Category Archives: MemoryLane

This is just like when I proposed to Shea…

…well, except for the long-term planning, the co-conspirators, the perfectly placed video camera and the sneaky surprise at the end of it all!

Friday Fun Link – 11 Sounds Your Kids Have Probably Never Heard

Luckily, through the magic of YouTube, now they can!

The Rise & Fall of the Columbia House Record Club — and How We Learned to Steal Music

An article about the decline of mail-order record clubs claims that it was the “12 for a $0.01” record clubs that conditioned consumers to pay little to nothing for music (and though they don’t phrase it this way, the related joy of having a large “download” of music provide (relatively) instant gratification too.) There’s probably […]

Friday Family Link – “They shall not grow old”

No Friday Fun Link today. Instead, as I do every Remembrance Day, I will spend time thinking of my Grandpa Wally who drove a tank in Holland in WWII.  But I’ll also take a broad definition of the term “Remembrance” and choose to spend time remembering my Grandpa Armour who was rejected for service because […]

It’s The First Snow of the Year (Dates Archive)

An annual tradition on this blog is the posting of this Hawksley Workman song which perfectly captures the joy that comes with the first snowfall of the year.  I also realised this also makes an informal weather history – and not sure if I’m always consistent on this but I think I tend to record […]

Saturday Snap – A Week of Proud Moments

On Thursday, Pace got his first stripe in karate moving from a white belt to…a white belt with a single red stripe on it. On Friday, he passed his swimming lessons and will now move from “Salamander” to “Sunfish”… And of course way back on Monday, Pace was easily the cutest tiger on the block… […]

Wisdom Wednesday – Is YouTube Killing Television?

And the answer (at least according to this infographic) is yes. Bonus: here’s a wise prognosticator on the same subject back in 2006… (Okay, it’s me but I’m pretty proud of this one – not just that it was my highest mark of library school but also because I really kicked ass on my presentation […]

Saturday Snap – Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour

[Edit: this post got linked to by a MJ Fan Community.  Visit that page for more news & reviews of the Saskatoon and other shows.] I’m sitting in a hotel room in Saskatoon having just watched “Cirque Du Soleil Presents: Michael Jackson – THE IMMORTAL World Tour” show. This is my third Cirque show (I […]

Weyburn Flash Mob

When I worked for Southeast Regional Library, the local Co-op grocery store was a couple blocks away. I stopped in regularly – for groceries on the way home or to pick up the occasional treats for our afternoon coffee breaks.  I was also there fairly regularly because Southeast policy was that you had to return […]

The Intersection of Oil & Sex in Williston, ND

We went down to Williston, North Dakota at the end of summer and it was clear that this small American city with a population of about 10 000, like its Candian counterparts, Weyburn and Estevan, was booming due to the oil economy and various related industries. One industry that’s not available in the Canadian cities […]