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Friday Fun Link – Moose Jaw Engages In A Battle of the “Meese”

In a province where we take pride in our large roadside attractions, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan has long prided itself on having the world’s largest moose. Except that a few years ago, those dirty bastard Norwegians have raised the ante(lers) by erecting a moose statue that is Max the Moose (by 31 cm) compared to Moose Jaw’s […]

¶ Posted 18 January 2019 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Read (June 2010)

Pace modeling my new Friends of VPL “read” cap that we got on a three week vacation to BC a few years back…

¶ Posted 17 January 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, holiday, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – West Edmonton Mall (Feb 2014)

I’ve always loved the framing of this picture…

¶ Posted 10 January 2019 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, holiday, travel

Friday Fun Link – Dubai Fireworks (Full)

I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that my highest mark for a presentation in library school was one I did that was actually in a journalism class. My presentation was about online video and how it allows you to transcend both space and time in a way that other previous media (television, radio, etc.) couldn’t. This video from […]

¶ Posted 04 January 2019 § LibrarySchool § PopCulture § Randomness § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

WestJet’s 2018 Christmas Ad

I’m always conscious that these videos are as much about marketing as any sort of true holiday sentiment. But they *are* well-done so it’s been a bit of a minor Christmas tradition for me ot post these videos since they are usually pretty heartwarming. Here’s WestJet’s 2018 version…

¶ Posted 18 December 2018 § Canada § Family § PopCulture § UK § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, holiday, travel

Music Monday – “And you won’t understand/But you will learn someday/That wherever you are and whatever you face/These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world/My sweet blue-eyed girl”

This is a bit shaky cam but I haven’t posted this amazing Christmas song for a few years so I thought I’d do so with a different version that’s even more fun than the original… “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin

¶ Posted 17 December 2018 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sad § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, music, xmas

Narcos Mexico

Our latest Netflix obsession…

¶ Posted 20 November 2018 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history

Comparing Some Swedish Guy’s 7 Year (7000 Hour) Guitar Progress To My Own 22 (!) Year, Didn’t Count The Hours Guitar Journey

I bought my first guitar after coming back from a University exchange to England in 1995. It cost me $60 and I still have it. It’s an El Degas model which is Spanish for “cheap crap”. 🙂 (Wow, Google tells me these guitars were actually made in Japan and mostly exported to Canada in the […]

¶ Posted 14 November 2018 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Friday Fun Link – New $245 Million Calgary Central Library Opens

As a former Calgarian who often worked closely with the city’s librarians via my role at the Writers Guild of Alberta (a highlight of my time in Calgary was being invited by one librarian to be her “community guest” at the opening of a new suburban branch that features a speech by well-known author and […]