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Music Monday – “Everybody’s got the fever/That is something you all know/Fever isn’t such a new thing/Fever started long ago”

I’m home with a sick kid today (plus had ice cream for breakfast as I have a sore throat myself!) so a rough couple of months in terms of family health continues… Ironically, we only dealt with Covid once (Pace for a week in early October) and, knock on wood, no one else in the […]

¶ Posted 12 December 2022 § Family § List § MemoryLane § News § Pace § Photo § Politics § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, health, parents, science

Saturday Snap – Popcorn Pace

Pace worked at the Pats game last night slinging popcorn and drinks as a fundraiser for a school trip…

¶ Posted 10 December 2022 § Family § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, hockey

Friday Fun Link – ChatGPT Is An Exponential Leap for Artificial Intelligence

The new artificial intelligence service, ChatGPT, has taken the Internet by storm and with good reason – this is incredibly realistic (mostly), fast, free artificial intelligence that has potential to revolutionalize the world in numerous ways improving exponentially from similar earlier services. (Of course, as someone pointed out on Reddit, “everyone thought Excel would revolutionize […]

¶ Posted 09 December 2022 § Blog § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § News § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, economics, education, language, reddit, science

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Camp Hope (October 2021)

Just over a year ago in mid-October, I saw a friend post on social media that a tent city was being set up in Pepsi Park in Regina and looking for donations. We had an extra tent so I took it down and briefly spoke to some of the organizers (including my friend by phone […]

¶ Posted 08 December 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health, saskatchewan, weather

Some Covid Updates

Hard to believe that two and a half years into the Covid pandemic, I’m debating whether to make a round-up of recent news and observations a weekly feature on this blog. Why Are Hospitals Overwhelmed (Spoiler: Lots of Reasons) Why are hospitals in Edmonton/Alberta so overwhelmed? I am going to turn to the data for […]

¶ Posted 15 November 2022 § Library § News § Politics § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science

Bosses Who Mask When In The Presence of Others

This week might have to be a “Leadership” theme… ‘Bosses’ who mask when in the presence of others demonstrate:•evidence-based decision-making;•respect for their employees;•that they understand their influence; and•very good leadership. — Dr. Jennifer Irwin (@drjenirwin) October 25, 2022

¶ Posted 26 October 2022 § Library § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: orgdevl

Leadership

Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to “lead”, influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. – Wikipedia

¶ Posted 25 October 2022 § Library § Meme § MemoryLane § Randomness § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, orgdevl, philosophy

What Gives Life Meaning?

It would be interesting to see the results from a similar survey in Canada…

¶ Posted 19 October 2022 § Family § Infographic § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health, unitedstates

There’s A Lot of Bad News in Hockey These Days…

…and with horrible accusations and scandals right now involving Hockey Canada, the Oiler’s farm team’s head trainer, Tampa Bay Lightning d-man Ian Cole, the Chicago Blackhawks, and more, the attention is very warranted. (On Twitter, there was talk of this being the hockey equivalent of #MeToo – #PuckYou or #PuckToo?) At any rate, as the […]