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Hockey Pre-season has begun which means the real season is only a couple weeks away.  Did you know that a generally accepted rule of Canadian publishing is any book with anything to do with hockey is guaranteed to be a huge seller?  True story. Politics No matter, how much he tries to excuse it, I […]

Posted 24 September 2014 § Humour § Jobs § Library § List § Pace § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Some Thoughts on the Movie “Boyhood”

Every year, Shea and I go to a movie for my birthday, a tradition that probably stretches back well over a decade now. Since my birthday is in mid-July, most years, we go to some big summer blockbuster – the latest Marvel or Batman or Jurassic Park movie (told you we go back a ways!) […]

Posted 14 September 2014 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

What Happens If You “Like” Every Single Thing You See on Facebook For A Couple Days?

A Wired writer finds out (and the results aren’t pretty!)

Posted 28 August 2014 § Internet ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What’s The Most BS Sounding True Fact You Know?

I love these.

Posted 26 August 2014 § List § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

RIP Robin Williams (And My Ten Favourite Robin Williams Movies)

Shocking news today that Robin Williams has died, apparently by suicide.  Based on the way my Facebook feed lit up with the news, it’s a pretty safe bet that I’m not unique in thinking of him as one of my favourite actors. His range in both comedies and dramas was outstanding and his genuine humanity […]

Posted 11 August 2014 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Ouzo!”

I remember seeing the New Zealand band, Hobnail Boots (now known as “Hobnail“) when they played the Ness Creek Festival during a cross-Canada tour, maybe in the mid-1990’s? Funny how hearing the opening notes of this song immediately brought back great memories of their entire performance… “Ouzo” – Hobnail Boots

Posted 14 July 2014 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – You’re Getting Old

Great site to show you a bunch of details and trivia based on how old you are.

Posted 20 June 2014 § FridayFunLink § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Here are a few things that caught my eye this past week… What are the best new products nobody knows about? (Quora) How We Die – Then and Now: Comparing Causes of Death, 1900 v. 2010 (Infographic) What Radiohead Song Always Moves You To Tears? (Reddit) How Poverty Taxes The Brain (Infographic) Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” […]

Posted 10 June 2014 § Censorship § Infographic § Jobs § Library § List § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § Saskatchewan § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , ,

My Book Themed Interview

I saw an interview with author, Joshua Ferris, in a recent Entertainment Weekly and thought the series of book-themed questions they asked would be fun to answer for myself… Your Favourite Book As a Child “Child” usually means someone quite young  but honestly, the first book to come to mind when I read this question […]

Posted 25 May 2014 § Library § List § Meme § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Big Changes at MetaFilter

I don’t hang out there nearly as much as I used to (and worse, a lot of my “community web site” time has shifted to <gasp> Reddit!) so it was a bit of a shock to see a librarian colleague post on Facebook about the big changes happening at MetaFilter. Cash-strapped after a recent downturn […]

Posted 21 May 2014 § Family § Internet § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,