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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:

Such A Feeling of Relief Today!!!

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Posted 25 June 2024 § Canada § Humour § Meme § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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:

Friday Fun Link – How Embarrassing Have The Oilers Been In This Stanley Cup Playoffs?

Posted 14 June 2024 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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: , ,

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:

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

Posted 19 December 2023 § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Traffic Circles With Stop Lights! Urine! Men Kissing Grandmothers! Sweatpants With Good Shoes!

If you know, you know.  E=NG!

Posted 24 November 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Must Sea TV! A Mid-Week, Mid-November Game Between The Two Worst Teams In the NHL Delivers Joy and Unity To The Hockey World

Just saw this on a Spanish TV feed. Wow that's rough. #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/QXFlu4svqh — ? 51LOVE ? (@Fifty1love) November 8, 2023   Reddit almost broke from the reaction when the league-worst San Jose Sharks who only had one win on the season in just their previous game beat the “Stanley Cup Favourite” Edmonton Oilers. Last […]

Posted 10 November 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Why The Flames Sucked This Year (It’s A Long List)

Now that the playoffs have started and the Flames, who were predicted to be a top team at the start of the season, missed making the playoffs in the final week of the season. That means they end up in their traditional “absolutely middle of the pack” position they usually get in years they suck, […]

Posted 18 April 2023 § List § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: