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Monthly Archives September 2023

Saturday Snap – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Words vs. Actions)

I recently wrote about the gap that often exists between words and action. This may be the most egregious example I’ve ever seen: On the national day for truth and reconciliation we wanted to remember the last day camp buffalo bones stood. The mayor wanted to commemorate NDTR on Wednesday- this audio is from that […]

¶ Posted 30 September 2023 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – Rona Sent Multiple Emails Asking Me To Review The 30×50 Blue Polyethylene Tarp I Bought

So I did. Then, after all their asking, not sure why they rejected my review! 😉 Greatest Tarp of All-Time? Greatest Tarp of All-Time! I wasn’t sure what to expect when i ordered this 30×50 blue polyethylene tarp that was listed on the Rona web site. But I was pleasantly surprised to receive a 30×50 […]

¶ Posted 29 September 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Jobs ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Peet Family Reunion (Summer 1983?)

¶ Posted 28 September 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, parents

Wisdom Wednesday – Actions, Not Words

I’ve been thinking about actions vs. words a lot lately. One of the things that really brought home this important distinction was when I had to leave the Regent Place branch of Regina Public Library after eight years as Branch Head following a re-org of supervisors and managers. It was a pretty emotional time and […]

¶ Posted 27 September 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: education, language, orgdevl

Obituary For A Quiet Life

Perfect.

¶ Posted 26 September 2023 § Internet § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, history

Music Monday – “And all I can do is read a book to stay awake/And it rips my life away, but it’s a great escape”

“No Rain” – Blind Melon (What happened to iconic 90s image, Bee Girl?)

¶ Posted 25 September 2023 § Meme § MemoryLane § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) °

Secular Sunday – Jesus Is Always There…

¶ Posted 24 September 2023 § Humour § Meme § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, health, science

Saturday Snap – Halloween In Still A Month Away, Right?

…but yet I came upon Sasha dressed like this and having a very unusual tea party. Not sure if I should be proud or scared of her creativity! 😉

¶ Posted 23 September 2023 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday

Friday Fun Link – Visualizing Why Americans Increasingly Use Sub-Titles

Not understanding accents. Poor sound mixing. Helps overcome noisy distractions while watching. (Ironically as I type this, Sasha is literally digging in the fridge asking if we have any yoghurt as Shea and I (try to) watch “Daisy Jones and the Six” – and yes, we have sub-titles on!) Bad hearing Not necessarily bad hearing […]