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Category Archives: Meme

Felix Baumgartner Record-Setting Freefall Skydive

I wasn’t one of the millions watching the record setting freefall  by Felix Baumgartner live today.  But even watching the highlights video below took my breath away. Before you watch that video, here’s some highlights from this guy’s other previous jumps around the world to whet your appetite. Now watch this one.  Humans are truly amazing creatures sometimes…

Posted 14 October 2012 § Sports § Technology § Travel § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

First Snow of the Year

The only version of Hawksley Workman’s “First Snow of the Year” I could find on YouTube right now is copyright controlled so instead, you get a kids’ choir version (which actually adds to the winter/Christmas feel!) One question I haven’t resolved – when I do my annual “first snow of the year” post, what defines […]

Posted 10 October 2012 § Canada § Humour § MemoryLane § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Yet Another Reason Atheism Is A Good Thing

Posted 20 September 2012 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Pace’s Kindergarten Class (Revisited)

Just about five years ago, I did a post called “Pace’s Kindergarten Class” where I listed some of the names being given to the children of many of our friends, relatives, co-workers and so on. At the time, I did bit of speculation about what the names of his classmates might be when he finally […]

Posted 13 September 2012 § Baby § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

800 People on the Waiting List for “Fifty Shades of Grey” at Saskatchewan Libraries

Posted 22 August 2012 § Censorship § Humour § Library § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § UK § United States § Video § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

2011 “End of Year Questions” Meme: Cuba Libre, Newfoundland Screech, and Skinny Minnie Me

As promised yesterday, here’s my 2011 “end-of-year question” meme answers.  I’ve done a few slight revisions to the list I’ve used in past years but have also left some of the questions I thought about taking out because I don’t like them or I answer them the same way every year… 1. What did you […]

Posted 31 December 2011 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (2) °

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 § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

"Everybody Draw Muhammed" Day

Even if you want to make a point about censorship, you can't be too careful on “Everybody Draw Muhammed” Day…

Posted 20 May 2010 § Censorship § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

I Feel Like A Heineken For Some Reason…

This clip isn't technically related to St. Paddy's Day but it is a pretty cool little promotional stunt from a company that makes “green” beer so close enough, right? 

Posted 18 March 2010 § Humour § Main Page § Sports ‡ Comments (0) °

FTRW 2010 – ChatRoulette

It's not book related but nothing says Freedom of Expression like the newest buzz site of the Internet, ChatRoulette.   The site is exactly what it says – you hit the site and you see a chat window for yourself and one for a random person somewhere in the world.  As soon as you get bored […]

Posted 25 February 2010 § Censorship § Internet § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: