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Wisdom Wednesday – “What Are You Doing To Solve The Problem of the Person Standing in Front of You”

I’ve been trying to write a post summarizing some of the various tips, pieces of advice, koans of wisdom that I’ve collected over the years – mostly from my time in libraries but from other workplaces, reading of books articles and just talking to knowledgeable people I respect. As that post grew and grew, I […]

¶ Posted 21 June 2023 § Library § Wisdom § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: orgdevl, philosophy

Friday Fun Link – The Simpsons “No No” Sheets

¶ Posted 16 June 2023 § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hail Storm (June 2013)

¶ Posted 15 June 2023 § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, weather

University of Western Ontario Is One of Only Twenty Universities Worldwide To Get Top Rating (And Only One in Canada)

I really thought my attending the University of Western Ontario might drag the rating down – yes, even nearly two decade later. But luckily UWO is still an extremely prestigious University even if they allow pretenders like myself to darken their halls.

¶ Posted 13 June 2023 § Humour § LibrarySchool § News § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, ontario

Saturday Snap – The Green Green Grass of Home?

We’re having our yard landscaped next week so, if I’m lucky, this might be a photo of the last time I cut grass in my life! (Also, funny coincidence – the kid’s climbing structure ended up going to…our former neighbours at our last house who saw the listing on Facebook and reached out. If I’d […]

¶ Posted 10 June 2023 § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health, science

The Moose Is Loose! #yqr

We’ve seen a lot of wildlife in the green space behind our house – partridges, rabbits, even a coyote. But seeing a moose earlier this week was a new one!

¶ Posted 07 June 2023 § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, saskatchewan, science

Introducing Apple Vision Pro

My Apple stocks are either going to sky rocket or crash hard on this news! If your promotional video is indistinguishable from something you’d see in a particularly dystopian episode of Black Mirror, maybe time to reconsider? https://t.co/6E2gn4gwTC — stephensben at bluesky (@stephens_ben) June 5, 2023

¶ Posted 06 June 2023 § Internet § News § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, google, science

Music Monday – “Well I come home from work/You know I’m tired of the beat/I try to make some supper/Get myself something to eat”

“Night Time” – George Thorogood

¶ Posted 05 June 2023 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – One Year Ago, I Had Shingles (June 2022)

…replaced on my roof about a year after a major hailstorm ripped through north Regina and punched machine-gun holes in most houses’ siding in our neighbourhood. (Our next door neighbours just got their siding done this week!) In a weird way, this was perfect timing as our house had original shingles that were end-of-life so […]