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Category Archives: Wisdom

“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: saskatchewan

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: book, reddit

Yet Another Reason Atheism Is A Good Thing

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

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: saskatchewan

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

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

Now You Know – Feeling Buzzed

Now I Know (site currently down making this a bad day to post this but whatever) is an enjoyable little e-newsletter that comes out every couple of days with all kinds of interesting facts about all kinds of things. Here’s the most recent one… You’re sitting at your desk, standing in the kitchen, watching TV, […]

¶ Posted 11 September 2012 § Internet § Politics § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, health, history, language, science

Ryan Meili Book Event at Regina Public Library – Wed Sept 12, 7pm #yqr #skpoli #skndpldr

If you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Ryan Meili, a rumoured candidate for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP, why not pop down to Regina Public Library’s Central Branch next Wednesday evening for his Regina book launch event? This event follows successful launches at the public libraries in Swift Current and Yorkton as well […]

¶ Posted 06 September 2012 § Library § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, economics, health, saskatchewan, science

“The Speech” – A Look Back at Obama’s Breakthrough Moment (and Ryan Meili’s Potential Equivalent?)

As the Democratic National Convention kicks off this week, I’m reminded of the single speech that catapulted Obama into the national spotlight at the 2004 convention. Coincidentally today, the race for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP kicked off. I’ve written before about the parallels I’ve seen between Barack Obama and Ryan Meili, one of […]

¶ Posted 04 September 2012 § Politics § Saskatchewan § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, economics, history, philosophy, saskatchewan, science

On Getting Along With People

One of the things I pride myself on is my ability to get along with people and treat people equally. In fact, I’d hazard a guess that if a range of friends, acquaintances and colleagues were quizzed about my defining characteristic, they’d say “friendly”. My ability to get along with a wide range of people […]