Tag Archives: economics

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

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

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

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 […]

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???)

Friday Fun Link – Reefer Madness (1936)

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

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 […]

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 […]

Calgary Librarian Gives Up City Career To Run Family Farm in Saskatchewan

Technically, I could also give up my library career to go back to run our family farm.  But since I’m still scarred from misjudging the width of a swather and driving it into a power pole as a young man, I think I’ll stick with books and computers instead of barley and combines! 😉 Anyhow, […]

“Make It Ryan!” @ryanmeili

Ryan’s the master of puns but “Make it Ryan” instead of “Make it Rain” works pretty well too, especially after you manage to win a couple hundred bucks in the 50/50 draw at a Steak Night fundraiser! Now I can make another donation to Ryan’s campaign *and* pay for all my drinks at the all-inclusive […]

100 Reasons I’m Supporting @ryanmeili for #skndpldr #skpoli

There’s half a dozen reasons I support Ryan in a single photo: 1) he’s now an MLA, 2) he spends a lot of time in the Legislative Library researching and reading, 3) he’s (probably) the only current MLA who has a book in that same library, 4) so many people I knew in that room […]