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Are We (Finally) Coming Out of Covid? Probably Not But Also Maybe?

I haven’t written a lot about Covid lately but it’s interesting to reflect on how our attitudes and therefore, our language, changes. For instance, I have started saying “Coming out of Covid” to refer to our current situation and as a reflection of what I see in wider society – very little masking (including myself […]

Posted 05 December 2023 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “We watched our friends grow up together/And we saw them as they fell/Some of them fell into Heaven/Some of them fell into Hell” (RIP Shane MacGowan: 1957-2023)

RIP to the only performer that ever scared the shit out of me when he appeared on SNL in the early to mid 1990’s.  And what a performer he was! “A Rainy Night in Soho” – The Pogues And at this time of year, I have to mention the greatest Christmas song of all-time… “Fairytale […]

Posted 04 December 2023 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch

I first heard this advice years ago when I was still in the role of Organization Development Specialist at Regina Public Library. In hindsight, I don’t think I appreciated what an amazing job that was to have right at the start of my library career. Our Director (still the same guy all these years later) […]

Posted 08 November 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Small Town Funeral

I wish there was a better way to get the best tasting egg salad sandwiches on the planet.

Posted 04 November 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Lord, make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother/She’ll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors”

“If I Die Young” – Band Perry

Posted 30 October 2023 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Secular Sunday – Gone Way Too Soon

I’ve written a lot about the many many reasons I don’t believe in God. But one of the biggest is that no matter how many “God works in mysterious ways” or “He does things to test us” excuses I hear, I can’t reconcile a merciful god that would take some of the best, most amazing, […]

Posted 29 October 2023 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Now, the sun’s coming up/I’m riding with Lady Luck/Freeway, cars and trucks/Stars beginning to fade”

Ever rediscover a song and just listen to it on repeat endlessly?  Yeah, this one right now… “Ol 55” – Tom Waits

Posted 09 October 2023 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – 20 Years of Seasonal Camping (2003-2023)

Back from our most recent camping stretch but bittersweet as my inlaws decided to pull the pin after twenty years of seasonal camping. (This has been coming for awhile but still tough that the moment finally arrived.) So much of our week away was watching as they listed (and sold) their camper, packed up everything […]

Posted 10 August 2023 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “He walks down to the ocean/Bends to touch the water/Kneels to pray/He writes her name/In the sand/Waves wash it away”

“Waves” – Sam Baker

Posted 18 June 2023 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Fuck Professionalism: Creating A Workplace That Works For All

So much of what we’re taught to believe from our earliest days, by our parents, by our schools, by popular culture, is outdated, incorrect and potentially even harmful such as the notion of “professionalism“.

Posted 02 June 2023 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,