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Monthly Archives January 2023

Saturday Snap – Not Impressed With the Smushies!

¶ Posted 21 January 2023 § Humour § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

Friday Fun Link – How To Take Sports Less Seriously

I’ve always followed sports and played a lot of different ones in my younger days (not so much these days as Shea said she’d divorce me if I started keeping hockey equipment in the house ever again!) but I don’t think I’ve ever been fanatical in following sports to an unhealthy degree. With that said, […]

¶ Posted 20 January 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, hockey

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – RPL Staff Day 2017

I was going to do a post about the most memorable moments (good and bad!) at the various RPL Staff Development Days/Staff Conferences I’ve attended over the years (including five years on the planning committee and three years as Chair) but I don’t really have the energy for it because as I type this, it’s […]

¶ Posted 19 January 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education

Charlie Content As Requested

Due to a PD day later this week at work, I ended up with an unusual mid-week day off. But that was okay as it gave me an excuse to take Charlie for a walk and meet the kids after school which was a first…

¶ Posted 18 January 2023 § Charlie Echo § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education

“Tell Me About A Time You’ve Gone Above and Beyond To Help Someone?”

One of the great ironies of the working world is that we often questions like the one above in interviews of new staff but then hire people who don’t feel empowered to actually go “above and beyond” to help people. This can be for a variety of reasons – too time-consuming, confusion or mixed messages […]

¶ Posted 17 January 2023 § Internet § Jobs § Library § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, music

Music Monday – “In a Mexican village a heavy week’s workin’ is done/All the boys and girls comin’ out in the streets havin’ fun/Doin’ La Bamba”

“Doing La Bamba” – Pussycat (featuring Toni Wille)

¶ Posted 16 January 2023 § MusicMonday § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, music, travel

Secular Sunday – Happy “Feast of the Ass” Weekend!

Sometimes my Secular Sunday posts critique religion using logic and facts. And sometimes I come across a religious festival called “Feast of the Ass” and I have to post it because I have the mentality of a small child. Heh-heh – he said “Ass!”

¶ Posted 15 January 2023 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, history

Saturday Snap – Human Obedience School

We signed up for a six week puppy training class that the entire family can attend. They call it a “puppy” training class but its very clear that the purpose is to train the humans in how to work with their dog, teach it good manners and tricks and so on. 😉