Monthly Archives October 2025

Friday Fun Link – “Get Behind Anything” (2025 Blue Jays Hype Video)

Throwback Thursday – Halloween Surprise (Oct 2012)

Still one of my best “Creating Memories” dad moments. When he was little, Pace was massively into Batman.  So I went out to Spirit of Halloween the night before Halloween and bought a Robin costume which I wore to work then messaged Shea to send Pace out to the street in costume when I got […]

Wisdom Wednesday – 10 Toxic Work Behaviours We Should Stop Normalizing

One of the many advantages of working in a library over a corporate environment is that you’re generally less likely to see these behaviours.  But we still have our fair share – I mean, in terms of “micromanaging” is a profession that attracts people who want to organize all the world’s information from 000 to […]

Tips For Interacting With People With Dementia

Here are tips about people with dementia that I just discovered…some of them I knew but some are new to me and will help me with my mom and maybe help some of you too. Every time you enter the room announce yourself. “Hi Mom- it’s Margaret.” NEVER ask- Do you know who I am??? […]

Music Monday – “There’s room at the top they are telling you still/But first you must learn how to smile as you kill/If you want to be like the folks on the hill.”

Being told I have a “Working Class Heart” is definitely up there with some of the best compliments I’ve ever received.  And if it evokes John Lennon, I’ll take it! “Working Class Hero” – John Lennon

Saturday Snap – Happy 54th Anniversary Mom and Dad!

The surprise birthday cake was a hit! (I’ve also been thinking a lot lately about the concept of “thoughtfulness” and how that interacts with kindness and empathy.  Might be a topic for a future Wisdom Wednesday post…)

Friday Fun Link – Babies Being Babies (The Purest Form of Joy)

The purest form of joy: babies being babies ~ A Thread ? 1. When you realize that even your legs are under your own control? pic.twitter.com/KnmZeBOYji — Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) August 23, 2025  

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Only “Real” Blue Jays Game? (April 2006)

I can’t remember for sure but think this Blue Jays game was the first and only Blue Jays game I’ve attended in my life?  Or did I see an exhibition game in Regina once?  Hmm, 1989 so that feels very possible. At any rate, this game was during a break in my Masters program.  My […]

Wisdom Wednesday – How To Lead Different Generations

Asian Fusion Fundraiser – Thu Oct 23, Argyle Park Community Centre, $35