Category: Wisdom

Friday Fun Link – Where Are You on the Global Pay Scale?

This interactive graph allows you to enter your monthly, pre-tax wage then see where you fit against the average wage for your country and other countries around the

“You Don’t Have To Suffer Alone”

The Leader Post recently featured a revealing article about Regina lawyer, activist and federal NDP candidate, Noah Evanchuk (I’d link to the Wikipedia page I created about him

Brad Wall Hates Renewables?

So it’s not a secret that a big part of the booming Saskatchewan economy is due to our massive non-renewable sector – potash and oil mainly but also

On Tipping in Cuba

Chris Turner, author of the Hammy winning book, “The Leap”, has an outstanding article in the latest issue of The Walrus about the unique relationship between Canada and

Daylight Savings Time

A timely (ha!) article about Daylight Savings Time. Saskatchewan doesn’t have it although it’s a constant topic of discussion on coffee row and elsewhere across the province. Premier

The Greatest Quote about Librarians Ever?

This still isn’t my ever-percolating rant about e-books and libraries but I wanted to show how the bar has been raised by this awesome post which includes the

Kony 2012 (and some thoughts on Inactive Activism)

If you’re like me, you probably woke up yesterday to find your Facebook, Twitter and other social feeds flooded with links to a video called “Kony 2012“. Most

I Love George Carlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTayQhIkB58

FTRW 2012 – Oscar Censorship

No, not the seven-second delay when the documentary picture winner said “fuck” – that’s nothing. Yesterday, I wrote about censorship from a more broad perspective than the usual

FTRW 2012 – Censoring Your Democratic Right to Vote

Censorship doesn’t just happen with books and videos, it happens in a variety of ways when people in positions of power and authority attempt to control, influence and

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