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10 Mawkish (But True) Things People Say About Libraries #yqr @epldotca

Went to a great presentation by Edmonton Public Library CEO, Pilar Martinez and City of Edmonton Architect, Carol Belanger (Edmonton being the only city in Canada to have this position apparently) about their experiences building various branches around Edmonton, new and renovated, including the massively renovated Central library. They also talked about value of public […]

Posted 16 January 2024 § Library § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “It’s cold out there/But it’s warm in bed/They can dance/We’ll stay home instead”

“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go!” – Wham!

Posted 15 January 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

My Night…

Posted 09 January 2024 § Humour § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hyatt Ziva (March 2019)

We had hoped to book Hyatt Ziva (our favourite resort we’ve ever stayed at) for this year’s trip but couldn’t make it work since this year’s trip is going to be not just my immediate family but my parents and my sister and her family and there weren’t enough rooms left to accommodate us all […]

Posted 04 January 2024 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Say, say, 2000-zero-zero, party over/Oops, out of time/So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999”

(Party like it’s 1999 or I’m going to go to bed at 9:59pm?) “1999” – Prince

Posted 01 January 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Kerry Von Erich Beats Ric Flair

Watched “The Iron Claw” on Friday night with Shea and it reminded me of one of my Top 10 wrestling matches of all-time…

Posted 29 December 2023 § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Someday? (November 2014)

Sasha looks at her mom in her wedding dress…

Posted 28 December 2023 § Baby § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Cuban Christmas (December 2015)

Posted 21 December 2023 § Family § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Cocky Fighters Getting Humbled By Mike Tyson

Posted 15 December 2023 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – For Weddings and a Funeral (August 2008)

Hard to believe that fifteen years ago we were at Shea’s cousin’s wedding and took this photo of three girls (also cousins) she’d basically raised from babies with our baby. Sadly, the last time we would see the sister on the left was at the sister on the right’s wedding earlier this summer.  She was […]

Posted 14 December 2023 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sad § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,