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“Are These The Good Times, Dad?”

So after spending a few hours at the lake yesterday, my dad, Pace and I went back into town.  Dad bought a few things he needed at the local co-op including some candy as a treat for Pace. As we drove away, the sun was shining.  Someone had a fishing shack painted with The Punisher […]

Posted 26 May 2013 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

A Partial and Incomplete List of Reasons the NDP Lost The BC Election #skpoli #bcpoli #ndp

I went to a noon hour presentation at the Johnson-Shoyama School of Public Policy on “The BC Election and What It Means For Saskatchewan“.   One presenter got a good laugh off the bat joking about how he had to tear up his speaking notes in light of the stunning come-from-behind victory of the Liberals […]

Posted 15 May 2013 § Canada § Humour § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – 99 Life Hacks To Make Your Life Easier

Lots of cool ideas on this list.

Posted 03 May 2013 § Meme § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

10 Things I Love About Sasha

Sitting here with the new baby curled up, sleeping on my chest in the middle of the night (as she’s done many times in the past two weeks), I thought I should make a list… TEN THINGS I LOVE ABOUT OUR NEW BABY That amazing new baby smell! How her little chest moves in and […]

Posted 28 April 2013 § Baby § Pace § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Macca!!! (And Ten Songs I’m Most Excited To Hear At His #YQR Concert)

I’m already on record that The Beatles are my favourite band of all-time. At the same time, I’ve never seen any of them live (not even Ringo!) 😉 I almost got my chance last November when Paul McCartney was in Edmonton and a friend ended up with an extra pair of tickets. But he ended […]

Posted 26 April 2013 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

New Parent Link Dump

No surprise that Shea and I have been reading a lot about being new parents the past few months.  Here are some of the most interesting lists we came across… Invaluable Tips for Dads During Baby’s First Week Home 36 Ingenious Things You’ll Want As A New Parent AskMF – Gift Suggestions for a Newborn […]

Posted 25 April 2013 § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

26 Reasons Kids Are Just Tiny Drunk Adults

A funny list from BuzzFeed.

Posted 24 April 2013 § Humour § Pace § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

HubSpot’s Culture Code

It’s no secret that I am fascinated by the different approaches that so many tech companies take towards organizational culture compared to more traditional companies. Here’s another example – a presentation outlining tech marketing company, HubSpot’s cultural code.  (I especially love their three-word policy that guides pretty much everything they do: “Use Good Judgement”.  Also […]

Posted 02 April 2013 § Library § Technology § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

2013-03-27 – Seven Things In My Brain This Week

Finding the A&W at the Cornwall Centre food court closed for renovations tonight, a co-worker suggested that we should “nationalize the fast food industry.” I helped a visually impaired patron mix up a protein shake the other day.  Now *that’s* customer service! 😉 If politics is like sport, losing the leadership race by 44 votes […]

Posted 27 March 2013 § Canada § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Shea § Sports § United States § Video § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday – Bookworm Edition

50 Reasons You Should Be a Bookworm 8 Reasons You Should Sign Up For GoodReads In Re Books Wrap-up: A Presentation by Jessamyn West of librarian.net  14 Ways Public Libraries Are Good for the Country [Edit: found a few more links…] MetaFilter: The Holy Grail of Publishing Metrics – how e-book readers “read” their owners for […]

Posted 26 March 2013 § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: