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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 § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”

“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle

Posted 24 December 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)  

Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“Why Should You Read Kurt Vonnegut” – TED-ED Talk

Because he’s the best writer of all-time?

Posted 19 December 2018 § Humour § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

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 § Travel § UK § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

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 § Travel § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

My 10 Favourite Christmas Songs

I’ve posted a lot of Christmas songs over the years, mostly as Music Monday posts, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried to make a list of my favourite Xmas songs, at least until now. So what makes a great Christmas song in my mind? Weirdly with how joyful the season is, my favourites mostly […]

Posted 02 December 2018 § Family § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Narcos Mexico

Our latest Netflix obsession…

Posted 20 November 2018 § PopCulture § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Captain Connor Rap

I’m going to tag this as “Music” but that’s probably stretching the definition somewhat. 😉  

Posted 16 November 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Get me drinking’ that moonshine/Get me higher than the grocery bill/Take my troubles to the highwall/Throw ’em in the river and get your fill”

I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I was really getting into Tyler Childers – watching videos of him, reading articles about him, dreaming about taking “road” trips to see him, joining Facebook groups about him, playing his songs (badly) on guitar and listening to his music non-stop. At the time, I made a Music Monday […]

Posted 12 November 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,