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Friday Fun Link – Exploring Acquisitions with Coteau Books

Pretty proud to be a board member for this organization and if we’re thinking of fun, one of the most enjoyable parts of the job is having the opportunity to have a say in which manuscripts become published books!

¶ Posted 12 April 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics, education, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – Quarter Horse Cam

Picked up a book on Mexican drug cartels and ended up learning a lot about American quarter horses! 🙂

¶ Posted 05 April 2019 § FridayFunLink § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics, unitedstates

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #7 – Not-For-Profit Cultural Sector

Like a lot of people who convocate with a Bachelor’s degree, the biggest question is “Now what?” In 1996, I had an expensive English degree, a specialization in creative writing, and not a lot of other options. (The other big question you get asked, especially with an English degree is: “Are you going to be […]

¶ Posted 04 April 2019 § Library § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: alberta, book, economics, education, language, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – “Any time you win five Stanley Cups, there’s a certain amount of mess that comes on the tail end of that.”

The only thing that’s made the Flames’ amazing season better is watching the ongoing dumpster fire that is their provincial rivals, the Edmonton Oilers, not just this year but over the past ten years. The smugness and arrogance in this clip from Oilers’ Old Boys Club management is an oldie but a goldie (oh, and […]

¶ Posted 22 March 2019 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, economics, hockey, language

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Installing New Flooring (March 2010)

¶ Posted 21 March 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents

Democratic Presidential Candidate, Andrew Wang, on Universal Basic Income

The guy seems like a longshot but so did Donald Trump four years ago!

¶ Posted 19 March 2019 § News § Politics § Technology § United States § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, philosophy, science, unitedstates

Should I Tip in USD or Local Currency While At An All-Inclusive?

Officially, most all-inclusive resorts have a “no tipping” policy. But the reality is that many workers at all-inclusive resorts toil for relatively low wages and many vacation-goers who spend thousands to go to an all-inclusive, don’t mind giving a bit more on top of that throughout the week in tips for servers, maids and others […]

¶ Posted 12 March 2019 § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: allinclusive, economics, holiday, travel

List of Flags By Colour Combination (and the Story of One Man Who’s Edited 1/3 of Wikipedia Articles)

This is a pretty interesting Wikipedia article. Also, the news has picked up on the story of one guy who’s apparently edited 1/3 of Wikipedia’s millions of articles and created 35,000 original articles.

¶ Posted 29 January 2019 § Canada § Internet § List § Technology § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, education, history, unitedstates

Saturday Snap – What’s The Worst That Can Happen If Your Mom Is A Nurse and Your Dad Is A Librarian?

I can only hope our son escapes the indignity of becoming Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada! 😉

¶ Posted 26 January 2019 § Family § Library § Pace § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents, saskatchewan

Johnny Gaudreau Best Dangles

God, the Flames are so much fun to watch this year, in large part due to this guy who’s now getting consideration for the Hart Trophy! (In completely unrelated news, we went skating at the local outdoor rink today and I got my ass handed to me by a bunch of 12 year olds doing […]