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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? #2 – My Friends

In last week’s post, I said your parents are your first formative influence who give you so many of your basic life lessons and core moral code. If that’s the case, I feel like your friends are the ones who exist to test, question and expand that moral code as you grow. Your friends are […]

¶ Posted 07 February 2019 § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history

I Mean, There’s A Lot You Could Say About Trump’s “State of the Union” Address…

…but this really sums it up:

¶ Posted 05 February 2019 § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Aeromexico Trolls Racist Americans

No idea if I’d meet their qualification for this deal but would be a great way to get a discount on a flight to Mexico if I did! 😉

¶ Posted 01 February 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, holiday, language, travel

List of Flags By Colour Combination (and the Story of One Man Who’s Edited 1/3 of Wikipedia Articles)

This is a pretty interesting Wikipedia article. Also, the news has picked up on the story of one guy who’s apparently edited 1/3 of Wikipedia’s millions of articles and created 35,000 original articles.

¶ Posted 29 January 2019 § Canada § Internet § Jobs § List § Technology § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, history, unitedstates

Is Ringo Starr The Best Drummer of All-Time?

Really enjoyed the Hawksley Workman drum workshop last night where, after a concert on Sunday that I didn’t make it to, he did a Monday night workshop where he showed a bit of his process in using the drums, was interviewed by a local drummer, and took audience questions. (Hard to believe I’ve been a […]

¶ Posted 29 January 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

Five Topics of The Holidays

I realised that our social calendars this holiday season were as full as they’ve been in years due to a little miracle called “Pace Gets His Home Alone & Babysitting Certification”. So compared to other years where we had the hassle and expense of lining up babysitters if we wanted to go out, this year, […]

¶ Posted 06 January 2019 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § Politics § Shea § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: economics, holiday, language, science, xmas

The Mathematics of Weight Loss

More useful info for your new year…

¶ Posted 02 January 2019 § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, science

Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”

“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle

¶ Posted 24 December 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, history, holiday, unitedstates, xmas

“Why Should You Read Kurt Vonnegut” – TED-ED Talk

Because he’s the best writer of all-time?

¶ Posted 19 December 2018 § Humour § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, history, language

Some Thoughts on the Changing Nature of Intellectual Freedom In Librarianship (Maybe?), The “Neutrality” Thing, and How I Sometimes Feel Like My Grandpa Missing The Boat on Elvis

So I recently got tagged on Twitter by a librarian colleague in Saskatoon (who is both a Mover and a Shaker!) asking if I (and a few other online librarian-types) had any thoughts on the changing view of intellectual freedom within the profession, especially in light of wider changes in society which I took to […]