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Category Archives: Wisdom

“Matthew tells us that Jesus and his family fled the wrath of Herod and were refugees in Egypt…” #canpoli #cndpoli

So it’s no secret that I’m an atheist. One of the many reasons I lost whatever inherited belief I had as a child growing up was seeing the wide range of hypocritical behaviours by (so-called) believers. I never saw the proverbial “stepping over the homeless person to get to the church on time” (or much worse).  But I did […]

Posted 06 September 2015 § Canada § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Who muzzles the poor scientist?/Calls troubled people “terrorists”?/Who wants the courts to just say yes?/Suppresses freedom of the press?”

The “Harperman” protest song is interesting for a number of reasons: the person who wrote and sang it is a federal civil servant and is now suspended from his job for an investigation about whether he violated the Federal Government’s employee ethics agreement At issue is whether Turner violated the code of ethics that all public servants […]

Posted 31 August 2015 § Canada § Censorship § Humour § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

How Australia and Other Developed Nations Have Put An End To Gun Violence

I wouldn’t say we’ve “put an end to” gun violence in Canada but our numbers (like those in most developed nations) are extremely low compared to the US. There are a whole host of interconnected reasons why this is the case.  But I think one of the largest is the fact that gun ownership is enshrined […]

Posted 26 August 2015 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Two Months to Canadian Federal Election

The Federal Election was called nearly three weeks ago and I haven’t written about it nearly as much as I thought I would. I mean, if you’ve read this blog for more than a couple days, I think my politics are pretty clear.  Beyond that, there are tons of others who are covering every aspect […]

Posted 19 August 2015 § Blog § Canada § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

How Do You Make Amends For Trying To Erase A Culture

I met Tasha through friends while in University but never knew her story until now. Worth a read…

Posted 12 July 2015 § Canada § MemoryLane § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – 13 Numbers Showing Harper’s Conservatives May Truly Be The Worst Government in Canadian History #skpoli #canpoli

As the Federal Election draws nearer, I suspect I’ll be posting a lot more political content – something I haven’t really done since the conclusion of the last Sask NDP leadership contest. Here’s a good list from Press Progress to get things started!

Posted 26 June 2015 § Canada § FridayFunLink § List § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

13 Best Entries from the TL;DR Tumblr Version of Wikipedia

TL;DR means “too long; didn’t read” and is used when you provide a summary of a longer comment or article. A hilarious Tumblr  (now private?) creates TL;DR versions of Wikipedia articles.  Even though the original Tumblr doesn’t appear to be available, Google Images is your friend.  

Posted 23 June 2015 § Humour § Infographic § Internet § List § Meme § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Some Random Thoughts on /gasp/ PORN! at @officialRPL #yqr

(I don’t usually do disclaimers on my posts but since I work for Regina Public Library and this is a controversial topic for a lot of people, I’ll start off by mentioning that what follows are my personal opinions only and do not reflect those of RPL or anyone else who works at RPL…although given […]

Posted 17 June 2015 § Censorship § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § List § MemoryLane § News § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Pace Guest Post: How To Make a Miracle Safe

I couldn’t think of anything to post tonight so I asked Pace if he’d seen anything cool on YouTube lately. This is what he suggested…

Posted 10 June 2015 § Family § Pace § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

25 Genius Camping Hacks

Posted 02 June 2015 § List § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,