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Ramadan Library Display

I’m a big believer that you should hire the most qualified person for any job you have (with minor exceptions – for example, I’ve passed on interviewing someone with a masters degree for a half-time page position because I was fairly certain they would move on – and they soon did from the branch that […]

¶ Posted 07 May 2019 § Canada § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #8 – Smalltown Saskatchewan

My standard line about farming is that, for whatever reason, I grew up more passionate about books than barley and more interested in computers than combines. With that said, I feel very fortunate that I grew up in a rural community as part of a farming family. I also managed to luck into getting the […]

¶ Posted 11 April 2019 § List § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, parents, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #7 – Not-For-Profit Cultural Sector

Like a lot of people who convocate with a Bachelor’s degree, the biggest question is “Now what?” In 1996, I had an expensive English degree, a specialization in creative writing, and not a lot of other options. (The other big question you get asked, especially with an English degree is: “Are you going to be […]

¶ Posted 04 April 2019 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: alberta, book, economics, education, language, saskatchewan

Comparing The Cuts: Cornwall Alternative School and Saskatchewan’s Public Libraries #skpoli

I was having some bad flashbacks over the past few days after the Sask Party released their budget last week that included an unexpected, unnecessarily cruel cut. But instead of cutting funding to public libraries and threatening to destroy a 100-year old, world-leading system like they did two years ago, the Sask Party targeted Cornwall […]

¶ Posted 27 March 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, history, saskatchewan

National Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness

Shea’s cousin’s son was profiled by the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital for National Epilepsy Awareness Day. Rylan’s seizures started at the young age of two. They indicated something serious, but at that point nobody knew it would take such a toll on his future development and quality of life. As his mom Jacqui helplessly observed […]

¶ Posted 26 March 2019 § Family § Meme § News § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, health

Democratic Presidential Candidate, Andrew Wang, on Universal Basic Income

The guy seems like a longshot but so did Donald Trump four years ago!

¶ Posted 19 March 2019 § Jobs § News § Politics § Technology § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, philosophy, science, unitedstates

Music Monday – “Everybody sour like a lemon tree/I’m just smiling down upon my enemies/Do this shit, I love it on the daily/You say you hate your job, but you’ll never leave, never leave”

“Vacation” – Dirty Heads

¶ Posted 18 February 2019 § Humour § MusicMonday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, music

“I’m Ready For My Close-Up”

(More to come once the final product is edited and posted!)

¶ Posted 12 February 2019 § Library § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)

¶ Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “We Don’t Know Joy Without Experiencing Sadness” – Some Thoughts on a Tough Year

There’s no two ways about it – this has been one of the toughest years of our lives. Shea and I have dealt with a family member being diagnosed with, treated for, and living with all the fallout from a fairly serious form of cancer, numerous deaths of people who were connected to us – […]