Category Archives: MemoryLane

Happy 12th Birthday Pace!

Mom and I are incredibly proud of the young man you’ve become!

Retro Saturday Snap – Feet to the Fire

Now that camping season has started, I’m into that part of my blog calendar where I’m less likely to keep my “daily post” streak alive but may also come back at the end of the weekend and do some “retro” posts backdated to the days I missed. For example, it’s Monday night as I type […]

Music Monday – “I want you, I need you/But there ain’t no way I’m ever gonna love you/Now don’t be sad/’Cause two out of three ain’t bad”

If I post a single song from Meatloaf’s “Bat Out of Hell” album, I feel like I should post every song from the album since they’re all so interconnected. But instead, I’ll just post a few of the album’s biggest tracks instead of a single song I usually do for “Music Monday”. (And as a […]

A Few Highlights/Lowlights as the 2019 Camping Season Begins

We spent the weekend in Weyburn getting our seasonal site ready which is why I didn’t post for the past few days. Here’s a few memorable moments from the weekend… Highlight: Sasha blurts out “This is the best day of my life!” as I push her on the swings.  Then, the next day, she says […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Honu in Kauai (January 2012)

We were invited to a 50th Anniversary of my Hawaiian aunt and uncle (I know, right?) but unfortunately, Hawaiians don’t think of things like “winter” so they scheduled the anniversary for June 2019 instead of January 2019.  So that’s one of the main reasons we won’t be attending though we’ll be there in spirit. That […]

Craft Beer’s Connection to Libraries

One of my favourite librarian colleagues, Tanya, recently appeared on the podcast of one of my favourite local craft breweries. Considering I used to organize a monthly librarian’s gathering called “Books to Beers”, I think this is the perfect combination! Tanya’s been my co-conspirator for a couple great beer and library-related adventures. When she first […]

Music Monday – “Don’t fill out any forms/Don’t compensate/Don’t cower/Don’t crawl/Don’t come around late/Don’t hover at the gate”

“Numb” – U2

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – Summary (and Addendum)

So I’ve finished my ten-part series on the various things that have contributed to how I became the person that I am.  Some of the entries were stronger than others – more insightful and less narrative “I did this and then this and then this” but overall, they’ve been useful for me to consider those […]

Friday Fun Link – Online Apps as 80’s Gadgets

A designer reimagines how various popular web sites would look as 1980’s gadgets.

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #10 – Shea

Most couples meet through friends or dating sites or at church or the bar.  The story of how Shea and I met is a bit more random. Her parents were at a funeral and happened to be talking to someone from my hometown.  They mentioned their daughter was starting university in the fall and needed […]