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Category Archives: Randomness

Happy Halloween!

I’ve had this pic on my desktop since the late summer.  I’d saved it as “HalloweenPostGiantBat.jpg”. But now that Halloween’s here, disappointed (but probably not surprised) to learn it’s a hoax (or at least an exaggeration.) Anyhow, a good reminder about not believing everything you see online and doing the minimum of research before spreading […]

Posted 31 October 2022 § Humour § Internet ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

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

Secular Sunday – Was Noah’s Ark Made of Wood or Iron(y)?

Posted 31 July 2022 § Humour § Meme § News § SecularSunday § Technology § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

A Few Recent Covid Threads

Even though “Covid Is Over”™  according to many, it’s not really.  Far from it actually… Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave — 2% in England are currently infected, 1 in 30 in Scotland: 1.4 million people in the UK, a stark 40% week-on-week rise in prevalence. Hospitalisations highest since April https://t.co/hFiriFHY3r — […]

Posted 22 June 2022 § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

My Brain Today: School Shooting in Texas, Oilers v. Flames Stress, Monkeypox, Medical Appointment, Work Stuff, Life Stuff, Blog Stuff, Stuffed Stuff

Posted 24 May 2022 § ‡ Comments (0) °

RIP Craig Smith (1972-2022)

I heard some shocking news from my parents a couple weeks ago and saw confirmation from his sister on Facebook a few days ago. Craig and I were only a couple grades apart but, in a small town, two years could feel more like twenty. So we weren’t particularly close in school but our parents […]

Posted 10 May 2022 § Family § Library § MemoryLane § Sad § Saskatchewan § Sports § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

I’ve Officially Become #OldPeopleFacebook

Got home and Shea said “Why did you post the word ‘Mark’ on your Facebook today?” Huh?   So I look: My boss’s name is Mark but I don’t even have him on Facebook. I have another work colleague I interact with fairly regularly named Mark but same thing – not on my Facebook. I […]

Posted 27 April 2022 § Humour § Meme § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The World’s Longest Waterslide (And Some Thoughts on Zen Videos, Feelings of Melancholy and Modern Technology)

There’s something very zen about watching a video of someone going down the Guinness World Record Holding world’s longest waterslide which snakes through a jungle in Malaysia (some feel that the slowness of the slide is a negative but I disagree.) At the same time, there’s also something melancholy about thinking about how vast our […]

Posted 13 March 2022 § Internet § Sad § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Happy Two’s Day!

Posted 22 February 2022 § Humour § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The Stuff of Nightmares!

So, one of my recurring dreams is that I’m swimming across the Atlantic Ocean (yeah, I know) and I’m up on the surface of the water but it’s perfectly clear so I can see a massive amount of fish, sharks, whales and all sorts of other aquatic creatures below me. When the dream recurs, it’s […]

Posted 08 February 2022 § Humour § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: