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Category Archives: Randomness

Nanoleaf Aurora Light Panels

I haven’t hidden my ongoing interest in smart devices.  One product that caught my attention were Nanoleaf light panels but even by smart device standards, they’re pretty pricey.  Fortunately, I set-up an alert on Facebook Marketplace and the other day, I found a young guy who was selling not just one but two sets which […]

Posted 21 April 2021 § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The Jeopardy Archive

A comprehensive archive of every question ever in the history of Jeopardy is nerd-paradise. (Librarians are 14th in lifetime winnings by career-type though I’d like to see this graph on a per capita basis too.)

Posted 16 April 2021 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

My Garage Lights Are Smarter Than I Am

I’m getting more and more interested in smart devices with my most recent purchase being three smart floodlights which I installed in my garage so that the neighbours can enjoy my obsession too! Easter… Calgary Flames Game Night… Anniversary of Humboldt Broncos Tragedy…

Posted 07 April 2021 § MemoryLane § News § Photo § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Who Needs Fish?

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Appalachian Man Interview – Elmer

“Soft White Underbelly” is a fascinating interview series on YouTube…

Posted 31 March 2021 § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Why No Aquarium Has A Great White Shark

Random Sunday afternoon YouTube algorithm finds…both interesting and sad:

Posted 21 March 2021 § Technology § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Covid-19: A Year in Review

But remembering the past is also a way of believing that this moment will someday be the past. Which is to say, nostalgia for the past is also a way of believing in the future. Daydreaming about the After Times — the Before Times’s mythic counterpart — is in part an exercise in imagining what it will […]

Posted 18 March 2021 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § News § Pace § Photo § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

$39 Million Bora Bora Private Island

Don’t think I’ll ever afford this but perhaps they need an on-site librarian? 😉  

Posted 14 March 2021 § Jobs § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Our Second Trip to Mexico During Covid?

I said yesterday’s visit to Mexico would be our only one but we enjoyed it so much, we decided to go again to celebrate Valentine’s Day! 😉 (We’re not the only ones missing beach vacations apparently but this is pretty extreme!)  

Posted 14 February 2021 § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

I’m at an age where…

…I find myself downloading apps to test my hearing at midnight, suddenly worried that a lifetime of listening to loud music and going to concerts that left my ears ringing is catching up to me. (Luckily, at least according to a free iPhone app, I have nothing to worry about…yet.)  

Posted 02 February 2021 § Humour § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,