Zombies and Libraries

It doesn't get any better than this ...heh heh

Library of the Living Dead  Too bad they are using the dewey system - this could be a fun thing to promote Library Services.  Those of us who worked with the Record Collection in the Education Library will appreciate the clever use of an obsolete medium to stave off a zombie attack.

near accident on the Meewasin this morning

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I'm gearing up for the annual Queen's House Bike-a-thon later this summer (pledge warning some of you may be hearing more about this around payday)  So this means riding my bike to work a lot.  It is a very safe and pleasant route - I ride down Princess St., turn down a block to take the crossing light at the corner of Queen and Spadina and then I am on the Meewasin all the way including that uber cool bike bridge on the Circle Drive bridge. 

I'm 56 and learned how to ride a bike before 10 speeds were invented.  There was a strong emphasis on Elmer the Safety Elephant and riding single file when with friends, always signalling, etc. and I tend to be the cautious, law-abiding type. 

So imagine my surprise when I almost got hit this morning by oncoming bikers riding two abreast and with a buddy coming out of the Realty Executives' Boardwalk almost into me except one of the on-coming duo yelled "Hey watch out!" and the guy merging into the trail managed to brake.  I'm not sure who  was being shouted  at - me or the buddy but I assumed it was the buddy because I was riding on my side of the trail and had carefully passed two pedestrians and met several oncoming cyclists and a jogger with no problems already.

How did I know these three hooligans were together?  Ummmm well they were all dressed the same:  in City of Saskatoon bike Police uniforms.  Up until now I figured the Bicycle Mounted Constabulary  were there to make the trails a little safer and perhaps to stop cyclists racing several abreast during a busy commuting time and give them a warning.  Now I realize in some sort of twisted motivational logic they are there to model bad uncool bicycling behavior so the rest of us do the opposite. 

I shall retire to bedlam
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this is Melbourne taking a bath or getting dry cleaned

...actually this was part of the Picassa demo on how easy it is to upload a photo - the truth is Melbourne has some pain from an old knee injury and whenever someone has had a hot bath, after the tub has drained he likes to get into it and soak up the heat - he has us trained to dry the tub after we get out of it - at least in his little corner.  This photo was probably taken in the winter - he has not had any problem finding heat the past few days. - the weather has been what we call "day of the long cat" weather where they stretch out as much as possible on the cool hardwood - or ceramic tile.

I Pad photo

Okay so one funciton on the i Pad I really like using is the camera - it has nice resolution and this photo is the first time I have tried it using artificial light - it had got pretty dark by the time I stopped weaving and I am relying on the lamp here. Also I am blogging from Picasa which is interesting - quite simple and easy but no place to add tags....

This is a test of Picasa blogging function - (Kate;s beauty tip - always pose with a beautiful animal - it distracts the veiwer from your double chin)

Canada Day Weekend Knitting obsession

I am a sucker for varigated yarn and this was a ball of soft cotton textured acrylic computer dyed for a self patterning cowel. (why I bought it is actually another story - as if one needs an excuse to buy vivid yarn) I thought it made terrific baby booties - 4 pairs - no two alike.  On my EDO - July 4th I found myself buying 3 more balls of the stuff.  There are little feet out there just waiting for something gaudy. (photographed with the I-pad I might add - thanks 23 things....will there be 23 booties?)

one for the other blogger

Uncle Lew has been perservering at the blog and has chastized me severly for letting mine lapse....well she has a point...for one thing I am still -about 17 books short of the 23 and recently I found a worthy candidate.

http://tsspivet.com/  it even has a spiffy website.

The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet  by Reif Larsen got mixed reviews - New York Times panned it, and I haven't got to the point where some critics felt disappointed.  But I suspect Nick Bantock fans would love it.