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Category Archives: Saskatchewan

2022 SPL Report To Our Community

Always interesting to look at other library system’s annual reports at what’s similar, what’s different and also to spark ideas and inspiration.

Posted 31 May 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Biggest Challenge: “We’re a small city with a relatively big stadium.”

Yes.  This is quite the challenge we face here in our little prairie city that’s run by people who want to pretend we’re a much bigger city like Calgary or Edmonton or Winnipeg so they push to build giant state-of-the art arenas.  And ball stadiums.  And the best football stadium in the country while showing […]

Posted 16 May 2023 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Sad § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Earth Friendly (July 2008)

Posted 11 May 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saskatchewan’s Best Scenic Drives (Revised Edition)

I was working in book publishing when this book was first released so glad to hear that an updated and revised edition is being released.  

Posted 09 May 2023 § MemoryLane § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Dildo Man’s Dickie Berg Photo Goes Viral

I can only imagine what the folks at REAL and Tourism Regina would do if they had a dick-shaped iceberg appear on Regina’s mighty shores! Luckily the guy from Dildo who snapped a photo of a dick shaped iceberg near Conception Bay isn’t an official from a tourism agency, just a Newfoundlander with a sense […]

Posted 28 April 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § News § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Drop Everything And Read, Regina Coronation Park (April 2017) #skpoli

By most accounts, Sask Party MLA Mark Docherty was a decent dude. I know I always enjoyed my interactions with him – when he would come to the library I was working at for events or programs or when I would bump into him at community events or whatever. Given his background and resume, I’ve […]

Posted 27 April 2023 § MemoryLane § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Camping Season Is Coming

Yesterday I posted about spring seeding and today I’m posting a picture the in-laws sent of our camp site – has it been a long winter or what?

Posted 15 April 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Everything About Grain Bins (Farmers Are Geniuses)

Spring feels like it’s (almost) here. Even though I haven’t been directly involved in farming for years, like many in Saskatchewan, I start thinking about seeding at this time of year. Here’s an interesting video but unfortunately he doesn’t cover survival strategies if your dad makes you shovel out a grain bin on a super […]

Posted 14 April 2023 § Family § FridayFunLink § Jobs § MemoryLane § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

My Childhood Best Friend Wins $55 Million! (Well, A Guy I Kinda Sorta Remember Anyhow)

Okay, maybe he wasn’t my childhood best friend but he was somebody from my hometown whose family and mine did do stuff together occasionally before they moved to BC. But I should back-up… I still distinctly remember a conversation when I worked for the Sask Publishers Group around 20 years ago when we were chatting […]

Posted 12 April 2023 § Family § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § News § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – EF “Touch of the Tropics” Costa Rica Tour

Heading to the airport in the middle of the night as Pace is leaving for a 10 day Educational Foundations (EF) tour through school.  Hard to believe the day has arrived!  

Posted 07 April 2023 § FridayFunLink § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,