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Monthly Archives November 2023

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – HR Unit (January 2012)

Yesterday’s post got me a bit nostalgic for the HR Unit I was part of for the first few years of my career at RPL – what a great team!

Posted 09 November 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Wisdom Wednesday – Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch

I first heard this advice years ago when I was still in the role of Organization Development Specialist at Regina Public Library. In hindsight, I don’t think I appreciated what an amazing job that was to have right at the start of my library career. Our Director (still the same guy all these years later) […]

Posted 08 November 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Sad § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Oilers v. Sharks #ToiletBowl

The Sharks can tie the Oilers in the standings with a regulation win on Thursday. — Mike Gould (@miketgould) November 8, 2023

Posted 07 November 2023 § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I know it’s true/It’s all because of you/And if I make it through/It’s all because of you”

“Now and Then” – Beatles

Posted 06 November 2023 § Internet § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Secular Sunday – Religious Fails

Posted 05 November 2023 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Small Town Funeral

I wish there was a better way to get the best tasting egg salad sandwiches on the planet.

Posted 04 November 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Boomerang Retro C-64 Video Game

A guy I went to school with got a game published in Compute! magazine in the late 90’s (and got a $500 payday or something wild). These were the days were the code was printed in the magazine and you had to manually enter it to play the game.  (I still remember my Grade Six […]

Posted 03 November 2023 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Jobs § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Cuban Beach (March 2011)

Posted 02 November 2023 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Hiring Is A Million Dollar Decision

A long time ago, a colleague gave me a way to think of hiring that totally changed how I view the process of selecting a candidate. Before, I was just thinking “Who can best do this job?” but he pointed out that you’re not just hiring the person for the immediate job but potentially for […]

Posted 01 November 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,