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Doug Ford or Donald Ford?

Godspeed Ontario!

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

“That’s why everyone who works retail doesn’t tell you to go fuck yourself.”

(h/t DC on FB)

¶ Posted 31 May 2018 § Censorship § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: freedomtoreadweek, language

Music Monday – “Pushed around and kicked around/Always a lonely boy/You were the one that they’d talk about around town as they put you down”

I had the day off so decided to pop out to Congress at the U of R. It was a great day going through the Exhibitors’ Hall catching up with some publishers I knew from my days in that world, meeting some new publishers, talking to authors and so on. Since I rarely get out […]

¶ Posted 28 May 2018 § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

Myth America

(h/t to JB on FB)

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

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: economics

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: economics, health, history, unitedstates

Why Did #HumboldtStrong Resonate So Strongly?

The outpouring of support after the horrible Humboldt Broncos bus accident that killed 16 people and left 13 more injured has been unprecedented. People from not only across Saskatchewan and Canada but indeed, from around the world, have sent money and condolences. Tonight, the GoFundMe page that originally aimed to raise $10,000 and is about […]

¶ Posted 18 April 2018 § Censorship § Internet § List § Meme § News § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: hockey, language, saskatchewan

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, […]