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Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

Just heard the news and, as with Jack Layton’s passing, the death of the co-founder of Apple was probably not a complete surprise but still pretty shocking. In fact, when I said how sad I was, Shea said “As sad as when Jack Layton died?” and I replied “More.” I went on to explain that […]

¶ Posted 05 October 2011 § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, health, history, metafilter, music, science, unitedstates

Music Monday – “How can you just walk away from me/When all I can do is watch you leave?”

Spooky. Spooky good, that is!

¶ Posted 12 September 2011 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

Kudos to Air Canada

Made it to St. John’s after a 3:30am wake-up call, a 6am departure and two three hour flights – first to Toronto and then another one to St. John’s. When I fly, it tends to be WestJet or on a charter taking me to sunny climes so this was the first time I’ve been on […]

¶ Posted 30 June 2011 § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: rant, television, travel

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

“Men, Which Books or Movies Have Most Resonated With Your Inner Thoughts?” (AskMF) MetaSkim – a new news site that attempts to provide targeted local news (MetaFilter) YouTube now has (some really old and/or unknown and/or direct-to-video type) movies for free Google Execs and other tech experts are attending a summit to discuss the future […]

¶ Posted 21 June 2011 § Family § Library § Politics § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, copyright, economics, google, youtube

Saturday Snap – University of Regina (As Viewed From the Sask Science Centre)

Shea’s out with a friend tonight so Pace and I got to have a Boy’s Night Out. He wanted to go clubbing <grin> but instead, we went to see “Born to Be Wild 3D” at the Kramer Imax Theatre in the Sask Science Centre. I snapped this pic while we were playing in their outdoor […]

¶ Posted 28 May 2011 § Family § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, saskatchewan, weather

Movies That Are Better Than The Book?

We all know that most books are better than the movies that they inspire. Books give much more depth and insight and allow you to actively create a world for yourself rather than having one created for you passively. But a recent Reddit thread asking this question led me to do a general Google search […]

¶ Posted 16 March 2011 § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Just a link dump of some of the stuff I’ve got hanging around in my browser… “Evolving English” Exhibit at the British Library (via MF) “You’ll Upset Your Mother” – Atheists Are Expected to Remain Silent In A World Where Religion Is the Norm O Canada: Economic Lessons from Our Northern Neighbour (via somebody on […]