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Handicapping the Sask NDP Leadership Race (Before It Even Begins)

Murray Mandryk of the Leader Post has some thoughts on the unofficial jockeying for position that’s happening behind-the-scenes as potential candidates position themselves for a run at the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP. (I think candidates can officially begin announcing next month maybe?) Based on Mandryk’s article, here are the presumed candidates (alphabetically) with what […]

Posted 28 August 2012 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: ,

Bucket List for Kids: 50 Things To Do Before They’re 12

By my count, Pace has only done 15 of the 50 things on this list.  Of course, he’s not even 5 yet (next month!) so he’s got lots of time to finish off this list!  And if the rocks hadn’t been so slippery when I was carrying him and/or if he was a slightly stronger swimmer, […]

Posted 25 April 2012 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) °

The blog is dead. Long live the blog!

It's been a good run but after four and a half years of nearly daily posts chronicling everything from my time at library school to the birth of my son to dozens of single link posts to all manner of technology stories and silly YouTube videos,  the time has come to finally move this blog […]

Posted 09 August 2010 § Blog § Main Page ‡ Comments (3) °

Friday Fun Link – 15 Most Addictive Web Sites Ever

Yep, they are. 

Posted 07 August 2010 § FridayFunLink § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Minority Opinion

A couple recent posts talking about extended breastfeeding got me thinking about the many minority opinions and beliefs I hold.  Here's what I came up with…1. Extended Breastfeeding – Not even 20% of Canadian babies make it to nine months let alone past a year (or two!)2. Atheism – anywhere between 16-30% of the population […]

Posted 06 August 2010 § Library § Main Page § Politics ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Best of Bookstore Bingo: 13 Most Ridiculous Things Overheard in Bookstores (July 23, 2010)

Bookstore Bingo is apparently a new trend on Twitter where people post some of the silliest things they overhear at bookstores (and libraries?)  HuffPost has collected some of the best ones.

Posted 23 July 2010 § Internet § Main Page § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

A Few (More) Random Book Lists

Most Anticipated Books of Summer & Fall 2010 What's A Great Book For Somebody Trying To Figure Out What To Do With Their Life?Please Recommend History/Science Books Similar to “Cosmos” or “Guns, Germs and Steel”Books That Will Induce A Mind Fuck

Posted 09 July 2010 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Ten Random Thoughts From Our BC Trip

4400 km.  20 days.  9 stops.  3 provinces.  One really awesome trip!  And a super-long post to vent all the built-up thoughts after three weeks without blogging!Here are some random thoughts about our trip…1. “It’s the journey, not the destination”Shea’s a “destination” person and I’m a “journey” person and though neither is right or wrong, […]

Posted 06 July 2010 § Main Page § Pace § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (1) °

Ten Ways To Fix CLA

For anyone in the library community, you're probably aware that CLA is going through some tough times financially and is looking at remedies – which means this year's conference and AGM should be particularly interesting.I don't know the full background and history of how they've arrived at this point but having seen numerous other member-based […]

Posted 01 June 2010 § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Top 40 Sites to Learn New Skills

I suspect there's probably also an Internet site dedicated to teaching people how to make lists of other sites as a way to generate Google AdSense revenue.

Posted 26 May 2010 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °