Category Archives: MemoryLane

Our New rPod 182g Ultralight RV

Shea and I had a pretty expensive visit to Indian Head earlier this summer. We went to the splash park and happened to bump into some friends who were back from Calgary for a few days.  In the course of talking to them, they told us they’d just bought a new rPod camper. We’d seen one […]

Happy First Anniversary! Today Marks One Year As Branch Head at RPL’s Regent Place Branch

Wow – time flies.  It’s already been one year since I moved out of RPL’s Central Library to try life in the branches. And overall, it’s been a great move – both for all the reasons I listed at the one month point in my tenure and more. Here’s a few highlights and lowlights from […]

Pace’s First Day of Grade Two

Hard to believe Pace is in Grade Two already. As will probably become an annual tradition on the first day of school, I went back and watched the video I made of his first day in Kindergarten. I’ve always been somebody who loves taking pictures and videos and documenting things and that day, two short […]

Best SNL Cast Member Ever?

Grantland has done a tournament-style bracket to allow users to pick the best SNL cast member of all-time. The voting is closed now but the ultimate winner is probably as uncontroversial as you could get with such a varied cast, storied history and iconic program. Who would my pick be?  Maybe Mike Myers?  Dana Carvey? […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “On the Read Again: Southeast Regional Library Bookmobile”

It wasn’t in service when I worked at Southeast Regional Library but one day coming back from a branch, I noticed this parked in the compound of a local auto wrecker and snapped a picture (and yes, briefly considered making an offer on it!) Man, how much of the public library’s history across North America […]

Good Morning Vietnam: An “Un-War” War Movie

In my RIP Robin Williams post yesterday, I mentioned that I wrote an essay while a student in England about Williams’ role in “Good Morning Vietnam”. I don’t think I’ve posted any of my undergrad work on this blog ever but given yesterday’s events, now’s as good of time as any.  Oh, and feel free to […]

RIP Robin Williams (And My Ten Favourite Robin Williams Movies)

Shocking news today that Robin Williams has died, apparently by suicide.  Based on the way my Facebook feed lit up with the news, it’s a pretty safe bet that I’m not unique in thinking of him as one of my favourite actors. His range in both comedies and dramas was outstanding and his genuine humanity […]

Friday Fun Link – 20 Seconds of Tetris Madness

I used to love playing Tetris but I was never this good…

Friday Fun Link – If 70s Moms Had Blogs…

…they’d probably look a lot like this.

Shea and I have been married for over a decade…

… I thought this long- unopened tub in the basement needed updating! 😉