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Wisdom Wednesday – Five Takeaways From 2025 Canadian Election

One of the wildest elections in Canadian history – massive swings in fortunes, two party leaders losing their seats, the US being a major factor in the Canadian results, NDP reduced to non-party status after being arguably the most effective NDP caucus in history, electoral reform once again seems like a necessity. @aartipole1 It was […]

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 […]

¶ Posted 16 November 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – It’s My Fault (February 2022)

I’m not superstitious but…I may have fucking jinxed the Flames and boosted the Oilers when I jokingly whipped a Flames toque out of my pocket and put it on in front of the Oilers symbol when we were at Rogers Place in Edmonton in February 2022. I’m sorry hockey gods. Please accept my humble apologies […]

¶ Posted 20 June 2024 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sports § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: hockey

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Elvis Is My Uncle? (May 2011)

My cousin in Calgary was surprised when some friends arranged for an Elvis impersonator to come to her 50th birthday celebration. This coincided with my aunt and uncle, also in Calgary, having their 50th Anniversary so it became a bit of a mini-family reunion. A picture of all aunts and uncles present made me imagine […]

¶ Posted 28 March 2024 § Family § Photo § PopCulture § Randomness § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, parents, travel

10 Mawkish (But True) Things People Say About Libraries #yqr @epldotca

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 […]

¶ Posted 16 January 2024 § Library § MemoryLane § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language

There Are Two NHL Teams Without Prospect Representation At The World Junior Championships…

There are two NHL teams with no prospect representation at the World Junior Championships. The Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche. #WorldJuniors — Tony Ferrari (@theTonyFerrari) December 19, 2023