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Category Archives: Wisdom

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Body language expert analyses first US debate – finds Obama wins (also, we’re all monkeys striving for dominance deep down) What are the most important characteristics from childhood you should hold on to?  (Quora) Is there evidence that working from home improves efficiency?  (Quora) Why Campaign Reporters Are Behind the Curve How to Manage Thinkers […]

Posted 09 October 2012 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Why You Can Still Celebrate Thanksgiving (Even If You Hate Colonialism)

I’m not sure if the person who wrote this article about feeling conflicted at Thanksgiving is First Nations (or Aboriginal/Indian/Native depending on who you’re talking to and/or what country – or part of the country – you’re in) but the person who posted it to Facebook definitely is which is part of the reason I […]

Posted 07 October 2012 § Canada § Censorship § Family § Politics § United States § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – I’m Thankful For…

Posted 06 October 2012 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °

Justin Trudeau on Quora

You probably missed it because it didn’t get much media attention but apparently Justin Trudeau recently announced he’s running for Liberal Leader. I’ll likely write more about that as it develops but for now, just want to highlight that Trudeau has an account on the popular Q&A site, Quora and some of his answers are particularly […]

Posted 04 October 2012 § Canada § Internet § Politics ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: ,

What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said

For anyone interested in the art of speechwriting, this article provides some excellent insight into Bill Clinton’s additions and ad-libs during his speech at the Democratic National Convention and how, almost without fail, his changes greatly improved the speech.

Posted 30 September 2012 § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

“Punching Above Your Weight” For The Next #skndpldr

“Punching above your weight” is a common phrase for when a person performs above what might naturally be expected of their position. In Saskatchewan, you might expect our political leaders to be limited because of a variety of factors – our huge geography, our small population and our naturally humble nature. 😉 But instead, our […]

Posted 27 September 2012 § Canada § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

A Few AskReddit Book Threads

What is the best non-fiction book you’ve ever read? Good fiction about mental illness? Suggestions to get a male non-reader more into books? Reddit’s Favourite Books: The Master List – a Redditor goes through a bunch of popular book recommendation threads and uses the up votes of the books in each to compile a master […]

Posted 25 September 2012 § Internet § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Yet Another Reason Atheism Is A Good Thing

Posted 20 September 2012 § Humour § Meme § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Meili Monday – A Political Disclaimer #skndpldr

I usually do a “Music Monday” post at the start of the week. But since the SK NDP Leadership has just started, I thought it might be fun (and alliterative!) to give over a few of my Mondays in the coming weeks and months to some thoughts on the race, Ryan Meili’s campaign and other […]

Posted 17 September 2012 § Blog § Internet § MemoryLane § Politics § Saskatchewan § Technology ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged:

“A Healthy Society” Book Launch at Regina Public Library #skndpldr #skpoli #yqr

Posted 12 September 2012 § Library § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (2) °