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Category Archives: Wisdom

Mick Burrs: Real Live Poet

Had a surprise visitor at work the other day – poet Steven Michael Berzensky (aka Mick Burrs). I first came across Mick’s books when, as a young English major, I would go to Yorkton as part of my job as a door-to-door salesman with Image Cable Systems.  I would spend the night at a co-worker’s […]

Posted 20 June 2012 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Re-live TEDxRegina Through the Magic of Online Streaming Video!

Here’s my personal favourite presentation from TEDxRegina last month. (All the TEDxRegina videos are up but as of right now, and just for me (?), not all eight are showing up when you search for that tag.  But that’s okay because I can hold a few back for later posting!)  

Posted 19 June 2012 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Happy Father’s Day!

What makes a father first realize that he is a dad? (Now, if you’ll excuse I think I have some dust in my eye…)

Posted 17 June 2012 § Family § MemoryLane § Sad ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Save a Library By Burning Books?

Brilliant! (via MetaFilter with a h/t to the colleague who sent it to me at the exact same moment!)

Posted 15 June 2012 § Humour § Library § Politics § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Ask Reddit: What’s a computer trick you think everyone should know?

What’s a computer trick you think everyone should know? Lots of practical tips as well as some slightly more devious ones.

Posted 13 June 2012 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

10 Questions With Dr. Ryan Meili

I recently had the chance to interview Dr. Ryan Meili, author of “A Healthy Society: How A Focus on Health Can Revive Canadian Democracy“. After some back and forth discussion, we decided that the best way to do this would be for me to prepare a few questions then send them by e-mail so he […]

Posted 10 June 2012 § MemoryLane § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

“It’s the Old Generation That’s Entitled, Not Students” – The National Post with a spot-on observation about the current Quebec protests How Reddit’s Co-Founded Became the Mayor of the Internet Speaking of Reddit, a novelty account called ShittyWatercolors did an illustration of my own user name, “HeadTale” (well, mis-read as “HeadTales” but you get what […]

Posted 05 June 2012 § Family § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Music Monday – “6am/Day after Christmas/The smell of cold/Car seat is freezing/The world is sleeping/I am numb”

One of the saddest songs I know…

Posted 04 June 2012 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – What Would You Take If Your House Was Burning Down? (Photos)

An interesting question – people are asked to take a photo of what they’d take from their house if it was burning down.  I mean, obviously, the right answer is “nothing” and “get the hell out as fast as possible.” Also, “make sure my family is out” is an acceptable answer. From the stuff photographed, […]

Posted 01 June 2012 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Technology ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Facebook & Google: Pictures & Vision

This is a great article which explains that the difference between Facebook and Google is the difference between pictures and vision – both in terms of what drives each company’s culture and how they may evolve in the future.

Posted 30 May 2012 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,