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Category Archives: Wisdom

“I Do Not Believe in Charles Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection”

Posted 17 December 2014 § Humour § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Why Librarians Defend The Right To Watch Porn at the Library

This is a great article on an important topic but my short answer is this: “Beyond limits set by the existing laws of the land, no one should have right to tell anyone else what they can read/watch/listen to.  Period.” To expand on this a bit… I’ve seen patrons watching things that are a lot […]

Posted 14 December 2014 § Censorship § Library § MemoryLane § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

“Management By Blurt”

I’m always developing personal theories to explain the world as I experience it.  One of my latest is the concept of “Management By Blurt”. What I mean by this is that I’ve increasingly noticed how many people have a very human tendency to “blurt” out an answer when questioned or pressed on an issue, whether our answer […]

Posted 10 December 2014 § Jobs § Library § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

A few years back, I did a post about Reddit’s /r/mapporn sub-Reddit. Now someone has compiled some of the best maps from that sub-Reddit that will blow your mind in one way or another.

Posted 07 December 2014 § Infographic § Randomness § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Two Dozen Retailers Won’t Open on American #Thanksgiving (And They’re Shaming the Ones That Will)

Some of the best known companies in the United States including Costco, Home Depot and TJ Maxx  have taken a family-first approach to American Thanksgiving after watching “Black Friday” (the day after Thanksgiving named as such since it’s the day many retailers “get in the black” for the year) increasingly encroaching on one of America’s biggest family holidays. […]

Posted 27 November 2014 § Family § Jobs § United States § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Pace’s Joke

Pace shared this with us at supper tonight: “What did the number 2 say to the number 7 when he did something weird?” “I think you’re odd.” Love to hear him playing with language and also seeing his sense of humour develop!

Posted 18 November 2014 § Family § Humour § Pace § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The World’s Most Contagious MythConceptions

These are 52 wildly held beliefs that also happen to be completely wrong. How many did you think were true?  (I’ll admit that I thought about a dozen of these were true – I’m just not going to admit which ones!) 😉

Posted 14 November 2014 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § List § Meme § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

What Book Publishers Can Learn From Luxury Brands

Here’s an interesting argument from the Globe & Mail that book publishers hurt themselves right out of the gate by allowing retailers to set the terms (discounts, merchandising, etc.) by which their books – even the high-demand latest releases – are sold. It goes on to say that publishers should act like luxury good brands […]

Posted 09 November 2014 § Library ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Myers-Briggs and Other Personality Tests as Junk Science

I’ve posted about the Myers-Briggs test on this blog before and I’ve referenced it occasionally when talking about my own personality or the personality of others. But the more I read about Myers-Briggs and other similar personality tests, the more I’ve come around to thinking of them like I think of handwriting analysis – a fun parlour […]

Posted 05 November 2014 § Humour § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

An Illustrated Talk With Maurice Sendak

Posted 26 October 2014 § Library § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,