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Music Monday – “Wake up, it’s a beautiful morning/The sun shining for your eyes/Wake up, it’s so beautiful/For what could be the very last time”

Obviously an impossible question but whenever there’s a “What’s your favourite song of all-time” question, I always pick “Find The River” by R.E.M. I love how melancholy and poetic and longing that song is. There’s another song that’s in my Top 10 and which is probably a contender for number one – “Wake Up Boo!” […]

Posted 13 June 2022 § MemoryLane § Sad § Travel § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

CTV Announces Library Themed Sitcom

I’m pretty sure every librarian (including me!) has thought “Why has no one made a TV show set in a library? Boy, people would sure be surprised that we don’t just circulate books but there are wacky staff!  Buffoonish managers!  Silly patrons!  And lots and lots of overdoses. High-larious!” Well, now we’re getting our wish.  […]

Posted 10 June 2022 § Jobs § Library ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Are the stars out tonight (sha bop sha bop)/I don’t know if it’s cloudy or bright (sha bop sha bop)/I only have eyes for you dear (Sha bop sha bop)”

“I Only Have Eyes For You” – The Flamingos

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Music Monday – [Stereotypical Music From Around The World]

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Secular Sunday – Back when the Bible was written…

Posted 29 May 2022 § Humour § Infographic § Meme § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – How Serial Killers Trap Librarians

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Music Monday – “Girl I saw on Facebook that Mike proposed/That’s bullshit baby, I know you know/I know my chances are getting right slim/You ain’t gotta marry me, just don’t marry him”

“I Saw On Facebook (That Mike Proposed)” – Donovan Woods

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Friday Fun Link – The Beatles Handwritten Lyrics (A Thread)

the beatles original written lyrics (a thread) — ? mat ? (@CUNTHARRISON) May 18, 2022  

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Friday Fun Link – Six Straight Minutes of SNL Cast Members Breaking Character

 

Posted 13 May 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The New Corporation – Documentary

It was pretty cool to go to the world premier of an anti-corporate documentary called “The Corporation” at the Calgary International Film Festival twenty years ago which featured a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. It’s less cool that this film has an “unfortunately necessarily” sequel released a couple years ago…

Posted 11 May 2022 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,