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I Predict A Riot

With a few changes and additions, the following is what I posted on the MetaFilter thread discussing the riot after last night’s game… — I’ve heard a wide range of opinions (many mentioned in this thread) on why this particular riot happened… It was drunken Canucks fans. It was anarchists. It was gang members/hooligans/insurgents.  (I […]

Posted 16 June 2011 § Randomness § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Go The F*ck to Sleep – As Read by Samuel L. Jackson

This book’s been floating around the web for awhile now but now someone has uploaded an audio version which to my ears sounds like the real Samuel L. Jackson rather than a parody (although I’m sure I’m mistaken.) Pretty funny shit either way!  321 views on YouTube as I type this – watch it before […]

Posted 14 June 2011 § Library ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I’m a sailor peg/And I’ve lost my leg/Climbing up the top sails/I lost my leg!”

Posted 13 June 2011 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Librarians Are Pushers & Hookers

I recently did a post about speakers I’ve seen at various conferences and elsewhere.  In the post, I said it was the work version of another list I’d done about a more personal subject – a list of bands I’ve seen. But I think the reality is that the list was inspired by something else. […]

Posted 08 June 2011 § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “You’ll bring your overhead projector/To demonstrate where we’d go wrong/You’ll chart our every flaw/Shone ten times tall on the bedroom wall”

I’ve already detailed my love for The Submarines many times on this blog and the band’s new album doesn’t disappoint…

Posted 06 June 2011 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Capoeira

Mosaic is a long-standing multicultural festival in Regina which is an highlight for many in the city. For $14 (the current price though I remember when it cost half that! </oldman>), you get a passport that allows you entry into numerous pavilions located in curling rinks and community halls around the city (plus free bus […]

Posted 04 June 2011 § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Random Thoughts From WILU Day One

I’m at the Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) conference in Regina from today until Friday. Here are a few random thoughts from my first day… – it’s always enjoyable to attend a conference in a different city – staying in a hotel, eating meals in cool restaurants, checking out the attractions of a […]

Posted 01 June 2011 § Library § MemoryLane § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “With enough training, your fingers are almost as good as a wrench. Hurts though…”

Behold the wonder that is former Fred Eaglesmith sideman, Washboard Hank…

Posted 30 May 2011 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Your smile is like a breath of spring/Your voice is like summer rain/And I cannot compete with you/Jolene” (Bonus: Incomplete List of Bands I’ve Seen Live)

Dolly Parton was the voice in a movie we watched this weekend (Gnomeo & Juliet – very cute!) and that somehow led to me thinking about the various concerts I’ve seen in my life (Dolly being one of the Top Five believe it or not!) Off the top of my head, here’s a very incomplete […]

Posted 23 May 2011 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Happy Fourth Birthday, Pace!

Although I’m not as obsessive as those folks who take a picture-a-day of themselves or their babies, I have tried to take a photo of Pace every few months and now every year.  I didn’t plan it this way initially but now always include an Oscar the Grouch doll we bought him when he was […]

Posted 21 May 2011 § Family § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: