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Some Quick Thoughts On The Stabbing at Lynn Valley Public Library in North Vancouver

Shea and I often talk about how strange it is that librarians are one of the few professions where practitioners actively visit local examples of their workplace in other communities when traveling (she doesn’t have a strong desire to visit hospitals in other places when on a holiday – that’s for sure!). I think there’s […]

¶ Posted 28 March 2021 § Library § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sad § Shea § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, holiday

Leadership

¶ Posted 23 March 2021 § Infographic § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, philosophy, saskatchewan

$39 Million Bora Bora Private Island

Don’t think I’ll ever afford this but perhaps they need an on-site librarian?

¶ Posted 14 March 2021 § Randomness § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, travel

Most Shocking Moments in the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Interview with Oprah

But of course the experts knew all along that it would be shocking!

¶ Posted 09 March 2021 § Meme § News § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, language

Friday Fun Link – “Unfinished Business”

The floundering Flames shocked the hockey world by firing their coach late Thursday night (after a victory even!) and announcing that former coach, Darryl Sutter, who led them to the game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2004 before coming up short, would be retaking the reins of the team. That run was when […]

¶ Posted 05 March 2021 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, history, hockey

Freedom To Read Week 2021 – Day Five – Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Calgary #FTRW Committee Council Presentation (February 2004)

Through my work with the Writers Guild of Alberta, I became involved with the Calgary Freedom to Read Week Committee. I can’t find it online now but my memory is that this committee of writers, librarians, publishers and social activists was formed after some MLA held up some book in the Alberta Legislature to denounce […]

¶ Posted 25 February 2021 § Censorship § Library § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, book, freedomtoreadweek

Freedom To Read Week 2021 – Day Four – Ontario Labour Board Awards $25,000 To Worker After Being Fired For Raising Covid Safety Concerns #FTRW

Another aspect of Freedom of Expression in the age of Covid is whether workers feel empowered to speak out about safety concerns they see in their workplaces without fear of reprisal. Most legislation has provisions to protect workers for speaking out on safety issues of any kind but many workplaces also take the position that […]

¶ Posted 24 February 2021 § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, health, ontario

Who Is The GOAT?

With Tom Brady’s latest Super Bowl win possibly cementing his status as the greatest American football player of all-time, it’s also sparked debates about who is the greatest athlete of all-time? Serious question. If Tom Brady having won more Super Bowls than every franchise in the NFL history isn’t the most amazing individual statistic in […]

¶ Posted 09 February 2021 § List § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, hockey

What Is Going On With Game Stop & Reddit?

Well, the dominant narrative of this story is “large group of Internet-enabled Reddit underdogs figure out strategy to bankrupt billion dollar hedge fund” but the reality, as usual, is probably a lot more complicated and also consequential.

¶ Posted 27 January 2021 § Meme § News § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, reddit

Happy 60th Birthday to Wayne Gretzky

Not a fan of his politics but the man is the best hockey player of all-time and probably the most accomplished athlete out of any major sport ever! Hard to believe he’s 60… We’ve got 60 facts for Wayne Gretzky’s 60th birthday ?? Think you know everything about The Great One? @robpizzo begs to differ […]