Head Tale - Music Monday – “She makes the sign of a teaspoon/He makes the sign of a wave/The poor boy changes clothes/And puts on aftershave/To compensate for his ordinary shoes”

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Music Monday – “She makes the sign of a teaspoon/He makes the sign of a wave/The poor boy changes clothes/And puts on aftershave/To compensate for his ordinary shoes”

Reading a new book about the recording of Paul Simon’s “Graceland” and rediscovering an amazingly influential and controversial album: “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” – Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

¶ Posted 24 August 2026 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Politics § PopCulture § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, history, music

Secular Sunday – One Man and One Woman?

¶ Posted 02 August 2026 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, education

Friday Fun Link – Stay in an AirBnB, Run a Bookstore!

The “Open Book” is a combination AirB&B and bookstore in Scotland where guests can spend their visit running the bookstore below the apartment! @chrislawlor The Open Book in Scotland ? Library Poets – Lysander

¶ Posted 19 June 2026 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § Photo § PopCulture § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, economics, holiday

Wisdom Wednesday – “I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human.”

Luckily, if you work in a library, all reading is work-related! 😉 I hate when people at work ask you what books you are reading for professional development. I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human. — ??? ???? (@OrevaZSN) […]

¶ Posted 17 June 2026 § Humour § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – BookTok Review of a Very Popular Book Club Selection

@alexandrthecity My book review pt 2 ? original sound – alexandrthecity

¶ Posted 07 June 2026 § Humour § PopCulture § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Web Sites For Book Lovers

WEBSITES FOR BOOK LOVERS: 1. goodreads. com — track every book you've ever read.2. literaturemap. com — find authors similar to ones you love.3. whichbook. net — mood-based book recommendations.4. openlib. org — free books, millions of them.5. gutenberg. org — classic… — No filter Skin (@NoFilterSkin) June 6, 2026

¶ Posted 29 May 2026 § FridayFunLink § Library § LibrarySchool § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – “Oh Poop!” A Modern Illustrated Fairy Tale

With some help from ChatGPT, I/we wrote the following fairy tale… (Any resemblence to people, places or things living or on life support, is purely coincidental.) Oh Poop!: A Modern Illustrated Fairy Tale In a broad kingdom, flat as a table and swept by endless winds, there stood an aging castle at the heart of […]

¶ Posted 20 March 2026 § Humour § Internet § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, health, history, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – One Way To Know Wrestling’s Fake?

One of their villain characters is called “The Educated” and brings a book to the ring as a weapon (which got used on Friday night to secure the victory!) but the owner of the company is a regular at the library I work at, always brings his kids, is a devoted dad who is clearly […]

¶ Posted 10 January 2026 § Humour § Jobs § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Two Advent Calendars That Start With “B” (Dec 2015)

Books – for the kids Beer – for the parents (okay, just the dad!)

¶ Posted 11 December 2025 § Humour § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, food, xmas

Saturday Snap – A Pretty Fun Book Recommendation!

One of the library’s board members is also a regular volunteer for RPL’s Good Food Box Program which is offered in partnership with a local food security agency. During one of our regular chats, we talked about aging parents and, being a librarian to the core, I ended up recommending a book that I had […]