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Music Monday – “It’s a working man I am/And I’ve been down under ground/And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind/I never again will go down under ground”

Decided to go to Regina’s “Day of Mourning” event at City Hall this year. Twenty-seven people died workplace-related deaths last year and this was the first year I knew one of them which makes the whole thing a lot more real. This was a song they played at the end of the ceremony. “Working Man” […]

Posted 28 April 2025 § Jobs § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “These are finest times of my life/This is the greatest time of my life This is the greatest time of my life/These are the biggest times of my life”

A colleague sent me this song I’d never heard before and, true story, it hit me just right so I ended up tearing up in my cubicle.  (That may have been the intention?) “Bill Is Dead” – The Fall

Posted 21 April 2025 § MusicMonday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “My own behavior was a shock to me/I never thought I’d have the nerve/I hope you’re sleeping through the night Eileen/I hope they’re grading on the curve”

“Eileen” – Jason Isbell

Posted 07 April 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Secular Sunday – So You’re Saying Prayer Doesn’t Work?

Posted 06 April 2025 § Humour § Meme § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Secular Sunday – Who Do American Evangelicals Really Worship?

Posted 02 February 2025 § Meme § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Mark Black Farewell Party

Had a farewell party for a popular manager on Saturday night and the outpouring of love, generosity and sadness was beyond unprecedented in my 15+ years at RPL. In-scope staff donated so much money to a farewell gift that he ended up getting multiple things – a custom photo book, a custom Pats jersey, and […]

Posted 25 January 2025 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – Cuban Homes (Jan 2016)

Photo taken from the tourist bus leaving the ritzy tourist all-inclusive…

Posted 23 January 2025 § Family § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Thinkin’ about the records/Daddy used to play/While we opened our presents/On Christmas day.”

“Truck Stop Christmas” – Grace Askew

Posted 23 December 2024 § MusicMonday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Kindness Isn’t About Individuals, It’s About Culture

A way to change your frame – “kindness isn’t about individuals, it’s about the wider workplace culture.” Ask yourself – is your organization led by people who are kind or not?  Is this a common trait that is exhibited by all managers?  If one manager leaves, do a huge majority of staff lament the loss […]

Posted 18 December 2024 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “So I’ll go but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna go/Could be stuck here and happy/So there’s a puzzle I work on endlessly/And I’ve got the sides and all the corners/But there’s a space/Yeah there’s a space/Lost some pieces I can’t replace/So I’ll be but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna be/Just a wasted puzzle piece”

I posted this song in August 2012 after hearing it on Community Radio one morning.  Who knew that twelve years later, it would be so relevant to my life with elderly parents including one with dementia… “Basket” – Dan Mangan (I don’t think I’ve ever done this before but here are the song lyrics in […]

Posted 16 December 2024 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,