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Category Archives: Wisdom

Big Changes at MetaFilter

I don’t hang out there nearly as much as I used to (and worse, a lot of my “community web site” time has shifted to <gasp> Reddit!) so it was a bit of a shock to see a librarian colleague post on Facebook about the big changes happening at MetaFilter. Cash-strapped after a recent downturn […]

Posted 21 May 2014 § Family § Internet § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up but it’s still the off season for some teams.  The official Twitter accounts of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in what is perhaps the world’s first game of Twitter Tac Toe! “Dad Jokes” are shorthand for lame jokes that inevitably get groans from […]

Posted 20 May 2014 § Family § Humour § Infographic § List § PopCulture § Randomness § Sports § Travel § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Fired University of Saskatchewan Professor Re-Hired After Major Outcry

Professor Robert Buckingham, a long time professor at the University of Saskatchewan, was recently fired for speaking out about some major ongoing budget cuts and restructuring plans at the U of S. The University administration claimed that there was a difference between the freedom of expression tenured professors should expect for expressing controversial or politically incorrect […]

Posted 15 May 2014 § Jobs § Library § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

CMV: There’s Nothing Wrong with Language Death and Attempts at Revitalizing Dying Languages Are A Complete Waste of Time and Effort

I’ve got numerous sub-Reddits that I love including one called Change My View (r/changemyview) where people pose their positions on sensitive (and not-so-sensitive) topics and ask others to try to convince them to change their mind. And unlike debate on 99% of the Internet, the respondents are often successful in changing the view of the original poster! A recent questions […]

Posted 13 May 2014 § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

What’s A Mom Worth?

Posted 11 May 2014 § Family § Infographic § Jobs § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Some of the times science fiction led to science fact What Your Country Says About Your Reading Habits What’s the single biggest mistake parents can make? (AskReddit) 40 Ways Kids Ruin Everything Good In This World (very funny!) How The Working Class Was Forgotten 10 Segments That Make Us Ashamed To Be Wrestling Fans And one […]

Posted 06 May 2014 § Baby § Canada § Humour § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Happy May Day!

Especially relevant with the new Saskatchewan Employment Act being proclaimed the other day…      

Posted 01 May 2014 § Infographic § Politics § Saskatchewan § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

How To Be Happy: The Science Behind Happiness

Posted 29 April 2014 § Infographic ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Free Public Library Cards at Edmonton Public Library Will Continue

The subject of user fees in Alberta public libraries is of great interest to me. That’s why I was very excited when a colleague recently informed me that a pilot project to remove user fees at Edmonton Public Library during the library’s centennial year was being made permanent! The number of people with library cards […]

Posted 27 April 2014 § Canada § Library § LibrarySchool § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Pale Blue Dot – Carl Sagan

This is beyond cool.  I love Carl Sagan and how he puts life into proper perspective… http://vimeo.com/22582065

Posted 24 April 2014 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,