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ReadLists

ReadLists is a new site which allows people to combine and share collections of web pages – articles, reviews, recipes, course materials, etc. – in a single package that you can easily download to your smart phone. I’m not necessarily endorsing this site but just sharing a cool find. Feel free to read the original […]

¶ Posted 24 May 2012 § Library § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, cool

Music Monday – “I want to help you lift enormous things/A pinch, a sting/I don’t feel a thing/And as the Earth revolved around the sun”

New Tragically Hip single! And as a Hockey Night in Canada Intro:

¶ Posted 21 May 2012 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey, music

Friday Fun Link – Saskatchewan 1973

A promo from local CTV affiliate, CKCK in the year of my birth…

¶ Posted 18 May 2012 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: cute, music, saskatchewan, television

Some Random Thoughts on TedXRegina

So I was one of the lucky 100 who got to attend TedXRegina on Wednesday at the ShuBox Theatre at the U of R. Here are some random thoughts about the day… – never realised until the night before while checking out the #tedxregina hashtag on Twitter that there were only 100 seats available as […]

¶ Posted 17 May 2012 § Humour § Library § Politics § Randomness § Technology § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: cool, language, music, saskatchewan, science

TedxRegina

After an extremely long day, I’m pretty tired. Hopefully I’ll revisit my TedxRegina experience in the next day or two. But for now…

¶ Posted 16 May 2012 § Humour § MemoryLane § Politics § Sad § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “Thought you’d do right by me/But who am I kidding/You’re the Sask Party/Shows like Corner Gas/I guess you don’t remember.”

I went to the massive rally by the Saskatchewan film industry at noon today and it was quite the spectacle. In Saskatchewan, when we have protests, it tends to be farmers rolling their tractors up to the Legislature that creates a big scene. But the film community, as you might expect given their skills, put […]

¶ Posted 14 May 2012 § Humour § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, music, saskatchewan

George Carlin’s Greatest Moment

Definitely one of them…

¶ Posted 10 May 2012 § Humour § Politics § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, economics, history, language, rant, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Forgot a Song? Just Hum It!

Midomi is a really cool site that lets you hum or whistle the melodies of songs you’ve forgotten and it will try to provide a match. I was able to get it to recognize a Beatles song and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” but had less success with a couple other (slightly) lesser-known songs. But […]