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Category Archives: Canada

Good Samaritan Library Student Freezes To Death, Wife in Mourning (But Happy To Take Over Blog Duties)

“Shea” here again: They found Jason frozen in a snow bank tonight along with his ever-present digital camera.  This was a photo he took just as he left the bar.  The time stamp says 2:39am but I know this is a mistake as he told me he would be home around 8pm or so.  The […]

Posted 08 December 2006 § Humour § Main Page § Photo § PopCulture ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: ,

Vote on Monday

I don't know about you but when I come to the end of something – a job, schooling, a vacation or whatever – I start noticing how things tend to come full circle.  Another example of this I noticed recently is that the year started with a federal election at the end of January that […]

Posted 25 November 2006 § Main Page § Politics ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged:

OLA SuperConference 2007 Program Released

If you're an OLA member, you might have received a copy of the 2007 SuperConference program in the mail today.  If not, FIMS alum, Jennifer Cyr (aka Canuck Librarian) has a link to the conference program on her blog as well as some thoughts (Jen's on the conference planning committee.)I was able to attend for […]

Posted 10 November 2006 § Library § LibrarySchool § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Furniture For Sale

Hey everybody,Shea and I are moving home in December so I've put an ad up on the UWO housing registry advertising that we're willing to sell any or all of our furniture and other household items, starting in mid-December.  (Or if anybody stumbles across this blog who is coming to UWO in January, we're willing […]

Posted 05 November 2006 § List § Main Page § Photo § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Daylight Saving My Streak Time

Shea and I whipped into Toronto today to attend the Baby and Toddler Show this afternoon.  A bit disappointing in terms of the number of exhibitors but this is probably a case of us being really early in the pregnancy mixed with the fact that they weren't giving out free books like the last time […]

Posted 29 October 2006 § Baby § Internet § Main Page § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – 100 Year Old Is Poster Boy For Literacy (October 20, 2006)

A 100-year man from Huntsville, Ontario, who only learned to read at age 93, is being called a “poster boy for literacy.” “In an emotional acceptance speech, after which he received a standing ovation, Brazier said he decided to learn to read after his wife of 64 years died. She had read everything to him.” […]

Posted 20 October 2006 § FridayFunLink § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Ways That Little London Is Like Big London

It rains all the time.  (Sorry, but that's all I've got here…)

Posted 17 October 2006 § Main Page ‡ Comments (8) ° Tagged: