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Friday Fun Link – Vote Compass

Vote Compass isn’t a perfect tool but can be helpful for guiding your decision in the upcoming election – especially if you don’t follow politics and/or the parties closely. But it’s not perfect – it says (sample results above, not mine) that I should vote for a distant third party, I’m a longtime supporter of […]

Posted 11 April 2025 § Canada § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Why Millennials and Gen Z Don’t Care About Work

And once again, Gen X gets forgotten… 😉 @mikemancusi Why young people don’t care about work #work #workethic #millennial #genz ? original sound – Mike Mancusi  

Posted 09 April 2025 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Bring It On, USA! (October 2013)

Actually, please don’t. Let’s solve our (your) issues through diplomacy and negotiation, not war and violence.

Posted 13 February 2025 § Canada § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – How Do Companies Come Up With Their “Values”

Actions speak louder than words… @wankernomics Ever wondered how companies come up with meaningless ‘Organisational Values’ like Integrity, Respect, Innovation and Excellence? Watch this video to find out how. If you like this type of stuff come to the all new Wankernomics show touring Australia and the UK this year. It’s an all-staff meeting brought […]

Posted 12 February 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

“Morning Ralph, Morning Sam.”

So I’m in bargaining this week for our CUPE local and all I can think of is old cartoons…

Posted 11 February 2025 § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Explain It To Me Like We’re In Bible Study

Posted 09 February 2025 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – How Finland Rebuilt Their Economy And Became The Happiest Nation on Earth

In 1945, Finland was poor and war-torn. They owed 6% of their GDP to the Soviets—annually. Today, it consistently ranks as the world's happiest country. Meanwhile, America isn't even in the top 20. Here's how Finland rebuilt from nothing: pic.twitter.com/fy2NCEJj9o — Neal Taparia (@nealtaparia) December 23, 2024  

Posted 07 February 2025 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – (January 2015)

January 30 marks 10 years since the SFL brought you the constitutional right to strike! We brought together 5 insiders from the legal challenge to reflect on what it all means.? https://t.co/y3e5sLpSMF@LHubich @ljohb @SameOldKent #canlab #skpoli — Sask Fed of Labour (@SKFedLabour) January 24, 2025  

Posted 30 January 2025 § Jobs § Library § News § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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:  

Posted 29 January 2025 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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

White women, many of whom voted for Trump to hurt “others”. When you realize DEI isn’t what you thought it was …#FAFO pic.twitter.com/trdrjNMXq0 — Piyush Mittal ????????? (@piyushmittal) January 27, 2025  

Posted 26 January 2025 § Jobs § News § Politics § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: