Throwback Thursday – #tbt – (January 2015)

 

Wisdom Wednesday – Pierogi Song

A colleague and I got talking about how we love “factory movies/how things are made” movies and she reminded me of this Sesame Street classic:

 

Trump vs. Hitler

 

Music Monday – “20 degrees and the hockey game’s on/Nobody cares, they are way too far gone/Screamin’, “Boat drinks’/Somethin’ to keep them all warm

Boat Drinks” – Jimmy Buffett

Secular Sunday – Trump Eliminates DEI Initiatives and Who’s Hurt The Most?

White women, many of whom voted for Trump to hurt “others”.

 

Saturday Snap – Mark Black Farewell Party

Had a farewell party for a popular manager on Saturday night and the outpouring of love, generosity and sadness was beyond unprecedented in my 15+ years at RPL.

In-scope staff donated so much money to a farewell gift that he ended up getting multiple things – a custom photo book, a custom Pats jersey, and a skateboarding hoodie made in Regina.

At that point, the organizers literally gave up on gifts and just put the extra hundreds of dollars collected into a card – also a custom gift made by one of the many talented artists on our staff.

That’s not to mention those who gave cards and gifts directly (that’s what I did) and the hoodie he’s wearing in this photo was customized by a colleague of his in RPL’s Digital Media Studio.  Oh, and out-of-scope staff had a separate fund and bought him a Ticketmaster gift card so he can attend a hockey game or concert in his new city.

I’ll likely write more about Mark and what made him so universally beloved in the context of a Wisdom Wednesday post eventually.  But for now, I’ll just leave this photo…

Friday Fun Link – The Most Beautiful Personal Libraries on Earth

 

Throwback Thursday – Cuban Homes (Jan 2016)

Photo taken from the tourist bus leaving the ritzy tourist all-inclusive…

Wisdom Wednesday – True Story: I Actually Asked A Coworker The Other Day If They Could Hear Me “Talking” To My Inbox

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