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Category Archives: Wisdom

Secular Sunday – When Was Jesus Born? Almost Certainly Not On December 25

Christmas is a cultural construct in a number of ways including the alleged birthdate of the “reason for the season.” For that reason, if Covid restrictions are ruining your Christmas plans this year, why not plan a “Christmas in July” (or August or October or whenever you get vaccinated next year?”

Posted 13 December 2020 § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – What Life Is Like In Countries Without Pandemics

For various reasons ranging from geographic isolation to stronger health measures to more compliant populations, there are actually countries in the world where life continues almost as if there isn’t a worldwide pandemic still affecting the majority of the planet. People are going to restaurants, attending concerts & sporting events, having family gatherings and much […]

Posted 11 December 2020 § Canada § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Healthy Skepticism vs. Conspiracy Thinking – Where’s The Line?

I’ve long been an advocate for the importance of being skeptical as a generally useful approach to life. But, as the coronavirus has spread around the world over the past year, it’s also been fascinating (and alarming!) to see how often that line from genuine questioning crosses the line (and often goes completely off the cliff) […]

Posted 09 December 2020 § Censorship § Internet § Meme § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

#Covidiot Tuesday – The Pyramid of Intellect

I’ve got Music Monday, Throwback Thursday, Friday Fun Link, Saturday Snap and occasionally Secular Sunday but maybe now it’s time for another recurring post idea – #Covidiot Tuesday – since the anti-maskers seem to keep believing and sharing all the same old discredited information…

Posted 01 December 2020 § Humour § Infographic § Meme § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Beyond The Statistics: Prairie Woman Creates Facebook Page to Humanize Covid Stories

The creator of a FB page promoting the honest, non-partisan sharing of Covid experiences was a couple years behind me in school and I know her dad and family as well. It’s tragic that the reason she created this page was because her dad is one of many people in Indian Head affected by Covid […]

Posted 17 November 2020 § MemoryLane § Sad § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Constantly Wrong: The Case Against Conspiracy Theories

Posted 13 November 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Art and Music In Relation To Space and Time

This quote is pretty profound…

Posted 28 October 2020 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

“I Want A Dyke For President”

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Posted 18 October 2020 § Meme § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

My Thoughts On Some Controversial Library Opinions

There was a good Twitter thread recently which posed a simple question: “What’s your controversial library opinion?” I thought it might be interesting to record some of my responses to these opinions whether I agreed or disagree (if this isn’t clear, all the bolded opinions below were submitted by Twitbrarians and the plain text under […]

Posted 07 October 2020 § Censorship § Humour § Internet § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § List § MemoryLane § Politics § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

The Alt-Right Playbook: You Go High, We Go Low

This video has some good insights into modern politics and especially in light of current battles over seating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg’s replacement.  It looks specifically at some of the reasons why liberals struggle against conservatives who are less likely to be bound to rules and precedent in their pursuit of power.  

Posted 22 September 2020 § News § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,