On Feb 25, 2019, Winnipeg’s Millennium Library installed airport-style security screening. This led to a massive drop in attendance. Many no longer feel welcome in this free public space. Community group Millennium for All is fighting for welcoming, just, accessible and fully funded libraries.
“Millennium For All” – John K. Samson
Had a helper pop in and pick out a few books after her art class today while I was being #SaturdayLibrarian…
My wife is really excited to know I’m going to be wearing something over my eyes while swinging a hockey stick around in our living room – welcome to the future! 😉
I took mom and dad on a charter flight for their anniversary last week.
It was their first time in a small Cessna but not their first time in the air as I also took them on a helicopter ride during a family trip to Hawaii in 2012 (though given the company we used had a tragic crash a couple years ago, it was probably a good idea to keep the plane ride a surprise until we got to the airport!)
https://twitter.com/moirarvane/status/1448491589962067969
Lots of things I didn’t know on this list.
“Slow Burn” – Kasey Musgraves
There are a few (very few!) medical exemptions I can understand for not getting the vaccine – if you are allergic to something in the vaccine, if you had a serious reaction/event after your first shot and, uhm, not much else?
But I’ve never understood being exempted on religious grounds.
Even if you believe in God/Allah/Santa/etc., what possible rationale would lead you to think that something in religion means you can’t take a lifesaving vaccine that protects you and others?
It’s also sad but not surprising to scroll through r/HermanCainAward (which is a sub-Reddit that collects stories of anti-vaxxers who end up getting Covid and dying) and seeing how many people didn’t believe in Covid *until* it got them who also happen to be people of faith and are suddenly begging for prayers and for god to save them – which, spoiler alert, never happens – at least in this sub-reddit.)
I was going to post a bunch of pics from our charter flight yesterday but to get my money’s worth, I feel like I should parcel them out one or two per day for awhile! 😉
Ready for takeoff…
