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Monthly Archives December 2021

Christmas Song Popularity Based On Number of Plays on Commercial Radio

(via Reddit)

Posted 21 December 2021 § Infographic § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Christmas on the farm/Back when a small farm could survive/House was always warm/And you were still alive.”

“Another Silent Night” – Megan Nash & The Best of Intentions

Posted 20 December 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – War on Christmas

Posted 19 December 2021 § Humour § Meme § News § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Libraries Distributing Rapid Tests

Not my usual “Saturday Snap” photo today but instead, a screen shot of someone on Reddit saying they had a good experience at my branch getting their booster shot and also picking up a box of rapid tests. So strange to hear stories from Ontario of people lining up at liquor stores or other weird […]

Posted 18 December 2021 § Library § News § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Reloading Random Things

I’m not sure how to embed a video clip I found on Reddit so will just say it’s worth a click to go check this out – *this* is the type of content that makes the Internet awesome!

Posted 17 December 2021 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Candy Cane Cast (November 2009)

Sometimes I forget how popular the online photo sharing site, Flickr used to be in the day (it was Instgram before Instagram, kids!) But the other day, someone “Favourited” this pic on the site and getting that notification reminded me how Flickr was my “go to” for looking at/sharing online photos for many years and […]

Posted 16 December 2021 § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Photo § Randomness § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

“Jon” by Amanda Huber

Powerful piece by the widow of a popular wrestler who tragically died young.

Posted 16 December 2021 § PopCulture § Sad § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The Pandemic’s Impact on the Workforce

There’s lots of coverage of the “Great Resignation” triggered by the never-ending pandemic. CNN has provided more insight about how that is especially true among older people who are choosing early retirement instead of staying in crowded workplaces or just recognizing that when they die, no one’s going to say “I wish I worked more” […]

Posted 14 December 2021 § Jobs § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I want to thank the storm that brought the snow/Thanks to the string of lights that make it glow/But I wanna thank you, baby/You make it feel like Christmas”

“You Make It Feel Like Christmas” – Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani

Posted 13 December 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Atheists Among The Most Likely To Be Vaccinated, Evangelicals Among The Least Likely

Hmm, could the ability to trust science and use logic vs. the ability to believe in conspiratorial fairy tales and misplaced authority be part of this?

Posted 12 December 2021 § Humour § Meme § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,