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Bono's Ten Ideas For the Next Ten Years

The Messiah Bono, leader of the band, Four Wise Men U2 moonlights as an op-ed columnist for the New York Times among other things.  Here's his latest contribution adding to the various Top Ten Lists that have proliferated at year end. And here's a response from Gawker.  (My own feelings on Bono have already been […]

Posted 03 January 2010 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Ten Years of Tech Trends

 A funny article from the G&M looking at ten tech trends that you didn't even know existed in 2000.

Posted 30 December 2009 § Humour § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Waving Goodbye to 2009

Google Waving that is…

Posted 22 December 2009 § Internet § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Lists of the Year (December 19, 2009)

Yet another post that seems to have become an annual tradition is a link to Fimoculous, probably the best site for capturing “Best of the Year” lists in a range of categories. 

Posted 19 December 2009 § FridayFunLink § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Ten Best Hockey Fights of the Decade

Not only are we seeing “Best of” lists for the year but also for the decade as 2009 comes to a close.  Of course, the one I came across that I've chosen to highlight is “Best Hockey Fights of the Decade.”  Never let it be said that this blog isn't educational AND entertaining! 

Posted 17 December 2009 § Main Page § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

My Favourite Books to Read Pace at Bedtime

Pace is two and a half now and so I thought it'd be fun to do a list of the books I like to read him at bedtime (note: these are *my* favourites to read.  His favourites list would include: “That book about diggers”, “That book about fire trucks”, “That book about tractors” and “That […]

Posted 16 December 2009 § Library § Main Page § Pace § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Castaway

Got the cast off today so I typed a big, long entry with various thoughts on the experience.  But Firefox crashed just as I was about to post it so this is what you get instead…

Posted 11 December 2009 § Humour § Main Page § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Oh-oh: Books of the Decade

Well, the noughties aren't quite over but that hasn't stopped various “Best of the Decade” lists from starting to appear including this one of the Top 50 Books of the 2000's (including some mini-essays on some of the most notable ones.)

Posted 09 December 2009 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Five Things I Learned at the Saskatchewan Publishers Group

I attended the Saskatchewan Book Awards last Saturday night and since it was the Saskatchewan Publishers Group that first got me involved with that organization, I thought this would be a good time to post the third part of a series I'm doing on the main things I learned from the various jobs I've held […]

Posted 02 December 2009 § Main Page § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

10 Most Ridiculously Overpriced iPhone Apps

Because who wouldn't pay one grand for a single graphic of a red diamond that doesn't do anything else except prove that you have too much money?

Posted 16 November 2009 § Internet § Main Page § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: