Music Monday – “And night after night we stay out drinking under the streetlights/It’s forty below oh but I don’t mind cause you’re right there to hold me tight/Cause I’m drinking in Edmonton with you/I’m drinking in Edmonton with you”

Drinking in Edmonton” – The Worst Guy

Secular Sunday – A Rare Atheist Prayer

We’re in Edmonton on holidays.

The downtown is like a war-zone due to all the construction.

Through the mists of concrete dust in the air, you can see the beautiful Rogers Place.

By all accounts, Rogers is the nirvana of NHL arenas.

The Oilers are on a five-game winning streak after getting a new coach.

We watched the Oilers win yesterday while having supper in a pub near our hotel.

I had to force myself not to cheer when the Jets scored then looked like they might have a third period comeback.

We’re going to see them play the Minnesota Wild tonight live and in person.

Please all-powerful god, let me witness the Oilers losing tonight!

Thank you Zeus!

Saturday Snap – Artist At Work

Friday Fun Link – Off To Edmonton

Would love to be heading to Mexico or Cuba but instead, we’re off to Edmonton for a “hot” holiday for a week.

I may or may not post through the week.

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Premier Scott Moe Declares A State of Emergency (March 2020)

Now that Saskatchewan is in the midst of being one of the first provinces to remove basically all Covid-19 restrictions, stopping reporting Covid-19 stats except on a weekly basis and just generally pretending the pandemic is over because…reasons, I thought it’d be a nice bookend to revisit that initial press conference where Premier Moe first declared a state of emergency…

 

How Non-Librarians Imagine A Librarian’s Typical Work Day

From McSweeney’s

Instant Analysis: Who Won The Tyler Toffoli Trade – The Flames or The Habs?

 

Music Monday – “We’re gonna spite our noses/Right off of our faces/There won’t be nothin’ but big old hearts/Dancin’ in our eyes.”

Any woman who would let me play this song as a “Last Dance” song at the end of the night during our wedding reception (to counter-point our first dance song) is okay by me.

Happy Valentine’s Day, Shea!  Love you very much!

In Spite Of Ourselves” – John Prine

Health Food for Superb Owl?

Told you I saw some home fries in my future (and in terms of “healthy”, I’m sure one of those puff pastries has some green stuff in it!) 😉

No matter what you’re eating, enjoy the Superb Owl!

Saturday Snap – I See A Lot of Home Fries In My Future!

Maybe a year ago, a coworker hooked me up with a guy who sells 50 lb bags of misshapen potatoes.  And of course, when I picked up the first time, it turned out he’s a library patron I knew!

In fact, after chatting with him during my most recent pickup, I even ended up sending him some suggestions for apps that might help him manage his business – can I count that in our Reference Question stats? 😉

Anyhow, here’s the contents of the potato sack I picked up as I like to give them a quick inspection.  They’re usually high quality but I like to make sure none have any major damage or rot.