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Throwback Thursday – Putting A Stamp On One Of My Most Memorable Library Moments (Sometime In Late 2021)

I’ve been fortunate to have all sorts of happy, sad, and memorable moments working in the library over the years. One of the most unique was helping a couple family members of Metis Leader, Harry Daniels, who fought to have his people included in the Canadian Constitution, come into the library to print a proof […]

Posted 16 June 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Go Avalanche Go!

Good Regular Season Goals: https://twitter.com/6aba9ool/status/1530085055057563648   Not A Good Goal in the Playoffs: Now that a few days have passed since the Flames lost to the Oilers in the first Battle of Alberta since 1991 and I’ve read a lot of commentary about the game and series, I can share some of my own thoughts… […]

Posted 31 May 2022 § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Facing off with gophers/Man it ain’t the same/As being home at the Saddledome/For the Oilers and the Flames”

This song which mentions the Flames vs. Oilers feels appropriate after the Flames heart-stopping OT win in Game 7 versus Dallas which triggers the first playoff Battle of Alberta since 1991… A couple other Oilers/Flames themed songs…

Posted 16 May 2022 § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “The last goal he ever scored/Won the Leafs the Cup/They didn’t win another till 1962/The year he was discovered”

  “50 Mission Cap” – The Tragically Hip

Posted 02 May 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Still Negative (And Some Random Covid News & Thoughts)

I’ve probably felt like I had Covid dozens of times over the past couple years – every sniffle, every scratchy throat – but the last few days were the first time I was *certain* I had it due to my symptoms – heavy cough, tight chest, fatigued, etc. etc. – along with the sense from […]

Posted 19 April 2022 § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Jagmeet Singh Is First NDP Leader To Become Liberal Health Minister ;-)

(via Reddit)

Posted 08 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Universal Basic Income: Who Pays For It? (Not You!)

Saw this article explaining how the government could pay for a full Universal Basic Income program by properly taxing corporations, wealthy individuals and financial transactions. The article is definitely worth a read!

Posted 22 March 2022 § Infographic § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I’m discovering uses for you I thought I’d never find/I could’ve made chancellor without you on my mind.”

“Chancellor” – Gord Downie

Posted 21 March 2022 § Family § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

New Brunswick Lifts All Covid-19 Restrictions For Second Time, Hopes For Different Outcome

From the “Great Headlines of History” file… New Brunswick lifts all COVID-19 restrictions for 2nd time, hopes for different outcome: https://t.co/1v37QOT6tc pic.twitter.com/PUN1doH1Is — CBC New Brunswick (@CBCNB) March 14, 2022

Posted 15 March 2022 § Humour § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – 3-Day Novel Contest Locked in A Chapters Bookstore

A writer I know recently posted about a contest he participated in where he spent three days in a Chapters bookstore trying to write a novel. The contest was put on by Book Television, a Canadian specialty channel that closed last year. When I worked in the cultural non-profit sector, I remember writing a letter […]

Posted 04 March 2022 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,