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Five Most Engrossing TV Moments of My Life

Watching the rescue of the trapped miners in Chile over the past 24 hours, I thought it might be interesting to try to rank the most engrossing TV

When Did Librarianship First Enter The Picture As An Option For Me?

We had our annual New Staff Orientation Day on Friday. It’s a day when we get all of the staff who’ve joined RPL within the past year to

Music Monday – “These cruel men keep running ’round/That’s why Charlie’s coming down”

You may be familiar with CBC Radio’s “Great Canadian Song Quest“, a contest where people could write-in votes for different locations in each of Canada’s provinces and territories

High School Reunions (& Other Marathons)

Two fairly diverse things converged this weekend to inspire this post. Out of the blue, I got a Facebook message from a high school classmate saying a couple

Music Monday – “And the tips in a small town/Are so small/You may as well/Just give them back”

This isn’t a Labour Day song per se but those opening lines about struggling to survive on minimum wage and tips captures the struggle of working people as

Wikipedia: Lost Functionalities (and The Only Two Sites I’d Miss If I Had To Choose)

This article is a really good summary of some of the things that have been lost in Wikipedia over the years ranging from the ability to solve disputes

Saturday Snap – Bell Farm Round Barn Grand Opening

Went to my hometown this weekend for the grand re-opening of the historic Bell Farm Round Barn , a reconstruction of the original building which had been near

Vote for My Hometown to Win a $25 000 Sports Upgrade Courtesy Kraft & TSN

My hometown of Indian Head is one of two Saskatchewan finalists for a $25 000 make-over courtesy Kraft & TSN.  You can vote for Indian Head today until

Saturday Snap – Meet Me in St. Louis (Saskatchewan)

I was in Prince Albert for a couple days last week so stopped at the historic (and endangered) St. Louis Bridge on the way home for a quick

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