on Facebook about the big dump of snow Alberta got today. That reminded me of one year when Shea and I were living in Calgary when there was some sort of snowfall all twelve months of the year – including June, July and August. A couple quick Google searches don't refresh my memory […]
We're back from our trip (actually, have been back since last Thursday night but I was enjoying my blog holiday too much to start posting right away.) But today was back to work and so I'll get back to working on my blog as well. I'm not sure if the blog holiday will influence how […]
You probably shouldn’t base your motel selections on twenty year old Tragically Hip songs but when they end up having views like this… …you should just send Gord Downie a thank-you note and be done with it! Might be time to update the lyrics though – “Outdoor patio and (now) free WiFi/(Still) can’t afford the […]
My “Misadventures at CLA 2010” series sort of died out after a couple days, somewhat ironically because I was out having mis-adventures that left me less time for actually summarizing what I was up to. (And let's be honest – the first two I wrote were pretty “I did this then I did this” boring […]
Posting this as a Friday Fun Link sorta feels like being the party guest who comes over and starts criticizing your housekeeping or your parenting skills or whatever. But anyhow, here I am in Edmonton, enjoying the CLA conference and I can't help but re-post my essay, “Cash Cow: User Fees in Alberta Public Libraries“. […]
I'm off to the Canadian Library Association conference in Edmonton from Tuesday until next Sunday. I'll likely still be blogging most days but just wanted to put this out there a couple days early in case anybody else will be around – either for the conference or Edmonton-area readers – and wants to connect. You […]
Everybody's probably familiar with the sad story of Tori Stafford, the young girl from Woodstock, Ontario who was abducted and killed last year. Recently, some new detail has apparently come to light but the judge has imposed a publication ban meaning no Canadian media can cover this aspect of the trial. The traditional media aren't […]
