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Monthly Archives October 2021

“I have no shame in pleading to the public” – Sask Chief Public Health Officer Gets Emotional

I don’t think Scott Moe has the emotional maturity and empathy to speak like this… Moe does, however, has the ability to turn Saskatchewan into a dystopian nightmare… Several of my patients were selected for evacuation to Ontario this week. Though clinical teams played no role in choosing who went (all handled higher up), we […]

¶ Posted 20 October 2021 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, saskatchewan, science

Great Attraction or Great Attrition? It’s Up To Employers…

Some of the society-shifting impacts of Covid are being seen most clearly in workplaces. A lot depends on whether managers and leaders are able to shift their thinking…

¶ Posted 19 October 2021 § Canada § Jobs § United States § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, orgdevl

Music Monday – “This is where we test out our replacement needs/This is where we’re knitting mitts for refugees/This is where we medicate in bathroom stalls/This is where we call home from a payphone down the hall”

On Feb 25, 2019, Winnipeg’s Millennium Library installed airport-style security screening. This led to a massive drop in attendance. Many no longer feel welcome in this free public space. Community group Millennium for All is fighting for welcoming, just, accessible and fully funded libraries. “Millennium For All” – John K. Samson

¶ Posted 18 October 2021 § Library § MusicMonday § News § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics, music

i dId mY rEsEaRcH (and decided it was smart for everyone in our family to get the flu vaccine this year – just like every year!)

¶ Posted 17 October 2021 § Family § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, health, saskatchewan, science

Saturday Snap – #SaturdayLibrarian x2

Had a helper pop in and pick out a few books after her art class today while I was being #SaturdayLibrarian…

¶ Posted 16 October 2021 § Family § Library § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, cute

Friday Fun Link – Regina Company Releases Virtual Reality Hockey Game

My wife is really excited to know I’m going to be wearing something over my eyes while swinging a hockey stick around in our living room – welcome to the future! 😉

¶ Posted 15 October 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Saskatchewan § Sports § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, hockey, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Helicopter Ride in Hawaii (January 2012)

I took mom and dad on a charter flight for their anniversary last week. It was their first time in a small Cessna but not their first time in the air as I also took them on a helicopter ride during a family trip to Hawaii in 2012 (though given the company we used had […]