Kenton and I braved the cold last night to down to a theatre close to where he lives to see and Douglas Coupland speak. On the drive home from work, I had heard an interview on CBC with Coupland, author of Generation X (among a number of other books that sit upon my book shelf), […]

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The little blog ring I started for Edmonton-area blogs called BlogEd has quietly grown to *10*. Not a huge number, but I’m sure there are a few more Edmonton bloggers that might consider joining (hint, hint). No pressure though.

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Randy and I presented a session this afternoon on edublogging to various faculty, teaching staff, and librarians at the University of Alberta. I think the session went very well, and we were grateful to have so many questions and to see so much interest in blogging tools. I’ve posted an HTML version of the presentation […]

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On the news this morning: A second devastating fire has happened in Edmonton. An almost century-old building on historic Whyte Avenue began burning last night around 10 pm. It sounds as though a number of other businesses were also destroyed or damaged. This follows closely on the heels of a downtown apartment fire, which has […]

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I’m off to the Banned Book Cafe. Will report back on the event when I return.
So Saddam Hussein wants to challenge George Bush to a debate. Saddam is not exactly a standup leader in my books, but it is interesting that he would make the challenge to meet George tête-à-tête in a battle of wits. […]

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Are you ready for some football? The Grey Cup game is being played in Edmonton this year and our own green and gold are in the running! Go Esks!! [to my friends and relatives in Saskatchewan: What the hell was I supposed to do? Wait around forever?]
And now, the soliloquy of a librarian working a […]

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