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Secular Sunday – What Evangelical Leaders Told Their Congregations About COVID-19

Of course my hope is that as many people as possible come out of this pandemic unharmed as possible. But I can’t help but note the rich irony that the virus is most likely to affect people who least believe in science, non-religious authorities, and who are the most susceptible to misinformation and false narratives. […]

¶ Posted 22 March 2020 § News § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, education, language, science

Saturday Snap – Going (Mini) Viral Online in the Age of Pandemic

From working on the Ryan Meili leadership campaigns, mostly in the area of social media plus my own personal interest in the topic, I know some of the “rules” about what makes tweets/Facebook posts successful. But ultimately, human nature is a funny thing and no one can truly predict what will make a tweet go […]

¶ Posted 21 March 2020 § Humour § Internet § Jobs § Library § News § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, twitter

Friday Fun Link – Before & After At the #YQR Corner Convenience Store

Thursday March 12, 2020… Wednesday March 18, 2020… (Apparently we can now wipe with Alphabits!?!) 😉

¶ Posted 20 March 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, health, history, saskatchewan, science

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Practicing Protective Measures In The Good Old Days(May 2019)

Pace was into personal protective gear long before the current COVID-19 outbreak. (Of course, this was how he suited up to load dirty dishes into the dishwasher at our old house so a lot lower health risk I would hope!)

¶ Posted 19 March 2020 § Humour § MemoryLane § News § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: food, health

Spreading Germs, Stopping Handshakes & Increasing Handwashing: The Best Coronavirus Video I’ve Seen

¶ Posted 18 March 2020 § Jobs § Meme § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health

Five Things I Feel Fortunate For In the Pandemic

Obviously, the pandemic is a shitty situation all around – people are losing their jobs, businesses are shutting down, our entire world has been disrupted in ways large and small. Still, I’m an optimist at heart and I can’t help but think of a few ways that I’m personally fortunate, even in the midst of […]

¶ Posted 17 March 2020 § List § News § Pace § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics

Music Monday – “That’s great it starts with an outbreak/From birds and bats to airplanes/Donald Trump is not afraid”

Great rewrite! “It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – COVID-19 Remix” – R.E.M.

¶ Posted 16 March 2020 § Humour § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, music, science

Saturday Snap – Scenes From Plague Week

With apologies to Daniel Dafoe, some scenes from the past few days… Busy disinfecting everything in the house… I *love* my library’s “In the News” display. It’s been a huge hit with how timely and responsive it is and our COVID-themed display was no exception (yes, I know some of those “boost your immunity” books […]

¶ Posted 14 March 2020 § Meme § News § Photo § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, food, health, science

Friday Fun Link – Pandemic Grocery List

I’ve heard stories about the chaos but I freaked myself out a bit when I hit a grocery store on the way home as it truly looked like the zombie apocalypse had already begun… The obligatory shot of the depleted toilet paper aisle… Luckily, I’d forgotten that my neighbourhood store had been planning a renovation […]