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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Only Ontario Vote (November 2006) #ElectionDay #OntarioVotes2018 #onpooli

With the Ontario provincial election happening today, I’m reminded of the time I unexpectedly got to vote in that province. It was while I was at Western completing my Master’s of Library Science degree and it happened during a federal byelection in London North-Centre which featured Elizabeth May parachuting in to try to win the […]

Posted 07 June 2018 § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Doug Ford or Donald Ford?

Godspeed Ontario!

Posted 06 June 2018 § Humour § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Myth America

(h/t to JB on FB)

Posted 09 May 2018 § Infographic § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Yeah, this is America/Guns in my area/I got the strap/I gotta carry ’em”

“This Is America” – Childish Gambino Some of the Things You May Have Missed MetaFilter weighs in Annotated lyrics This Is America: Donald Glover’s Video Is A Gripping Read

Posted 07 May 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Moving Home (Dec 20, 2006)

A selection of the boxes we shipped home from Ontario after I completed my MLIS…

Posted 26 April 2018 § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Opinion Piece: “On Getting Punched In The Face While Working At The Library”

This opinion piece was written by a librarian in Ohio (who happens to be a FB friend though I’ve never met him in person) but it resonated with me – about some of the “social worker”-type situations library staff deal with regularly (including aggressive patrons – knock on wood, the worst I’ve got was threats and […]

Posted 25 April 2018 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – [automated voice] “Thank-you for choosing Bell. You can expect a 10 minute wait until we answer your call.”

To be fair, it was about half an hour on hold then half an hour working through diagnosing the issue but still… (Why, oh why haven’t we cut the cord yet???)

Posted 21 April 2018 § Canada § Humour § Jobs § Randomness § SaturdaySnap § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Reefer Madness (1936)

Happy 4:20!  What has the world come to?    

Posted 20 April 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Making Friends and Having Fun @rebbrewregina Cask Fest #yqr

I was heading downtown for a different social event after work yesterday when I decided to pop into Rebellion Brewing to have “a couple” samples from the many unique brews at their 4th Annual Cask Fest before carrying on my way. Rebellion is a great local craft brewery but I don’t think their tap room allows […]

Posted 13 April 2018 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Going Viral for Good – #SaveSKLibraries, Broncos’ GoFundMe

A couple stories of the importance of being able to “go viral” in the digital age. Today was Budget Day in Saskatchewan and it was confirmed that, after being cut by $5 million last year, the library funding that was restored after public outcry, would remain in place, leaving library funding stable, at least for […]

Posted 10 April 2018 § Internet § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,