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Monthly Archives June 2026

Wisdom Wednesday – “Now, I’m just trying to figure out why the remote control is in the refrigerator!”

Possibly the most unusual advice I’ve ever received: “You shouldn’t care so much.” This TikTok sums up my thoughts after that – like, how much caring is too much, how much is too little and how much is “just right”? What should we care about? What should we not care about? What if your idea […]

¶ Posted 24 June 2026 § Family § Humour § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history

The Beautiful Delay: Why Soccer Still Grips The Smartphone-Trained Brain

This essay showed up on my FB timeline from some guy called John Gregory I thought it was pretty insightful so am re-posting… After watching Portugal register just one shot on goal during the Portugal-DR Congo World Cup match the other day, I scratched my head over how soccer can be the world’s most popular […]

¶ Posted 23 June 2026 § Family § MemoryLane § News § Pace § PopCulture § Sasha § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, economics, education, television

Secular Sunday – Happy Parents’ Day?

I didn’t post this on Mother’s Day so I’ll post it on Father’s Day instead – a woman sneaks into a right-wing mother’s group on FB and starts posting about ICE and children being separated from their families. https://www.threads.com/@theletsnotdate/post/DYLoyAnjU_m

¶ Posted 21 June 2026 § Family § Humour § News § Politics § Sad § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, parents

Friday Fun Link – Stay in an AirBnB, Run a Bookstore!

The “Open Book” is a combination AirB&B and bookstore in Scotland where guests can spend their visit running the bookstore below the apartment! @chrislawlor The Open Book in Scotland ? Library Poets – Lysander

¶ Posted 19 June 2026 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § Photo § PopCulture § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, cool, economics, holiday

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – The First Signs of Dementia (February 2018)

It was during a family trip to Mexico in February 2018 that Shea and I had our first conversations about what appeared to maybe possibly be the smallest signs of dementia. Dementia is a “disease of omission” which means doctors have to basically rule out everything else that can present like dementia before they diagnose […]

¶ Posted 18 June 2026 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, health, parents

Wisdom Wednesday – “I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human.”

Luckily, if you work in a library, all reading is work-related! 😉 I hate when people at work ask you what books you are reading for professional development. I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human. — ??? ???? (@OrevaZSN) […]

¶ Posted 17 June 2026 § Humour § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book

Shocking! Uncertainty is More Stressful Than Certainty, Even When The Certainty Is Negative and the Uncertainty is Potentially Positive!

I was driving out to Indian Head to see my mom on Sunday and came across some guy named Kyle Buchanan on talk radio. He was talking with a psychologist about an experiment that had a surprising result – stress levels were higher in a group that had a 50-50 chance of getting a painful […]