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Friday Fun Link – Drag Queen Storytime @officialrpl #yqr

This idea is increasingly common in other public libraries across Canada but it’s very cool that that Regent Place where I work was the first public library branch in Regina to offer a Drag Queen Storytime as part of the Pride Festival. The idea isn’t without controversy in some circles but I was pleasantly surprised that the vast […]

¶ Posted 15 June 2018 § FridayFunLink § Library § News § Saskatchewan § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “Seeing traces/Of the stars that came before/Hitting the pavement/Still asking for more”

I’ve got a bit of an informal Americana “camping music” theme going this month with Jason Isbell last week and now Son Volt this week… “Tear Stained Eye” – Son Volt

¶ Posted 11 June 2018 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, music

Friday Fun Link – What Are Some Albums That Are Great For Camping?

Reddit, which has just undergone its first redesign in a decade, recently passed Facebook as the third most trafficked site in the United States. Being able to find any kind of timely information you want – for example, ideas for some new music to listen to at your campsite – is a big part of why […]

¶ Posted 08 June 2018 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, music, reddit, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “There’s a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff/It wasn’t my daddy’s way/He was down in the mines all day/I know he wanted more than mouths to feed and bills to pay”

“Cumberland Gap” – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

¶ Posted 04 June 2018 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: music

“That’s why everyone who works retail doesn’t tell you to go fuck yourself.”

(h/t DC on FB)

¶ Posted 31 May 2018 § Censorship § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, freedomtoreadweek, language

Roseanne’s Plan To Bump Cosby (1989 vs. 2018 Versions)

It’s 1989 all over again with Roseanne Barr stealing headlines from Bill Cosby…

¶ Posted 30 May 2018 § Humour § MemoryLane § News § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “Pushed around and kicked around/Always a lonely boy/You were the one that they’d talk about around town as they put you down”

I had the day off so decided to pop out to Congress at the U of R. It was a great day going through the Exhibitors’ Hall catching up with some publishers I knew from my days in that world, meeting some new publishers, talking to authors and so on. Since I rarely get out […]

¶ Posted 28 May 2018 § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, music

Friday Fun Link – Woman Draws Herself in 50 Different Cartoon Styles

Pretty amazing talent! (Well, maybe not the Minecraft one?) 😉

¶ Posted 25 May 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, movies, music, television

Music Monday – “Don’t your feet get cold in the winter time?/The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine/It’s hard to tell the night time from the day/You’re losin’ all your highs and lows/Ain’t it funny how the feeling goes away?”

I’ve managed to hit the first two major concerts at the new Mosaic Stadium – the “test case” one with Bryan Adams last May then the first “superstar” one with G ‘n’ R last August. The next big one happened last Thursday as The Eagles were in Regina for the Memorial Cup kick-off but I […]

¶ Posted 21 May 2018 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, saskatchewan

Yanny vs. Laurel: Meme of the Year?

What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I — Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018 Is anybody talking about anything else today? First of all, the clip is, according to Sanker “not prototypical” of either laurel or yanny. It’s somewhere in the middle. Sanker said the l/y discrepancy might come from the fact that the sound there isn’t velarized—the speaker’s tongue […]