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Alberta Gets Snow in Mid-July? That's Nothing!

Someone posted on Facebook about the big dump of snow Alberta got today.  That reminded me of one year when Shea and I were living in Calgary when

Music Monday – "Outside my window/I listen to the rain/And the sounds of the passin' cars/And the waves on English Bay"

We're back from our trip (actually, have been back since last Thursday night but I was enjoying my blog holiday too much to start posting right away.)  But

Saturday Snap – A Cart (A Range? A Collection? A Bay?) of Librarians at CLA 2010

My “Misadventures at CLA 2010” series sort of died out after a couple days, somewhat ironically because I was out having mis-adventures that left me less time for

Friday Fun Link – Cash Cow: User Fees in Alberta Public Libraries (June 4, 2010)

Posting this as a Friday Fun Link sorta feels like being the party guest who comes over and starts criticizing your housekeeping or your parenting skills or whatever. 

Off to CLA

I'm off to the Canadian Library Association conference in Edmonton from Tuesday until next Sunday.  I'll likely still be blogging most days but just wanted to put this

Saturday Snap – Archival Footage of "Sask Sampler Book Archive Launch"

I recently bought a gizmo to convert old VHS tapes and other analog signals to a digital format.  As I was getting it set-up for the first time,

Rider Fans = Neanderthals?

The person who submitted this Letter to the Editor to the Calgary Herald didn't give their title.  But I suspect it might be “Agent for Henry Burris”.  😛

Friday Fun Link – Rudy! Rudy! (September 18, 2009)

You could pitch this as a movie but you might get told it's too unrealistic – a pint-sized hockey player who's short on stature but big on heart

Enabling Local Democracy at the Red Deer Public Library

I heard about this innovative library program during a presentation by Red Deer Public Library’s Director at CLA. For the last two municipal elections, that city’s library has

Our First Home Is For Sale

So I'm watching the Calgary Flames game earlier tonight and that inspires me to do something I haven't done in a long time – look at the MLS

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