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Merry Christmas!

¶ Posted 25 December 2018 § ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)

¶ Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Video § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, television

The World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island

¶ Posted 30 October 2018 § Travel § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, travel

The Five Year Old’s Guide to the Galaxy

Reddit has a sub-Reddit called /r/ExplainLikeImFive where the goal is to convey complex ideas in a way that even a child (or a typical Redditor?) can understand. Someone compiled some of the best explanations the site has provided in a single post.

¶ Posted 26 October 2018 § FridayFunLink § Internet § List § PopCulture § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, science

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Gram Ham (April 2004)

¶ Posted 25 October 2018 § ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “It’s not such a scary time for boys/They’ve always had the upper hand, they’ve always had a choice/It’s time for women to rise up, use our collective voice/The day to vote is Nov 6th so let’s go make some noise”

As I type this, Democrats have a 75% chance of taking the House of Representatives and a 20% chance of taking the Senate in the US midterm elections which happen in just under a month. In the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh decision, here’s hoping that women (and men who recognize the injustice that was done […]

¶ Posted 08 October 2018 § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language, music, unitedstates

Sweaty Palms – Alex Honnold

Sweaty palms can mean a few different things but especially online, it’s often used to refer to people who attempt death-defying feats such as climbing buildings or natural formations or other structures, often without the use of any safety equipment. For some unknown reason, I still get a daily digest from Digg.com. I rarely look […]

¶ Posted 07 October 2018 § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, reddit

Throwback Thursday – Image Cable Installer (Summer 1991)

A bit of a different Throwback Thursday this week. I recently posted about how death was a dark cloud this summer with a handful of people we know and/or were connected to having died. Unfortunately, that trend has continued into September with my parents letting me know that the father of one of my best […]