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10 Things I’ve Dealt With In Libraries That Aren’t Covered in Library School

Bat removal Poop on floor in public area (child) Poop on floor in washroom (adult) Blood splattered across entire bathroom A kid’s Easter egg but full of drugs Arguments over $0.30 fines People who say “I pay your salary!” People who are *really* concerned about delays in getting their items on time. (I’m talking “evil […]

¶ Posted 02 August 2017 § Humour § Library § LibrarySchool § List § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Music Monday – “From nine till five I have to spend my time at work/The job is very boring, I’m an office clerk/The only thing that helps me pass the time away/Is knowing I’ll be back at Echo Beach some day.”

Another unofficial theme for our seasonal camp site at Echo Valley Campground, especially after last weekend when we hit Echo Beach a couple times… “Echo Beach” – Martha and the Muffins

¶ Posted 31 July 2017 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, music

Saturday Snap – Abandoned Bike

Pace took a couple friends camping this past weekend. At one point, he asked if they could ride out to the lookout near our site and take their bikes down the hill. I interpreted this to mean “Down the little dirt path to the point just beyond the lookout” but he took it to mean […]

¶ Posted 29 July 2017 § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Travel ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: camping, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our First Visit to Echo Valley Provincial Park (June 2015)

Before we had our seasonal site there, we stayed at Echo Valley for a weekend in June 2015. We had a site backing right onto the main playground, only steps from where our seasonal site is now (I often sit in our seasonal site and look over diagonally at the ever-changing nightly campers staying in […]

¶ Posted 27 July 2017 § Family § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, saskatchewan, travel

Four for Four!

Today marked the opening of the newest Regina Public Library branch, the Albert Branch which has moved into the Mâmawêyatitân Centre, an integrated facility offering numerous services to the community. And I was fortunate to once again be able to visit the branch on its opening day – just as I did for the other […]

¶ Posted 25 July 2017 § Library § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan

Europe’s Top Things To Do According to Trip Advisor

(via Reddit)

¶ Posted 19 July 2017 § Infographic § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, holiday, travel

Birthday Blogging or Birthday Clogging?

Last night, I looked back through all 10+ years of July 18 posts on this blog and I realised that I rarely post on my birthday. That’s probably a good thing – it shows I’m likely doing stuff in the real world instead of staring at a screen. 😉 For example, today I was out […]

¶ Posted 18 July 2017 § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health

A Good Recurring Camping Injury To Have?

Every single weekend when we get back from our seasonal site on Sunday night, I feel like my legs are on fire from all the walking, biking, hiking, swimming and assorted heavy lifting I’ve done over the weekend (and no, I’m not just counting all the beer cans I’ve lifted to my mouth as “heavy […]