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Friday Fun Link – As The Deadline for #skndpldr Membership Sales Hits, It’s Time For A Throwback @ryanmeili Jam :-)

This post is one part #MusicMonday, one part #ThrowbackThursday and one part #FridayFunLink. But since the deadline for Sask NDP membership sales is only a few minutes away, it’s time for everybody who’s worked so hard over the past few months to relax, unwind, have a cup of herbal tea and enjoy the evening. Then […]

¶ Posted 19 January 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – Mapping NHL Standings Over An Entire Season

With the Flames in the midst of a multi-game winning streak that’s put them back in a playoff spot, I wanted to highlight this site which is pretty cool for showing how a team’s fortunes ebb and flow over the course of a season.

¶ Posted 12 January 2018 § Infographic § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey

Friday Fun Link – Merriam-Webster “Time Traveller” Tells You What Words Were Coined The Year You Were Born

…or any year you enter for that matter. (h/t to library school colleague, ML)

¶ Posted 05 January 2018 § Infographic § Internet § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, language

Friday Fun Link – Sad Jingle Bells

This video takes one of the happiest Christmas songs and turns it sad by playing it in a minor key… I’ve also long believed that you can make this popular jaunty carol into a pretty sad one, simply be reworking the lyrics from present to past tense, changing the odd word and singing all verses […]

¶ Posted 22 December 2017 § Humour § PopCulture § Sad § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, language, music, writing, xmas

Friday Fun Link – Does New Movie “The Public” Have a Trailer That Instantly Makes It The Best Library-Themed Movie Ever?

There are a few choices out there but this trailer makes me think “The Public” might be the best library-themed movie ever, in part because it appears to address so many of the issues we deal with in the library every day – homelessness, community engagement and creating a welcoming space, the library’s relationship to […]

¶ Posted 08 December 2017 § Library § News § Politics § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, movies

Friday Fun Link – #HereComeTheOilers

After starting the season by blowing out the Flames with Connor McDavid getting a hat trick, the Edmonton Oilers, who were widely seen as a Stanley Cup contender, have sunk to near the bottom of the NHL (this year but by some historic measures as well). Forget the Stanley Cup, even a playoff appearance is […]

¶ Posted 01 December 2017 § Canada § Humour § Meme § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey

Friday Fun Link – Best Social Media Management & Analysis Tools

I don’t do a huge amount of this on my own blog/FB/Twitter/etc. but still useful to know what tools are out there for managing all aspects of your online presence – tracking mentions, controlling content, your social media reach and so on.

¶ Posted 17 November 2017 § Internet § Meme § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, facebook, twitter, youtube

Friday Fun Link – What Screams Upper Middle Class?

[Edit: This post started as a way for me to share what I thought was an interesting Reddit post. But then I had the idea to use it to talk about whether the reason I found it interesting was because I identified – and was slightly embarrassed by – many of the points it raised? […]

¶ Posted 10 November 2017 § Canada § Family § Humour § Jobs § LibrarySchool § List § Meme § Randomness § Shea § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, language, parents

Friday Fun Link – Hot Ones “Hot Sauce Challenge”

I stumbled across this YouTube series and am completely hooked. The conceit is that a hot sauce company challenges various “B” level celebrities to eat wings with a variety of ever-increasing hot sauces on them while also conducting an interview. I haven’t watched them all but here are some of my favourite interviews so far…