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Saturday Snap – Free Food Family (Thanks @TheCDNBrewhouse)

Got a surprise call at work from Great Canadian Brewhouse East who have a weekly promotion where they deliver pizza to a random nearby business or organization for Free Friday Lunch. Delicious and a great way to end the week! (I wonder how many businesses they deliver to end up even sharing with a couple […]

¶ Posted 07 January 2023 § Family § Humour § Jobs § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, food, hockey, parents

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Photocopier Training (October 2009)

I recently took delivery of a new photocopier at the branch I’m currently working at and it reminded me of my first job at RPL where I oversaw all staff training and development…including organizing training on what were, at the time, brand new, full-featured photocopiers!

¶ Posted 29 December 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education

Music Monday – “Everybody’s got the fever/That is something you all know/Fever isn’t such a new thing/Fever started long ago”

I’m home with a sick kid today (plus had ice cream for breakfast as I have a sore throat myself!) so a rough couple of months in terms of family health continues… Ironically, we only dealt with Covid once (Pace for a week in early October) and, knock on wood, no one else in the […]

¶ Posted 12 December 2022 § Family § Jobs § List § MemoryLane § News § Pace § Photo § Politics § Sad § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, health, parents, science

The World Is Nuts (aka What’s Keeping Me Sane These Days?)

One of the questions I answer in my annual “End of Year” meme questionnaire is “What kept you sane this year?” It’s a bit early but it’s been a rough year (and a very rough month) for a variety of reasons I may or may not expand on someday. But anyhow, I thought I’d post […]

¶ Posted 09 November 2022 § Animals § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Sad § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, health, music, parents

Bosses Who Mask When In The Presence of Others

This week might have to be a “Leadership” theme… ‘Bosses’ who mask when in the presence of others demonstrate:•evidence-based decision-making;•respect for their employees;•that they understand their influence; and•very good leadership. — Dr. Jennifer Irwin (@drjenirwin) October 25, 2022

¶ Posted 26 October 2022 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: orgdevl

Leadership

Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to “lead”, influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. – Wikipedia

¶ Posted 25 October 2022 § Jobs § Library § Meme § MemoryLane § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, orgdevl, philosophy

Music Monday – “You can’t tell me nothing/And I’ve had a lot of drama/’Nuff drama/You can’t tell me nothing/Just look in my eyes, it’s all too clear/But it don’t matter, cause I’m still here”

First heard Dizzee Rascal when I would listen to a Britpop mix on AccuRadio while working at RPL’s Central library many years ago. Hadn’t thought of him/UK Grime music for years but recently rediscovered the album after going through some YouTube rabbit holes on the weekend… “U Can’t Tell Me Nuffin” – Dizzee Rascal

¶ Posted 24 October 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

It Finally Got Us! (aka “Do I Have Covid?”)

It’s a very informal sample but through social media posts, talking to work colleagues and other family and friends, I’ve noticed a big increase in the “I’ve avoided it for 2.5 years but it finally got me” reports of people getting Covid. Our family is no exception – after two and a half years where, […]