Monthly Archives May 2026

Wisdom Wednesday – If The Only Tool You Have Is A Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like A Nail

If The Only Tool You Have Is A Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like A Nail  

Original Star Wars Movie Being Re-Released in Theatres For Its 50th Anniversary

Easily the movie I’ve watched the most times in my life.  In the olden days when you would rent a VCR and get four movies to watch over a weekend, I would watch this multiple times.  Over the years, I’ve probably watched it two dozen times?  Maybe more. Star Wars. Not Episode 4. Not A […]

Music Monday – “I say, “High”, you say, “Low”/You say, “Why?”/And I say, “I don’t know”/Oh, no!”

Awesomely fitting farewell from Stephen Colbert and “The Late Show”… “Jump Up/Hello Goodbye” – Stephen Colbert, Paul McCartney and Friends

Secular Sunday – Who Exactly Is Teaching Kids About “Socialism”?

A bit of a different take on secularism.  But since it’s usually heavily religious conservative people yelling “Socialism!” at anything they don’t like, I’ll allow it…

Saturday Snap – Saskatchewan Sunset

Always fun to visit my brother-in-law’s acreage (less fun to find a woodtick embedded in your belly the next day – how did I miss that?!?)

Friday Fun Link – Andy Serkis Reading Trump Tweets in Gollum’s Voice

Andy Serkis reading Trump's tweets in Gollum's voice is the best thing you'll see on social media today. pic.twitter.com/Ql8SxRO5mT — Vatnik Soup (@P_Kallioniemi) May 12, 2026

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Should I Tip In USD or Local Currency While In Mexico?

I’ve never done this before but my original post from March 2019 is displaying weirdly and I’m too lazy to dig into my blog’s plug-ins and undercarriage to fix it right now. So I’m just going to re-post the entire thing (with the slightly changed title that this really applies for tourists in Mexico in […]

Wisdom Wednesday – Meetings

Running an effective meeting is one of the core skills managers and supervisors need in any organization.  (I don’t agree with everything in this picture but I do agree that meetings and how they are run is a reflection of your larger culture.)

Happy 19th Birthday Pace!

Music Monday – “And nothing ever stays/Nothing comes to mind/And no one can erase/The days we left behind”

We’re all getting older and mortality seems very close sometimes… “Days We Left Behind” – Paul McCartney “April Come She Will/Sound of Silence” – Paul Simon