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Saskatchewan Arbitrator Rules Healthcare Workers Don’t Need To Wear Full Name on ID Tags

A recent Saskatchewan arbitration decision which found that it’s a violation of workers’ rights to be safe and free of harassment to be required to wear name tags with their full name is timely given a couple recent events… First, in my end of year mega-post, I mentioned in Question #31 about “My Personal Fashion Sense” that RPL […]

¶ Posted 05 January 2016 § Internet § Jobs § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Shea § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: education, health, language, saskatchewan

Merry Christmas!

One of the best Christmases I can remember – great gifts, great food, great moments, great family plus in two days, we’re off to Cuba! Enjoying Christmas supper… Sasha got cool sunglasses for the beach and a new hoodie from Grandpa and Grandma… She also loved her princess dress-up outfit… Pace had a parkour […]

¶ Posted 25 December 2015 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, economics, holiday, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Xmas Baby Reveal (Dec 24, 2012)

¶ Posted 24 December 2015 § Baby § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, parents, xmas

One Week From Today…

…we will be here:

¶ Posted 20 December 2015 § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, holiday, parents, travel, xmas

Secular Sunday – The Joy of Celebrating A Godless Christmas

At my library branch, we’ve had lots of interesting conversations around the “Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas” dichotomy that always happens at this time of year in western society. We talked about how to balance the library’s responsibility to be inclusive and respectful of all faiths, cultures and beliefs but also how Christmas is the holiday most […]

¶ Posted 13 December 2015 § Library § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, economics, holiday, philosophy, xmas

Saturday Snap – Santa Sasha

¶ Posted 12 December 2015 § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – A Couple Days Ago

A bit of a cheat doing a throwback to a couple days ago but this picture is so cute, I couldn’t help but post it…

¶ Posted 10 December 2015 § Photo § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, xmas

Music Monday – “Just add flour/Salt/A little red wine/And don’t forget a dollop of tomato sauce”

My month of unusual Christmas song posts continue with one of Australia’s best known Christmas songs – a song with no chorus about a man in prison wondering what the family Christmas will be like without him… “How To Make Gravy” – Paul Kelly

¶ Posted 07 December 2015 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Travel § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, music, travel, xmas

#NannyGate is Really #HypocrisyGate

So there’s a mini-scandal blowing up after it was revealed that Justin Trudeau has not one but two nannies on his payroll. Liberals and other defenders have been quick to point out that the number of people on Trudeau’s personal staff (6) is no different than Stephen Harper’s. Or that Trudeau has arguably the most […]