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Turmoil in Liberal Party

Why do politicians (and other powerful people – I’m looking at you Ruth Bader-Ginsburg) always hold on too long?

Trudeau should’ve read the tea leaves a long time ago and stepped down when going through his separation which would’ve been the perfect “out” for him that wasn’t embarrassing or tarnishing his legacy.

¶ Posted 17 December 2024 § Canada § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history

Music Monday – “So I’ll go but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna go/Could be stuck here and happy/So there’s a puzzle I work on endlessly/And I’ve got the sides and all the corners/But there’s a space/Yeah there’s a space/Lost some pieces I can’t replace/So I’ll be but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna be/Just a wasted puzzle piece”

I posted this song in August 2012 after hearing it on Community Radio one morning. Who knew that twelve years later, it would be so relevant to my life with elderly parents including one with dementia…

“Basket” – Dan Mangan

(I don’t think I’ve ever done this before but here are the song lyrics in their entirety:)

We are youngWe have years ahead maybeWe might fall in loveFall apartFall apartBefore it endsWell we should try to start

So I’ll go but I’m telling you I don’t wanna goCould be stuck here and happy

So there’s a puzzle I work on endlesslyAnd I’ve got the sides and all the cornersBut there’s a spaceYeah there’s a spaceLost some pieces I can’t replace

So I’ll be but I’m telling you I don’t wanna beJust a wasted puzzle piece

We are oldAnd our son took the dog awayAnd fair enough, guess we’re tired all the timeAll the timeAnd you know dogs they need ample time outside

So I’ll stay but I’m telling you I don’t, I don’t wanna staySo I’ll brace myself against the wall and hope to God that I don’t fallMy bones are worn, my hip won’t holdI used to be so young, how did I get so old?Won’t you take my cane and hold my handYou’re holding onto all I haveJust a basket full of memoriesAnd I am losing more each day it seemsBut if I can make it to the streetI’ll steal a car or a bike whatever there is to stealAnd it might get cold I just don’t careI’m going ’til I’m getting thereI’ll ride my steed all through this town‘Til I have looked and I have foundYour peaceful memoryWon’t you return to me?Won’t you return to me?

¶ Posted 16 December 2024 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, language, parents

Secular Sunday – Peace on Earth?

¶ Posted 15 December 2024 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, language

Saturday Snap – Batman Smells?

Even with her dementia, my mom’s personality is still there – humourous, profane, caring and kind.

I like nothing more than making her laugh and as much as the dementia has taken from her (and us), the disease has also made me love her more than I ever have.

(Here’s her reaction to my “Robots have Silver Balls” joke.)

¶ Posted 14 December 2024 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sad § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, health, holiday, language, parents

Friday Fun Link – Johnny Cash Christmas Show 1977

¶ Posted 13 December 2024 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, television

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Can I Open Them Yet? (Dec 2013)

¶ Posted 12 December 2024 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, xmas

Wisdom Wednesday – Very Good Media Communications From Union Leader During Postal Strike

Has strong command of the facts
Knows the history of long-ago negotiations that influence this round of bargaining
Clarifies that everything that Canada Postal workers have which others without might see as “too generous” or “too much” is because all of these things were ultimately agreed to by management and/or changes in labour legislation.
And for the stuff that management agreed to, the union often gave up something else – eg. taking a lower raise below the rate of inflation to have more vacation time.

@imhere4justice

#canadapoststrike #CanadaPostlying #public #news #cupw #canada_life?? #shame #management #conflictofinterest #mismanagement

? original sound – I’mhereforjustice

RPL last went on strike in 2002 and Saskatoon Public Library has just agreed to a contract after job actions and other escalations.

RPL is about to enter bargaining – I was on the bargaining committee a couple rounds ago and am again going into this round so it will be interesting to contrast and compare. Whereas last time was a very new experience for me (I was actually an alternate that was brought in last minute after a bargaining committee member left the library), this time I think I’ll be the second most experienced person at the table outside of our union Vice-President.

On this day in 2002, workers at the Regina Public Library began a month-long strike. One of the key issues was pay equity. The predominantly female workforce at the library claimed they had been subjected to gender-based wage discrimination. #canlab #cdnpoli #skpoli pic.twitter.com/ZiXbvshBrn

— Labour History Girl (@labour_girl) April 16, 2023