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Some Random Thoughts on TedXRegina

So I was one of the lucky 100 who got to attend TedXRegina on Wednesday at the ShuBox Theatre at the U of R. Here are some random thoughts about the day… – never realised until the night before while checking out the #tedxregina hashtag on Twitter that there were only 100 seats available as […]

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

“Wake Up Moms, You’re Fighting the Wrong Fight” – points out that it’s ridiculous to argue about the recent Time breastfeeding cover and instead, all US moms should be pushing for a benefit that new moms in the vast majority of the world get – paid maternity leave. Why Nicolas Tesla was the Greatest Geek […]

¶ Posted 15 May 2012 § Library § Sad § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: apple, book, cool, history, music, orgdevl, parents, science

A Great Way To Fire Someone

I was talking with a colleague today about the process of having to fire people. I said I’d had this experience twice – once when I had to fire someone, once when I begged for clemency for an employee whose job was on the line. (I thought this employee was being targeted for the wrong […]

¶ Posted 08 May 2012 § Library § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, language

Saturday Snap – Assistive Technology

I don’t think I’ve blogged about this yet but about a month ago, I moved into a new position at RPL as Outreach Services Librarian. This a one-year term position filling a maternity leave. The past month has been a bit of a blur as I learn about my new position, the history and workflow […]

¶ Posted 05 May 2012 § Library § SaturdaySnap § Technology ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: health

Happy May Day!

You’ll see this graphic a lot more in a couple days as “May the Fourth Be With You”. But I think this variation is quite appropriate for May Day:

¶ Posted 01 May 2012 § Humour § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, movies

Saturday Snap – 2012 Sask Book Awards

Sorry this photo is a bit blurry but it’s a shot of the prize table before the Sask Book Awards Gala last night. I attended as a volunteer and had a blast as always. My main duty was sitting at the nominee registration table so it felt like “old home week” as I got to […]

¶ Posted 28 April 2012 § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, saskatchewan

State of America’s Libraries 2012 Report

Well worth a read. (h/t to ALA Think Tank via Jessamyn)

¶ Posted 17 April 2012 § Library § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, unitedstates

Music Monday – “Staring out of the window as the clouds roll in/Distant rumbling of a storm about to begin”

On the recommendation of a co-worker, someone who’s big in Australia but hasn’t hit in North America yet. A perfect tune for a drizzly day in the Queen City…

¶ Posted 16 April 2012 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

A Bad Year for Computers (And It’s Only April)

It’s funny how we sometimes get locked into one mode of thinking, no matter how much evidence there is to the contrary. For example, when we were first planning our Hawaii trip, I decided that the best option for taking photos was to use my iPhone. At the time, I thought I could purchase some […]