I went through a phase in college where I collected beer coasters. I never did anything with them but after rediscovering them in a container when we moved to our new house, I decided to at least mount them on an unused corkboard.
(Of course, since we’re in a new house and our tastes are a lot more refined now then “dorm room chic”, this art piece has been placed behind the door in our furnace room instead of anywhere it might actually be seen by any guests!)
Anyhow, a couple things worth noting – some coasters from Amsterdam coffee shops in the top row, some other English beer coasters direct from the UK, and a mix of coasters from various other trips and homes over the years – Calgary, Newfoundland, etc.
I don’t do it that often anymore but if I see a unique beer coaster in a restaurant or whatever, I still might slip it into my pocket to add to my collection!
I attended a presentation at RPL about the history of American elections just prior to the 2016 US election.
It was a great presentation but I’ll always remember the Q&A at the end – someone asked “Who do you think will win?” and the presenter looked out, half chuckled (as did most of us in the crowd including myself) and said “Oh, I think Hillary’s got this.”
We all know how that turned out and now I’m hoping for a similar type of surprise result (but to the good side) in the upcoming Saskatchewan election. The NDP may not win the election but I wouldn’t be surprised if they outperformed expectations. I’ll write more about why I think that in a future blog post…
It’s hard to know which way to turn if you’re a political junkie and there’s a municipal election, a provincial election, (nearly) a federal election and a major US election – all within a couple weeks.
Legally, I don’t think you can display campaign materials or actively campaign at a polling station.
But when we went to vote tonight, I thought it was a good omen to see a wall of orange chairs as we exited our polling place!
On a completely unrelated fashion note, I thought Shea’s orange mask was a great choice for the fall and evoked the harvest and Halloween and nothing else at all. 😉
Oh, and hilarious to end up chatting with the poll workers – one was comparing notes with Shea about our houses when she saw we lived near her and another found out I worked at the library and started gossiping about people we knew in common!
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