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Category Archives: Wisdom

Doug Ford or Donald Ford?

Godspeed Ontario!

¶ Posted 06 June 2018 § Humour § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, ontario

“That’s why everyone who works retail doesn’t tell you to go fuck yourself.”

(h/t DC on FB)

¶ Posted 31 May 2018 § Censorship § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, freedomtoreadweek, language

I’ve been battling against technology recently – last weekend, my otherwise reliable ~2011-era Macbook Pro started doing a boot loop over and over. I’d seen this happen before about a month ago but after a couple loops, it seemed to come back to life so instead of taking it into the shop for a check-up, […]

¶ Posted 23 May 2018 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Myth America

(h/t to JB on FB)

¶ Posted 09 May 2018 § Infographic § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, unitedstates

Is “A Horse Is Loose In A Hospital” The Best Donald Trump Analogy So Far?

Fast forward to near the end of this clip for the joke… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU2ye11FyIQ?t=495

¶ Posted 08 May 2018 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, language, unitedstates

Opinion Piece: “On Getting Punched In The Face While Working At The Library”

This opinion piece was written by a librarian in Ohio (who happens to be a FB friend though I’ve never met him in person) but it resonated with me – about some of the “social worker”-type situations library staff deal with regularly (including aggressive patrons – knock on wood, the worst I’ve got was threats and […]

¶ Posted 25 April 2018 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education

Why Did #HumboldtStrong Resonate So Strongly?

The outpouring of support after the horrible Humboldt Broncos bus accident that killed 16 people and left 13 more injured has been unprecedented. People from not only across Saskatchewan and Canada but indeed, from around the world, have sent money and condolences. Tonight, the GoFundMe page that originally aimed to raise $10,000 and is about […]

¶ Posted 18 April 2018 § Censorship § Internet § List § Meme § News § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, hockey, language, saskatchewan

Going Viral for Good – #SaveSKLibraries, Broncos’ GoFundMe

A couple stories of the importance of being able to “go viral” in the digital age. Today was Budget Day in Saskatchewan and it was confirmed that, after being cut by $5 million last year, the library funding that was restored after public outcry, would remain in place, leaving library funding stable, at least for […]

¶ Posted 10 April 2018 § Internet § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, facebook, hockey, reddit, twitter

Calgary Librarian Gives Up City Career To Run Family Farm in Saskatchewan

Technically, I could also give up my library career to go back to run our family farm. But since I’m still scarred from misjudging the width of a swather and driving it into a power pole as a young man, I think I’ll stick with books and computers instead of barley and combines! 😉 Anyhow, […]