Wmtc7 was last night, and I think it might have been the best wmtc party yet. It was certainly the our biggest turnout, with more than 40 people – and 10 dogs! All week, southern Ontario had been sweltering under brutal heat and humidity. Then on Saturday morning it rained
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wmtc: we like lists: lists of lists of lists
On our DIY top-ten list, M@ made a top-10 list of top-10 lists. David Weinberger, author of Everything Is Miscellaneous, takes it up a level, with a top ten list of top ten lists of top ten lists! I haven’t read that book yet, but I probably will over the
Continue readingwmtc: we like lists: list # 14: three reasons you like/dislike valentine’s day
Do you like Valentine’s Day? Do you celebrate it or avoid it? Do you celebrate it and avoid it? Tell us why. Three reasons, please. I don’t do Valentine’s Day. Here’s why. 1. I don’t like being told when to be romantic. If everyone is supposed to be romantic at
Continue readingwmtc: ten reasons i like being a library page
I needed to get a job as a library page in order to be “in the system” at the Mississauga Library. Job openings rarely, if ever, go external. Since after I earn my degree, I want to work as a librarian in Mississauga, and I was advised by several people
Continue readingwmtc: songs from beyond the grave (a list in progress)
I was driving around Mississauga listening to Bob Dylan’s Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, a great live album, when I realized that the narrator of “Romance In Durango” dies at the end of the song. Or does he? The song seems to fall into a small subcategory of ballads
Continue readingwmtc: we like lists: list # 13: it was the best of lists, it was the worst of lists
Few things in life are all good or all bad. Even though I dislike Christmas, I’m happy to enjoy some paid time off, and this year I reaped the benefits of holiday overtime. Sometimes, the negative so grossly outweighs the positive that there’s no point in searching for a shred
Continue readingwmtc: five items in search of a post (a list of sorts)
This has been a strange winter break. I’ve been working at the library, collaborating with Allan on some paid writing work, taking care of the massive number of appointments and personal chores that pile up while I’m in school, seeing a few friends… but also making sure I spend a
Continue readingwmtc: annual i hate christmas post: top ten things i hate about christmas
It’s a wmtc tradition: my annual I Hate Christmas post. This year, it’s a continuation of what we started here. Feel free to post your list, too, of any length. Hate only, please. If you love Christmas, go off and enjoy it. 10. “Merry Christmas” 9. “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Continue readingwmtc: we like lists: list # 12: ten best of anything
Lists are back! I was a little disappointed in the turnout for our last list, awesome art. Statcounter and Google Reader tell me that a few hundred people read this blog; I wish more of them would jump in the comment pool. But even if only from the core group
Continue readingwmtc: nyc reflections part 4: know the past, find the future, nypl centennial free book
Roy Blount contemplates the original Winnie-the-PoohI have one last snippet to share from our recent, brief trip to New York City. My friend NN, who writes this blog, surprised me with a wonderful gift. To celebrate its centennial, the New York Public …
Continue readingwmtc: we like lists: list # 11: awesome art
I notice whenever I do a “we like lists” post that I’m never satisfied with my own list. On our hanging out in history list, I forgot Clarence Darrow. In our all-time celebrity crushes, I forgot Bruce Springsteen. In our list of the influential authors…
Continue readingwmtc: we like lists: list # 10: six things going on with me
Remember we like lists?? It’s been a long time! This list will answer the burning question: What’s up? What’s happening in your life? Doing anything interesting? Enjoying doing something mundane? Reading a good book? Working in your garden? Suffering f…
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