You might want to skip Tofurkey and Gravy Soda this year but previous years' holiday offerings sounded pretty good!
Got the cast off today so I typed a big, long entry with various thoughts on the experience. But Firefox crashed just as I was about to post it so this is what you get instead…
…when I win the lottery or become a multi-billion dollar corporation, whichever comes first. (And why is the Alanis song, “Ironic” an ear worm that just burrowed into my brain?)(via MetaFilter)
The person who submitted this Letter to the Editor to the Calgary Herald didn't give their title. But I suspect it might be “Agent for Henry Burris”.
As promised last week, here's a pic of the cast I got last Friday to replace the one I've had since I broke my leg a month ago. When the cast technician asked what colour I wanted, I said “Red or green would be festive” and he goes, “You know, I could probably do both…” […]
Last night, Jon Stewart had some fun discussing the Master of Library Science's sister degree, the Master of Archival Studies. (Fast forward to 1:40).
From the “How Dumb Am I?” files: A couple of my toes have been a greyish shade of blue since I got my cast on a couple weeks ago. I thought it was the blue colouring from the cast wearing off or something. Yeah, you're not supposed to get a cast wet so how could […]
Shea, Pace and I went for a bite to eat before a doctor's appointment late this afternoon to check on the status of my leg (I'd gone to a clinic to get it looked at originally so my family doctor hadn't seen it yet.) Pace, not having had a nap today, was a bit restless […]
…do you really need a copy of this poster in the bathroom of your office building?
I was talking to a non-librarian who was in doing some training for a couple library staff members this morning. We kept talking about our “Circ” department and she finally admitted, “Everytime you say that, I keep thinking of Cirque du Soleil!” (That naturally made me wonder what the effect on customer service would be […]
