“Fuck, I Hate The Cold” – Cowboy Junkies
“Fuck, I Hate The Cold” – Cowboy Junkies
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!


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
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“Where Is My Mind” – The Pixies
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.
