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Music Monday – “Take me to the place where you go/Where nobody knows/If it’s night or day/Please don’t put your life in the hands/Of a rock ‘n’ roll band/Who’ll throw it all away.”

“(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” was released thirty years ago this week and after years of acrimony, Oasis is in the middle of a massive reunion tour with rumours that it’s going to be extended into 2026. One of the major highlights of my entire life was being in England in fall 1995 during the […]

Friday Fun Link – AI Video Is Unreal

Apparently right now, each AI video takes the equivalent energy to running a microwave for an hour.  But when the world melts, at least we’ll have a bunch of deep fakes to think of… We are cooked. Google Veo 3 just broke the internet. 10 wild examples 1. Nothing is real anymorepic.twitter.com/IZdIinReNk — Md Riyazuddin […]

Music Monday – “Until Sally, I was never happy/I needed so much more/Rain clouds, oh, they used to chase me/Down they would pour/Join my tears/Allay my fears”

“Sally Cinnamon” – Stone Roses

Terry Fox: Courage (by the Tragically Hip)

A perfect video at a time of Canadian unity and patriotism in the face of Trump’s tariff threats that’s unmatched since maybe the 1972 Summit Series?  

Friday Fun Link – Neural Wiring Diagram of An Entire Fly’s Brain

This may seem basic but honestly, it’s pretty amazing what science can do.

Friday Fun Link – What Babies Do In The Womb

What babies do in the womb pic.twitter.com/dqsoOLTOwn — Science (@ScienceGuys_) November 2, 2024  

Saturday Snap – Multicultural Fusion

Pretty fun event featuring world-renowned hoop dancer Terrance Littletent and two performers who had previously been with Cirque du Soleil telling a story of cultures coming together.  Music by the amazing Andino Suns.  MCd by longtime friends of my inlaws.  And the food was pretty awesome too!

Friday Fun Link – 50 Mind Boggling, God-Like GPT-4o AI Example

Less than 2 weeks since OpenAI started rolling out GPT-4o. And people have been busy executing god-like tasks. 50 truly mind-boggling examples: (29th is my favorite) — Sai Rahul (@sairahul1) May 25, 2024    

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – I Don’t Think I Told Him To Grow A Beard But He Did Anyhow! (October 2017)

Seven years ago, the mother of a young patron at the branch I was working at asked if her son could meet with me to learn more about being a librarian. We set a date to meet, had a great conversation and I thought that was the end of it. So I was surprised when […]

Happy 11th Birthday to Sasha!!!

So proud of my intelligent, creative, stylish, funny, beautiful girl.  Such a strong, empathetic, kind, original personality. A silent highlight of our recent Vegas trip was hearing how many random strangers would comment on her sense of style which is very true!