Pace’s first “big” word was “tractor” and we were so impressed, we bought a Christmas yard decoration that year to commemorate the milestone he’d reached earlier that year. Now I’ve set it up for Sasha and guess which word she repeated back to us today? Yep…
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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – $1000 Bill
Do they even still make these? And why did I ever have one?
Myers-Briggs and Other Personality Tests as Junk Science
I’ve posted about the Myers-Briggs test on this blog before and I’ve referenced it occasionally when talking about my own personality or the personality of others. But the more I read about Myers-Briggs and other similar personality tests, the more I’ve come around to thinking of them like I think of handwriting analysis – a fun parlour […]
Possible Location of Body of Long Missing #yqr Girl, Tamra Keepness Posted to Reddit? @rcmpsk @reginapolice
If this is true, this is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen on Reddit… A user called “MySecretIsOut” who just joined Reddit today has posted a map on /r/regina and /r/canada which they seem to be claiming would lead to the location of Tamra Keepness, a young woman whose disappearance ten years ago resulted in a […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Halloween Costume Surprise
Pace was dressing as Batman for Halloween a couple years ago. I’d thought about buying the obvious costume to surprise him but pre-made costumes are expensive these days and it felt like a lot of money to buy for a one-off surprise. At the same time, how many times to you get to be the sidekick to […]
What Do Garden Fresh Carrots Have To Do With Working In A Public Library?
As part of the interview process for a Public Service Manager position at RPL, candidates are asked to do a presentation on “The Future of Public Libraries” to some of the librarians already working in the organization. I was able to attend one such presentation today and since we had a few minutes after the […]
Music Monday – “Line one/Is the time/That you/You first stayed over at mine”
Here’s a set from a reunited Beautiful South at Glastonbury 2014’s “Introducing” stage (I guess being re-united qualified them?) featuring Shea’s and my first dance song at 4:30…
Saturday Snap – Harvest 2014 Scenes
Went out to our farm today and got to spend some time watching the family friend who we now rent our land to and his crew harvesting. Lots of fond memories for Shea and I watching the combines go around the field (okay, it was usually just a single combine when we were growing up – […]