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Monthly Archives February 2025

Friday Fun Link – How Finland Rebuilt Their Economy And Became The Happiest Nation on Earth

In 1945, Finland was poor and war-torn. They owed 6% of their GDP to the Soviets—annually. Today, it consistently ranks as the world's happiest country. Meanwhile, America isn't even in the top 20. Here's how Finland rebuilt from nothing: pic.twitter.com/fy2NCEJj9o — Neal Taparia (@nealtaparia) December 23, 2024  

Posted 07 February 2025 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hipster Facial Hair? (November 2013)

My son was ahead of the times with his swirly mustache and goatee!

Posted 06 February 2025 § MemoryLane § Pace § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Deconstructive Criticism

Had an interesting conversation with a colleague recently who said “I’m more of a person who critiques than has ideas” and I replied “Actually, I think those are the same thing.  The only difference is how they are delivered and more importantly, how the other person receives them.  But they’re both ideas at their core.” […]

Posted 05 February 2025 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Terry Fox: Courage (by the Tragically Hip)

A perfect video at a time of Canadian unity and patriotism in the face of Trump’s tariff threats that’s unmatched since maybe the 1972 Summit Series?  

Posted 04 February 2025 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “The head of state, has called for me, by name/But I don’t have time for him/It’s gonna be a glorious day!”

“Lucky” – Radiohead

Posted 03 February 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Secular Sunday – Who Do American Evangelicals Really Worship?

Posted 02 February 2025 § Meme § News § Politics § Sad § SecularSunday § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – First Day of Last Semester of High School!

A different energy and enthusiasm level than the first day of kindergarten… 😉  

Posted 01 February 2025 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,