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Sappy Sunday – The Last Post

A 41-year old blogger in British Columbia dies of complications from stage four colorectal cancer. Knowing that he’s dying of cancer gives him the wonderful opportunity to compose

The Driveway Dream

For a number of Canadian kids growing up in the 1980’s like I did, hockey was life. In the days before Nintendo and the Internet, I would spend

Why Is U2 So Popular?

An answer to the question of why U2 is so popular on Quora becomes a beautiful evisceration of the typical U2 fan. (In the interest of full disclosure,

Saturday Snap – Capoeira

Mosaic is a long-standing multicultural festival in Regina which is an highlight for many in the city. For $14 (the current price though I remember when it cost

Speakers I’ve Seen

I recently did a post about bands I’ve seen so I thought this might be the work-equivalent of that list from my personal life. I’m focusing on speakers

Random Thoughts From WILU Day One

I’m at the Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) conference in Regina from today until Friday. Here are a few random thoughts from my first day… –

Winnipeg’s Important Role In My Own NHL Fandom (And Kanye West Weighs In On the Big News)

It wasn’t a surprise but it was nice to have it made official today – the Atlanta Thrashers have been purchased by True North Sports and will be

Saturday Snap – University of Regina (As Viewed From the Sask Science Centre)

Shea’s out with a friend tonight so Pace and I got to have a Boy’s Night Out. He wanted to go clubbing <grin> but instead, we went to

Music Monday – “Your smile is like a breath of spring/Your voice is like summer rain/And I cannot compete with you/Jolene” (Bonus: Incomplete List of Bands I’ve Seen Live)

Dolly Parton was the voice in a movie we watched this weekend (Gnomeo & Juliet – very cute!) and that somehow led to me thinking about the various

Saturday Snap – Happy Fourth Birthday, Pace!

Although I’m not as obsessive as those folks who take a picture-a-day of themselves or their babies, I have tried to take a photo of Pace every few

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I started this blog in 2006 when I was doing my Master of Library Science degree at the University of Western Ontario.

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