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Librarians Who Are Authors

Rosemary Griebel who I met when I worked at the Writers Guild of Alberta (and who later wrote me a kick-ass reference letter when I applied to library

Music Monday – “Nothing to kill or die for/And no religion too.”

Being in the US, especially on a major religious holiday, is always eye-opening to me as an atheist. For example, this chart ran with a newspaper story whose

Saturday Snap – Space Aliens Grill & Bar

A BBQ restaurant with a Space Alien theme AND video arcade? Definitely my favorite place in Minot!

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I’ve done some April Fool’s jokes on this blog before but this year, it sort of snuck up on me so I didn’t have anything planned. Instead, I’ll

Saturday Snap – No Singing Allowed!

Had a bit of a sad day on Friday when we took Pace to a farewell party for him, a couple classmates and one of the teachers at

Brad Wall Hates Renewables?

So it’s not a secret that a big part of the booming Saskatchewan economy is due to our massive non-renewable sector – potash and oil mainly but also

Track How Badly The Flames Are Crapping The Bed

This site will show the odds of any NHL team making the playoffs as the season heads to a finish in about ten games or so. As usual,

On Tipping in Cuba

Chris Turner, author of the Hammy winning book, “The Leap”, has an outstanding article in the latest issue of The Walrus about the unique relationship between Canada and

Saturday Snaps – Telemiracle, Telemundo, Tell A Kid To Do Something

Due to a couple large corporate donations and a $1.4 million bequest from a retired farmer, last weekend’s Telemiracle was the most successful of all-time. (Minor claim to

Music Monday – How Could I Ever Forget the Happiest Day of My Life?

Well, other than wishing you a Happy Anniversary on Saturday. 😉 But when you have three anniversary dates to keep track of, that’s to be expected. In fact,

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