Music Monday – “Too much time on this winding trail of a tale yet to be told/’Cause baby, I’m getting old/And, fuck, I hate the cold”

“Fuck, I Hate The Cold” – Cowboy Junkies

Secular Sunday – Is This Your Version of Christianity?

Saturday Snap – Toasty Fireplace

We forgot to turn off the fireplace the other night.  Later, I heard the dog go downstairs so thought he needed to go out.  But nope, I found him like this!

Friday Fun Link – Neural Wiring Diagram of An Entire Fly’s Brain

This may seem basic but honestly, it’s pretty amazing what science can do.

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – The Family That Brushes Together Prevents Decay Together? (January 2015)

Wisdom Wednesday – Glass Balls vs. Plastic Balls

A co-worker who said she was worried about me and the impact of the various stresses in my life right now related the glass balls and plastic balls theory.

I’d heard it before but always good to have a reminder about what’s truly important in life.

@theultimatemomchallenge

Replying to @Dr Almas I think the main thing is understanding. There is no balance. So figure out what needs to stay afloat, and what balls can drop. #worklifebalance

? original sound – Celeste Yvonne | Author

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First Snow of the Year (2024 Edition)

Nice and late this year!

Music Monday – “With your feet on the air and your head on the ground/Try this trick and spin it, yeah/Your head will collapse, if there’s nothing in it/And you’ll ask yourself/Where is my mind”

Where Is My Mind” – The Pixies

Secular Sunday – Hiding Anne Frank in Trump’s America?

Saturday Snap – Baby Librarian Hammond? Young Man Hammond?

It’s an unofficial tradition (does two people doing it so far equal a “tradition”?) that when a colleague is at one of the branches I work at – either for a meeting or redeployed due to illness or whatever – they leave a doodle of some kind as a “thanks” for using my desk.

The younger librarians I work with like to call me “Old Man Hammond” (probably should talk to HR about the harassment I suffer) so one colleague recently left me here interpretation of a favourite photo I have on my desk from when I was “Young Man Hammond” – even before I became a librarian.

This was during a free Engagement Photo Shoot that Shea and I “won” at a Bridal Fair in Calgary then spent a couple hundred bucks on prints.

Most pics were pretty traditional and serious but this one right at the end of the shoot is one the photographer snapped as we joked around and has become a constant reminder to not take things too seriously and always try to have fun – no matter what.