Thursday, January 27, 2011

HNT - Author Drop-Ins

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Last week's HNT post, I talked about side-effect of getting to work with so many fantastic people who work in the book industry. One o...
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Monday, January 24, 2011

A Sport For Book Nerds

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Yesterday morning, CBC's Fresh Air featured an in studio chat that Jen Knoch and I (as "book boosters") had with host Mary I...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

HNT - Colleague Snapshot

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I've long been blessed with getting to work with some great people over the years. Recently, I was scrolling through some old photos a...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Cereal Dregs

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Dregs, the residue or last remains of an item, are often looked down upon or overlooked altogether. They're often considered worthless r...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

That Little Faggot's Got His Own Jet Airplane

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I was disappointed to see the news that "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits was being banned for airplay in Canada because of a c...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

HNT - Grade 13 Lounge

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A friend I hadn't seen in many years contacted me recently after discovering my blog. Apparently, I have the same zany sense of humour...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Carpe Glacies

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There's a tendency for us to panic when things such as "snow days" get in the way of our scheduled daily tasks and duties. For...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Random Acts Of Books

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It's been a while since I've paid more than casual attention to Bookcrossing , one of the first book social networking sites that I ...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Seen Reading Something

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Julie Wilson has brought back regular updates to the popular " Seen Reading " website. This is where Julie or one of her tribe ...
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Thursday, January 06, 2011

HNT - Three Amigos

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Between Christmas and New Years I had a brief chance to hang out and have a few beers with two of my oldest buddies, Pete and Steve (Er, not...
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011

A Beacon In The Mess

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January brings the return of the "Rush" season at a campus bookstore - skids piled up with boxes and textbooks, huge groups of stu...
Sunday, January 02, 2011

Writing Resolutions

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I tend to not make conventional resolutions each year (other than always attempt to re-focus basic efforts towards eating better, losing wei...
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Friday, December 31, 2010

Best Reads of 2010

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Since it's the last day of 2010, I thought I'd share my favourite reads of the year. First, I should mention that this list is my ...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

HNT - Favourite HNT From 2010

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This week the HNT theme is your favourite post from the year.  I spent a bit of time looking back at the HNT posts for 2010, and, while I ca...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Snowmen All Year

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I recently bought a fun book for my son by Caralyn and Mark Beuhner. It's the third in their "snowmen" series, that started wi...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

HNT - 3 Wishes 2010

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I've been posting HNT, or Half-Nekkid Thursday, pictures for almost as long as I've been blogging. For those who don't know what...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Laughs Are So Delightful

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This time of year I like to read books that include some sort of Christmas theme. There's something magical and special about the Christ...