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Still Negative (And Some Random Covid News & Thoughts)

I’ve probably felt like I had Covid dozens of times over the past couple years – every sniffle, every scratchy throat – but the last few days were the first time I was *certain* I had it due to my symptoms – heavy cough, tight chest, fatigued, etc. etc. – along with the sense from […]

Posted 19 April 2022 § Canada § News § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Colonizer Jesus

  Happy Easter! I’m gonna say it: Sunday is two days after Friday, not three. Christians really fucked that one up — pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) April 17, 2022  

Posted 17 April 2022 § Infographic § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Police interrupt Florida church service and arrest head pastor on charges of child sexual abuse.

(via Reddit) Police interrupt Florida church service and arrest head pastor on charges of child sexual abuse

Posted 10 April 2022 § News § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Syrian Refugee Fundraiser

People displaced from Ukraine are (rightly) getting a lot of attention right now.  But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other groups that are suffering around the world. Shea and I were happy to attend this event earlier this week (though disappointed to not win one of the amazing looking cakes in the Silent Auction!) [Edit: […]

Posted 09 April 2022 § News § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Jagmeet Singh Is First NDP Leader To Become Liberal Health Minister ;-)

(via Reddit)

Posted 08 April 2022 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Universal Basic Income: Who Pays For It? (Not You!)

Saw this article explaining how the government could pay for a full Universal Basic Income program by properly taxing corporations, wealthy individuals and financial transactions. The article is definitely worth a read!

Posted 22 March 2022 § Canada § Infographic § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

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 § Jobs § Library § News § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

New Brunswick Lifts All Covid-19 Restrictions For Second Time, Hopes For Different Outcome

From the “Great Headlines of History” file… New Brunswick lifts all COVID-19 restrictions for 2nd time, hopes for different outcome: https://t.co/1v37QOT6tc pic.twitter.com/PUN1doH1Is — CBC New Brunswick (@CBCNB) March 14, 2022

Posted 15 March 2022 § Canada § Humour § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Perhaps The Worst Legacy of Trump?

The WWFication of American politics such as this display at last night’s State of the Union address… The Boebert outburst. "You put them in, 13 of them" pic.twitter.com/N3yEsrMDQt — Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) March 2, 2022  

Posted 02 March 2022 § Meme § News § PopCulture § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Some Thoughts on @RyanMeili Stepping Down as @Sask_NDP Leader

I’ve told the story on this blog, likely a few times, but with the recent announcement that Ryan Meili would be stepping down as Sask NDP Leader, it’s put me in a reflective mood. It’s starts with the fact that I’d always been interested in politics (at least once I got old enough to realise […]

Posted 27 February 2022 § MemoryLane § News § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,