Category Archives: Wisdom

Friday Fun Link – Vote Compass

Vote Compass isn’t a perfect tool but can be helpful for guiding your decision in the upcoming election – especially if you don’t follow politics and/or the parties closely. But it’s not perfect – it says (sample results above, not mine) that I should vote for a distant third party, I’m a longtime supporter of […]

Five *Good* Things About Dementia

Dementia is obviously a horrible, terrible progressive disease as someone you love goes from very basic memory errors – forgetting names, where they parked the car, etc. – to being incapable of speech, movement, feeding themselves. As mom has progressed through these various stages, it’s been helpful to try to think of the good things […]

Secular Sunday – Bible Says “Being Gay Is Fine As Long As You’re High”

Saturday Snap – Matty

Sometimes patrons think we’re helping them but they don’t realise that often they’re helping us too. Always great to have moments that remind you of why libraries are so important and why you do the work that you do…

Music Monday – Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Deconstructed

Secular Sunday – Explain It To Me Like We’re In Bible Study

Friday Fun Link – How Finland Rebuilt Their Economy And Became The Happiest Nation on Earth

In 1945, Finland was poor and war-torn. They owed 6% of their GDP to the Soviets—annually. Today, it consistently ranks as the world's happiest country. Meanwhile, America isn't even in the top 20. Here's how Finland rebuilt from nothing: pic.twitter.com/fy2NCEJj9o — Neal Taparia (@nealtaparia) December 23, 2024  

Secular Sunday – Who Do American Evangelicals Really Worship?

Secular Sunday – Atheists “Have Higher IQ Level”

If you read the Bible and think it’s anything other than fiction, it’s not that hard to have a higher IQ.

Secular Sunday – You’re Not Special But You Are Fucking Lucky

It’s been a tough year in a lot of ways – maybe the toughest of my life – but it’s ending on multiple up notes and either way, still better than none at all as my dad always says!