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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 […]

Saturday Snap – Happy 11th Birthday Pace!

Love you very much!

¶ Posted 19 May 2018 § ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link(s) – Game of Scones: The Royal Wedding That Once Upon A Time Might Never Have Been Allowed

Metafilter has tons of links, trivia and commentary about tonight’s (tomorrow’s?) Royal Wedding. If you read nothing else, you should check out the NYT FAQ for sure!

¶ Posted 18 May 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – On National Caesar Day, Is This The Best Wedding Ever? (Summer 2017, Somewhere in Ontario)

Like most good Canadians, I enjoy a good caesar. And since it’s National Caesar Day, I’m going to break from Throwback Thursday tradition and instead of posting one of my own pictures of me drinking a caesar or making a caesar or looking lovingly at a caesar on a restaurant table, I wanted to post an awesome […]

¶ Posted 17 May 2018 § Canada § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, holiday, ontario

Friday Fun Link – A Fantastic Journey Through 80’s Movies

¶ Posted 04 May 2018 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: movies

First Sign of Spring (Literally)

For some it’s robins. Most depart south by the end of August and begin to return north in February and March (exact dates vary with latitude and climate). For others, it’s crocuses. Crocuses typically appear shortly after the snow melts, sometime around April 1st-21st. Blooms only last for two weeks, so the window to see […]

¶ Posted 27 April 2018 § Family § Humour § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan, weather

Saturday Snap – [automated voice] “Thank-you for choosing Bell. You can expect a 10 minute wait until we answer your call.”

To be fair, it was about half an hour on hold then half an hour working through diagnosing the issue but still… (Why, oh why haven’t we cut the cord yet???)

¶ Posted 21 April 2018 § Canada § Humour § Jobs § SaturdaySnap § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, television

@officialRPL Board Meeting Greeting

We made a pop-up display for the RPL Board Meeting we hosted at my branch today.

¶ Posted 27 March 2018 § ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – 10 Things You Never Need to Refrigerate

And now you know.

¶ Posted 23 March 2018 § FridayFunLink § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, food, health

Friday Fun Link – This Is My Favourite Photo of Mark Messier

After years without quite making it to the ultimate victory, in 1984, only one year after Wayne Gretzky was made his Captain, Mark Messier was drinking from the Stanley Cup. Some other fun facts about Gretzky, Messier and their intertwined destinies: * Messier had 37 points in his first season in the NHL and Gretzky had […]