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RIP Mick Burrs (Steven Michael Berzensky) 1940-2021

PICTURES OF THE DEAD (from “Dark Halo”) The dead leave us only images of themselves: souvenirs in washed out colours, dried petals pressed in family albums, shadows that stain our papered walls. They abandon us in our rooms, teach us how to converse with dust, will not let us forget them. But in our glistening reeds […]

Some Quick Thoughts On The Stabbing at Lynn Valley Public Library in North Vancouver

Shea and I often talk about how strange it is that librarians are one of the few professions where practitioners actively visit local examples of their workplace in other communities when traveling (she doesn’t have a strong desire to visit hospitals in other places when on a holiday – that’s for sure!). I think there’s […]

¶ Posted 28 March 2021 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sad § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, holiday

$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 § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, travel

Friday Fun Link – Best of “Flyin’ Ted” Cruz Goes To Cancun Memes

Also this… Aruba, Jamaica, Ted Cruz ain't gonna take yaBermuda, Bahama, just freeze or ask ObamaKey Largo, Montego, baby why don't HE goOh Ted won't take you down to Cancun, Mexico, HE'LL GET THERE FAST, you'll have no water flowThat's where Ted wanna go, while you're covered in snow — Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) February 18, […]

¶ Posted 19 February 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, travel, unitedstates

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Montreal Picnic (June 2006)

One great thing about our year in Ontario for library school was we tried to get away as much as we could on weekends and during semester breaks to various destinations in the area. Probably our biggest trip was during a semester break when we took the train to Montreal. A highlight was throwing together […]

¶ Posted 18 February 2021 § Humour § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, ontario, travel

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 § Randomness § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, holiday

Saturday Snap – Our Only Visit To Mexico During Covid…

Buy a six pack of Sol at the liquor store, some limes at the grocery store, and put beach videos on the TV. 🙁 (But hey, at least we’re being safer than overly entitled snowbirds!)

¶ Posted 13 February 2021 § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, Covid, holiday, travel

Secular Sunday – NOD vs. SOD in Regina (A Different Kind of Religion?)

Religion takes many forms and one of the strangest is the tribalism that often happens, even within the *same* community. This CBC article looks at the historic divisions between those who are North of Dewdney (NOD) and those who are in the south part of Regina. These divisions aren’t unique – every city I’ve lived […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2021 § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: history

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Asessippi Carnage

Four years ago this week, we were on our way to a ski trip in Manitoba. It was hard to know what the next four years would bring but we listened to Trump’s “American Carnage” Inaugural Address on the drive up and that provided a big clue. Such a relief that he’s gone.