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Six Ideas That Will Change The World

Six Ideas That Will Change the World(I also fixed the broken link in yesterday's post if anybody wants to see my paper and presentation on e-branch services for public libraries.  Thanks to John M. for (gently) pointing out the mistake! )

Posted 29 November 2007 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

How To Suck The Air From Your Lungs, Saskatchewan Style

I did a post like this during the coldest part of the winter so I'll do another one during the hottest day (so far) of the summer…  We set a record today in Weyburn  – I just did this screen cap below now but the highest point reached today was 42 degrees. (Does anywhere else […]

Posted 25 July 2007 § Main Page § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

Around the Horn: Highlights From Other Blogs I Read

Similar to my FFL last week, Michelle L. links to another article slamming the impact of the Potter books. If you're going to buy her book, don't buy it for half price at a supermarket. As an example of a world gone mad, you couldn't do much better than this: a writer whose sales have […]

Posted 24 July 2007 § Blog § Internet § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Earth Portal (July 6, 2007)

The worldwide series of concerts known as Live Earth have started today in Australia and Japan and will be moving around the world for the next 24 hours. Although not directly related to Live Earth, there are a couple relevant sites you might want to check out: Earth Charter is “a declaration of fundamental principles […]

Posted 07 July 2007 § FridayFunLink § Main Page § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Eulogy For Grandpa Peet

(I mentioned a couple weeks ago that this eulogy had gone over very well and that I would post it when time allowed. A long weekend is ideal for catching up on all those loose ends and so here it is…)

Posted 01 July 2007 § Baby § Main Page § Photo § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: ,

How Fatherhood Affects The Body and The Brain

I'm not a big fan of the Hallmark holidays – those ones that you just know were made up at some point in the past, mainly to sell greeting cards.  But anyhow, happy first Father's Day to me! Most of us know the ways that parenthood affects mothers.  But in keeping with the theme of […]

Posted 17 June 2007 § Baby § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Smaller: The Story of the Disposable Diaper (The Perfect Innovation) – Malcolm Gladwell

Doing my third diaper change of the morning reminded me of this excellent Malcolm Gladwell article I read a year or two ago.  In it, he looks at the history of disposable diapers, their science and the impact various elements have had on the economic aspects of the product.  Shea and I did the cloth […]

Posted 16 June 2007 § Baby § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: