
(He's a charmer, just like his old man.
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Wednesday, August 29
by
Jason
on Wed 29 Aug 2007 05:07 PM CST
![]() (He's a charmer, just like his old man. Tuesday, August 28
by
Jason
on Tue 28 Aug 2007 09:38 PM CST
Monday, August 27
by
Jason
on Mon 27 Aug 2007 08:40 PM CST
...for the last 50 years of her life!
(I can't help but add a slightly snarky, "Well, I guess that means there's hope for everyone!" On a related note, for someone whose very name is synonymous with sainthood, er, she wasn't. Sunday, August 26
by
Jason
on Sun 26 Aug 2007 07:40 PM CST
I've had lots of links, pics and videos lately so why not a rollicking ramble through things happening recently in my life for a change?
Pace ...is a drool monster and we figure he's starting teething. He's 15.3 lbs at 3 months and wearing clothes that are sized for a 6-9 month old. He sleeps 5-6 hours at a time which is the best thing EVER. He's a lot more alert and human now - playing with his hands, focusing on faces for extended periods. Oh, and he's giggling and laughing up a storm and I can't help but wonder why, from an evolutionary standpoint, didn't babies develop the ability to laugh and smile at birth instead of needing a couple months for it to happen? I'd be much more likely to save a happy baby than one who cries and bawls non-stop. That's just asking to be left for the wolves. Shea ...is loving being a mom and living in Weyburn with her parents during the week. As you can tell by Pace's weight, breastfeeding is going exceptionally well. Her Facebook addiction is only growing stronger. Work It's hard to believe I'm about to begin my sixth month of an 18-month contract already. Mostly because of Pace, this summer has flown quicker than any I can remember. I've said before that I won't write too much about my work but I will mention that I'm dealing with everything from kids with head lice to regulations governing regional library boundaries and all points in between. Garage Sales Shea and I love going to garage sales but haven't all summer, again, for obvious reasons. But this weekend, we went Thursday night in Weyburn, Friday night on the way into Regina and then all day Saturday with Shea's brother and his girlfriend. I bought a crapload of books (as usual). Pace also got a Spiderman doll and an electric guitar toy that I already find annoying, even though I was the one who bought it for him. Best rule for garage sales? Put up balloons people! A Tale of Two BBQ's Shea had her end-of-summer work BBQ last night and I had mine this afternoon at Nickel Lake Regional Park just outside of Weyburn. Both were good but Shea's was better in a way because she hadn't seen many of her co-workers since starting her maternity leave and many hadn't met Pace yet (who was a total angel for three hours.) Mine was better because we had steak instead of burgers. Television What's that? Seriously, the only TV I watch lately is the news at noon and at 6pm (because Shea's parents do) plus the occasional episode of The Daily Show. That's it. We do try to rent and watch a movie or two every weekend though whether we can get through them is always up to Pace. Books I do get to do some reading done though probably not up to my usual book per week average. I've just started Sixpence House about an American couple who move to Hay-on-Wye, a Welsh town with 1500 people and 40 bookstores. Very good so far. I also read The Starfish and the Spider about the concept of leaderless organizations which was also really good. In fact, it's a shock to be a guy who all of a sudden reads and enjoys management books having spent a lifetime as the guy who would probably make fun of those who do so. I guess that's it. Later... Saturday, August 25
by
Jason
on Sat 25 Aug 2007 10:34 PM CST
I got this off the PLG listserv. There's lots of talk in libraryland about what the future of libraries will be so I thought I'd pass along one person's tongue-in-cheek (?) take on the question...
There was a time when we were mere purveyors of books and periodicals and related media -- and, by extension, of ideas and viewpoints -- and the "go to" people for finding information and referrals to just about anything that might come up. Friday, August 24
by
Jason
on Fri 24 Aug 2007 08:55 PM CST
The ALA recently released a survey of rural librarians with all kinds of interesting, enlightening and downright depressing comments and statistics.
As someone who willingly chose to work in a rural library as my first job over a city position, this survey also hits close to home (although I do believe that the situation in Canada for salaries and working conditions is much better than in the US for the most part.) (via the always jam-packed ALA weekly e-newsletter which, unfortunately isn’t online) Thursday, August 23
by
Jason
on Thu 23 Aug 2007 08:27 PM CST
Wednesday, August 22
by
Jason
on Wed 22 Aug 2007 01:07 PM CST
Of course, that's the equivalent of saying you beat your grandfather in the 100 metre dash but still...they're just getting around to a cover story on the latest trend in cyberspace, Facebook while my article for CLA's Feliciter on the very same topic came out a couple months ago (though it wasn't a cover story either so I guess it's really a tie in some ways.) more »
Tuesday, August 21
by
Jason
on Tue 21 Aug 2007 07:24 PM CST
We had this discussion on my blog once already. But anyhow, since it's one of my personal grammar crusades, here's another article on the history of using "they/their/them" as the first-person singular instead of the contemporary but much more awkward "he/she" convention.
"...for most of the existence of the English language, ‘they’ was used as the accepted singular gender-neutral pronoun. The use of ‘it’ was reserved for objects, as it is today, but for people the pronoun of choice was they/their/them. So how did this all change? Courtesy of the English Parliament." Damn Interesting » When They Became HimSunday, August 19
by
Jason
on Sun 19 Aug 2007 10:33 PM CST
List of acquired tastes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(I'm proud to say that "cilantro" and "clamato" were two additions I made to the list although cilantro is still one I don't have a taste for - I think I have that enzyme thing where it tastes like rotted hell "an unpleasant soapy taste and/or rank smell" to use the terminology I took right from the Wikipedia cilantro entry.) |
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