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Ranking Some Potential #skndpldr Candidates #skpoli

So Cam Broten resigned as Leader of the Sask NDP yesterday. I’m seeing a range of reactions across social media ranging from lots of “Thank-you Cam“-type messages to some that are celebrating his defeat. Maybe it’s because the Stanley Cup playoffs are about to start (Go Panthers!) but personally, I keep thinking about a sports […]

Posted 12 April 2016 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Visting The 25 Least Visited Countries on Earth

This guy’s got a pretty interesting list.

Posted 18 March 2016 § FridayFunLink § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °

Hillary’s Killing It

Results are still coming in but right now, Hillary Clinton is declared in 3 out of 5 “Super Tuesday III” states and leading in two others. It’s not over yet but if this holds, it’s hard to say how Bernie has any path to the nomination and goes forward from here it becomes much more of […]

Posted 15 March 2016 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Books Everyone Should Read

Word cloud created from the “most read books” lists from a variety of libraries, booksellers, book web sites and other sources… (via Reddit)

Posted 11 March 2016 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Library § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Live Blogging the Democratic Debate #demdebate

Here’s some random thoughts… I wish Bernie would be more explicit in making some points.  Don’t just mention that you’re 20 points up against Trump in head-to-head polls; compare that to how Hillary does against Trump.  Similarly, when they bring up her delegate count including super delegates, point out that these delegates changed to Obama […]

Posted 09 March 2016 § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

10 Reasons Hillary Clinton Should *Not* Be The Democratic Nominee #feelthebern #michiganprimary

It feels somewhat wrong and somehow right to post this list on International Women’s Day.  But as she does with so many other things, Hillary Clinton has made her gender an integral part of her campaign (which, in turn, has polarized female voters around the issue of gender) so is there a better time? For that reason, here’s my […]

Posted 08 March 2016 § Canada § News § Politics ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , ,

Sanders vs. Clinton: Favorabiilty = Electable #demdebate

One of the most revealing graphics I’ve seen during the current Democratic contest…

Posted 06 March 2016 § Infographic § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

FTRW 2016 – Day Six – Friday Fun Link – A Wide & Varied Selection of Some of the Most Offensive Jokes Ever

Watch this… Then take your pick of these… Did any of the jokes above offend you? If so, watch this (ffwd to 3:20 if the link doesn’t start at the right place for you)… Still offended?  Watch this one too…

Posted 26 February 2016 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § Library § PopCulture § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – 34 Ingenious Ways to De-Clutter Your Life

I may not follow through but it still makes me feel good to post these kinds of lists! 😉

Posted 05 February 2016 § FridayFunLink § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Farewell CLA

The Canadian Library Association recently voted to wind down their operations so they can be re-born as a new “federation of associations” from across Canada and also to re-focus on what they do best (national voice for libraries = yes; conferences = not as much, especially when OLA is widely regarded as “the” Canadian library […]

Posted 04 February 2016 § Canada § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,