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The Fundamental Choice This Election #elxn43 #canpoli

I’m not sure if it was something I learned in a political science class or read in a book or when exactly I figured it out. But I don’t think it’s especially profound to realise that, at its core, the biggest difference between people on the left and people on the right is that people […]

¶ Posted 20 October 2019 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, philosophy

Definition of a Corporate Farm?

Interesting question on r/saskatchewan today – what’s the difference between a “family farm” and a “corporate farm” with a wide range of opinions being shared. For me, the main indicator of a “family farm” is any farm that has an owner who is a single individual (often including extended family members – a spouse, […]

¶ Posted 09 October 2019 § Family § Jobs § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, language, saskatchewan

Weeding As a Life Philosophy

Shea and I got around to a *long* overdue task of decluttering our garage this weekend. Strangely, it reminded me of when I was in my first librarian job and (purposely?) my boss assigned me a major weeding project. They just kept bringing me packed cart after overloaded cart of books and I had to […]

¶ Posted 06 October 2019 § Family § Randomness § Sad § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics

The Changing Nature of Freedom of Expression: Banning Books Is Anachronistic But Challenges Remain

Good article from The National Post about the changing nature of the debate around Freedom of Expression. What remains is that challenges still come from all sides of the political spectrum. …the bulk of work on freedom of expression is shifting from people who fruitlessly complain about books to attacks on journalists and bloggers. Also […]

¶ Posted 02 October 2019 § Canada § Censorship § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § News § Politics § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, freedomtoreadweek, language, philosophy

How To Talk To Kids About Race

¶ Posted 18 September 2019 § Canada § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language

Secular Sunday – An Undeniable Prognosis (Best Atheist Arguments)

¶ Posted 15 September 2019 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education, language, philosophy

Music Monday – “She said, “Andy, you’re better than your past”/Winked at me and drained her glass/Cross-legged on a barstool, like nobody sits anymore”

“Elephant” – Jason Isbell (This reaction video where a couple commentators slowly realize what the song’s about is a pretty good supplement to what some feel is the best song of 2013.)

¶ Posted 09 September 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, music, philosophy

What Does Crytal Meth Feel Like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQVb6Cd-w8s

¶ Posted 04 September 2019 § Library § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, health, science

Friday Fun Link – How The Fuck Does Fuckin Shit Work? History of Science Rap

This video is at ~5000 views as I type this. Will be interesting to see if it goes viral and jumps a lot higher as it appears designed to do just that…