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ReadLists

ReadLists is a new site which allows people to combine and share collections of web pages – articles, reviews, recipes, course materials, etc. – in a single package that you can easily download to your smart phone.  I’m not necessarily endorsing this site but just sharing a cool find.  Feel free to read the original […]

Posted 24 May 2012 § Library § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

“Wake Up Moms, You’re Fighting the Wrong Fight” – points out that it’s ridiculous to argue about the recent Time breastfeeding cover and instead, all US moms should be pushing for a benefit that new moms in the vast majority of the world get – paid maternity leave.  Why Nicolas Tesla was the Greatest Geek […]

Posted 15 May 2012 § Library § Sad § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Real World Fairytale Spots

Quora asks which real world places look like they could’ve come out of a fairy tale?

Posted 11 May 2012 § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

“There’s a bear…strung up. I assume murdered. Maybe a suicide. I dunno.”

Christopher Walken read’s “Where The Wild Things Are“. Probably a fake but either way, wow, just wow.

Posted 02 May 2012 § Humour § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Ten Gorgeous Buildings Made Out of Books

This not a metaphor (okay, maybe the last one.) (via MetaFilter)

Posted 29 April 2012 § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – 2012 Sask Book Awards

Sorry this photo is a bit blurry but it’s a shot of the prize table before the Sask Book Awards Gala last night. I attended as a volunteer and had a blast as always.  My main duty was sitting at the nominee registration table so it felt like “old home week” as I got to […]

Posted 28 April 2012 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Ranking The King

Vulture magazine ranks the best Stephen King works from 62 to 1.  I’ve read a lot of Stephen King but not much of the recent stuff.   But King will always have a soft spot in my heart because of how many of my non-reader friends would still devour everything he wrote. My only quibble […]

Posted 27 April 2012 § FridayFunLink § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Top Ten Dying/Booming Industries

Unfortunately, a lot of the Top 10 dying industries have a direct connection to libraries whether it’s DVD’s, newspapers or recordable media.  On the other hand, a lot of the Top 10 booming industries don’t – unless libraries want to start building solar panels or hot sauces (!).

Posted 24 April 2012 § Library § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Hunger Games Survival Analysis

I’m not much of a math nerd.  And I admit that stats in library school gave me cold sweats.  But this Hunger Games Survival Analysis is pretty cool. (via MetaFilter)

Posted 13 April 2012 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

“I am very real” – Kurt Vonnegut Addresses The Teacher and School Board That Burned His Book

A great defence of the freedom to read by my favourite author when a North Dakota community burns his book.  More at MetaFilter. In completely unrelated news, we’re off to Minot, ND for a weekend of water slides, shopping and America-only treats like Pandora and Cherry Coke.  😉

Posted 05 April 2012 § Family § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,