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Music Monday – “Da roof/Da roof/Da roof is on fire”

When Shea and I went on our first all-inclusive vacation to Mazatlan in February 2000, this was one of the songs we heard blaring from the poolside speakers

Friday Fun Link – Explain The Events of Star Wars IV-VI Like You Are A Heavily-Biased Imperial History Textbook

This is pretty funny stuff… The Emperor’s most trusted lieutenant and advisor, Darth Vader, was seen as an imposing and frightening figure to those who did not know

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls (Summer 2006)

Shea and I got to Niagara Falls a couple times during the year I spent in Ontario completing my MLIS. This was during our summer visit…

Music Monday – Honoring Our Parents: The Legacy of Residential Schools

There’s a popular story making the rounds on social media to help people in positions of privilege understand exactly what the concept means and what it affords them.

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy! New! Year!

How often can Throwback Thursday be a clip from the day before and also last year? That’s why my dad’s favourite joke every New Year’s Eve is some

2014 End of Year Memes: Union Activist Achievement Unlocked, Spirit of the West Rediscovered, RV Camper Purchased

1. What did you do this year that you’d never done before? I joined the bargaining committee for CUPE Local 1594 at my library. I wasn’t sure what

First Lines From My First Blog Post Of Each Month in 2014

January – “So why are both kids still up (and apparently making a break for it???)” February – “SaskTel was out to Regent Place a couple weeks ago

Friday Fun Link – 10 Random Thoughts About Christmas This Year

At our house, Santa doesn’t wrap the presents. This provides a few main advantages – makes things quicker to get set-up if you haven’t pre-wrapped the gifts, prevents

The True Meaning of Christmas That Everyone Forgets

Someone on my Facebook posted a rather profound article about how the arguments between “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” are misguided. The article points out the fact that

Music Monday – “They’re singing deck the halls/But it’s not like Christmas at all/I remember when you were here/All the fun we had last year”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, noted curmudgeonly TV host, David Letterman hates Christmas music. But each year, he makes an exception for Darlene Love’s version of “It’s Christmas (Baby, Please Come

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