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Saturday Snap – If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is

Vonnegut was the master and, along with George Carlin and John Lennon, one of the people who’s probably influenced my worldview the most…

Posted 27 January 2024 § Charlie Echo § Family § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Frustrated Link – A Great Explanation of Why Teachers Are Taking Job Action

No “Fun” post this week – only frustration… A great thread from Instagram about why teachers are walking out again on Monday, and why it is so important for teachers and folks who care about the quality of education in this province to stand up to the Sask Party. It’s too important to back down. […]

Posted 19 January 2024 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Everything Mentioned in the Bible Happens In One Small Region of the World

Posted 07 January 2024 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectrums Last Year?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

Posted 05 January 2024 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Or Just Use Duct Tape For Everything Like I Do? ;-)

ThisToThat.com is a site that tells you the best types of glues to bond different materials together.

Posted 22 December 2023 § FridayFunLink § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Happiness Hacks

There’s some irony that I’m posting this on my blog from my laptop computer given the last line…

Posted 12 December 2023 § Infographic § Meme § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Sunday Reflections

(h/t to SA on FB)

Posted 10 December 2023 § Jobs § News § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Your Real Job Is To Be A Translator

I was in an OH&S meeting once where they were talking about buying walkie-talkies so staff could more easily communicate with each other in our large Central branch. One of the clerks spoke up and said “What sort of training will we get?” A high level manager could barely hide her distain as she replied […]

Posted 06 December 2023 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Bamboozled

Posted 26 November 2023 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Things That Are Societal “Constructs”

Been thinking about this a bit lately in a variety of ways – the “controversy” over gender fluidity/Drag Queen storytimes/”grooming”, the notion of what constitutes “professionalism” as I wear jeans and a t-shirt to work every day while having the most rat-nesty beard this side of Santa Claus, and then the above thought I saw […]

Posted 21 November 2023 § Jobs § List § News § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,