My job’s pretty fun somedays…
(No, not me in the costume. These were hired performers for a kid’s birthday party in one of our program rooms that agreed to do a few photos with staff and some lucky bystanders at the library this afternoon!)
My job’s pretty fun somedays…
(No, not me in the costume. These were hired performers for a kid’s birthday party in one of our program rooms that agreed to do a few photos with staff and some lucky bystanders at the library this afternoon!)
No “Fun” post this week – only frustration…
A great thread from Instagram about why teachers are walking out again on Monday, and why it is so important for teachers and folks who care about the quality of education in this province to stand up to the Sask Party. It’s too important to back down. pic.twitter.com/Uvj1QwYULN
— Jo Boots (@Jo_BootsBoots) January 19, 2024
Went to a great presentation by Edmonton Public Library CEO, Pilar Martinez and City of Edmonton Architect, Carol Belanger (Edmonton being the only city in Canada to have this position apparently) about their experiences building various branches around Edmonton, new and renovated, including the massively renovated Central library.
They also talked about value of public libraries to cities, some of the things they did right (and wrong – tank, anyone?) in the process of redoing their Central library and answering a variety of fascinating questions from the audience.
Because I heard a couple of these during the presentation, I thought I would try to list some of the most mawkish yet true sentiments you hear people say about libraries…
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go!” – Wham!
…as his proud mom looks on. “My baby’s all growed up!”
Wrestlers are notorious for their appetites but this is something…
Looking for an old picture to feature for this week’s Throwback Thursday, I came across one of me standing in my in-laws’ kitchen in December 2011. What jumped out wasn’t that I didn’t have a terrible 90s-style goatee (which is my current look but also a Throwback Thursday in a way).
Instead, it was that I was wearing a shirt that I still have (and wear!) today, twelve years later. How old is that shirt? Older than my daughter!
Made me think of other ways I’m the cheapest man alive (in most ways)…
1. Drive a 2006 Ford Fusion that *just* passed the 100,000 km mark. Even growing up in a small town where it was a huge part of the culture, I’ve never been into fancy/expensive cars. “If it has four wheels, an engine and gets me where I need to go” is how I look at it.
2. I’m in a very financially stable part of my life but still regularly buy stuff I want or need – clothes, electronics, artwork, etc. – at a deep discount on FB Marketplace.
3. I have literally walked out of a drug store that was charging $2.39 for a bottle of pop and walked to a nearby Dollar Store where the same thing was $1.25!
4. I hate to throw anything out and almost was in tears when Shea forced me to throw out some pillows recently that were quite expensive but I got at a good discount when we bought our latest mattress a few years ago.
5. …and this shirt probably isn’t the only piece of clothing I’ve owned for over a decade!