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“Always Have One More Person Than You Think You Need and 98% of Your Staffing Issues Vanish”

As Elon Musk (tries to) buy Twitter for <checks notes> $44 billion dollars and Jeff Bezos shoots cock-shaped rockets into space, it’s important to remember that there are normal people running businesses and organizations who are doing very basic, humane things to treat their employees well, respect their humanity, and ensure that they are focused […]

¶ Posted 26 April 2022 § Meme § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, unitedstates

Saturday Snap – My Good Deed For The Week?

Last week, a buddy who lives nearby asked if I’d help him move a fridge. Since I was picking up a free growler of beer he’d offered, I felt like I had to say “yes” (just kidding – I would’ve said “yes” even without the beer bribe!) But I misunderstood what he was asking. I […]

¶ Posted 23 April 2022 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health

The Legend of How Gilbert Gottfried Turned a 9/11 Joke Into “The Aristocrats”

More than an uniquely annoying voice, Gilbert Gottfried was a comedian’s comedian and a comedy legend. RIP. Around two weeks after the attacks, one of the first big comedy events held in New York City was the Friar’s Club Roast of Hugh Hefner. Throughout the night, as funny as it was, there was also an […]

¶ Posted 12 April 2022 § Censorship § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Fire Fighter Cousin (May 2011)

Pace looking up (literally) to a fire fighter cousin in Calgary…

¶ Posted 07 April 2022 § Family § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta

Article Round Up (End of the World Edition)

What You’re Feeling Isn’t A Vibe Shift, It’s A Permanent Change That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief Mental Health Emerges As Top Concern For Canadian Employers Worried About Workers’ Low Grade Trauma From The Pandemic Uhm, Happy St. Patrick’s Day?

¶ Posted 17 March 2022 § Family § Library § News § Politics § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, health

Sappy Sunday – “Take advantage of your day, take advantage of the fact that your kids are young and affectionate and playful and take advantage of the fact you can do these things, take advantage of the opportunity every day to be physical, to work, to do anything.”

Diagnosed with ALS in June 2019 and given six months to live, Calgary Flames Assistant GM, Chris Snow, is still alive three years later. He has even been able to keep working (kudos to the Flames for this!) and turn his bad situation into an opportunity to raise hundreds of thousands for ALS research. His […]

¶ Posted 06 March 2022 § Family § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, health, hockey, science

Friday Fun Link – 3-Day Novel Contest Locked in A Chapters Bookstore

A writer I know recently posted about a contest he participated in where he spent three days in a Chapters bookstore trying to write a novel. The contest was put on by Book Television, a Canadian specialty channel that closed last year. When I worked in the cultural non-profit sector, I remember writing a letter […]

¶ Posted 04 March 2022 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, book

How Non-Librarians Imagine A Librarian’s Typical Work Day

From McSweeney’s…

¶ Posted 16 February 2022 § Censorship § Humour § Library § List § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, freedomtoreadweek

Half of N95 Style Masks Fail To Meet Minimum Standards of Protection in CBC Test

It’s such a tough time to be alive. Something that seems like it should be straight forward – buying N95-style masks because you want better protection against Omicron – could have all sorts of issues with sub-standard quality, even if purchased from legitimate retailers. Or the conflicting information that’s out there – for example, if […]