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Secular Sunday – The World Is Not Divided Into Countries

Posted 01 March 2026 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Harvard Professor Says Carney’s Speech Was a “Big Deal”

Posted 03 February 2026 § Canada § Jobs § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Canada Dry Peach Mango Ginger Ale

I can find *pallet* loads of Canada Dry Peach Mango Ginger Ale but I’ve only ever had one box of the Zero Sugar version.  I’ve gone to literally seven different grocery store chains and still haven’t found it.  🙁 #FirstWorldProblemsWithSecondWorldFlavours

Posted 31 January 2026 § Humour § Randomness § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Carney vs. Trump at Davos

CBC put together a collection of contrasting clips from Carney's and Trump's speeches at the World Economic Forum. pic.twitter.com/V0qGk89snA — Scott Robertson (@sarobertsonca) January 23, 2026 This is another good analysis… Here’s another fantastic, detailed breakdown of why PM Carney’s speech in Davos was so brilliant. pic.twitter.com/OtwBEgZaZ3 — Stephano?Barberis (@HelloStephano) January 26, 2026  

Posted 23 January 2026 § Canada § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Dilbert As A Management Role Model? (With Bonus Donald Trump Reference in 2006?!?)

In “honour” of the death of Scott Adams, I present one of the papers I wrote in library school. This was my Management class and, you won’t be shocked to hear that I had a lot of skepticism about what we were being taught (you’ll be more shocked to learn that management was my highest […]

Posted 14 January 2026 § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Rebuilding The Working Class

Saw the story I’ve copied below online and it made me think of the current Federal NDP Leadership Race where this is a major topic of conversation. It was also in the first provincial NDP Leadership race I was involved in where I got introduced to the term “Granholier Than Thou” as someone who was […]

Posted 07 January 2026 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Politics § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – New Year’s Eve in Cuba (Dec 2015)

I’ll start by saying that my wife is an absolute smokeshow (so I know this will be the first line of my annual “First Line of My First Post of Each Month”) next December! 😉 The only time we did an all-inclusive over the Xmas holiday season was when we went to Cuba with my […]

Posted 01 January 2026 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

How Does Pierre Poilievre Sleep At Night?

Posted 30 December 2025 § Canada § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – When Ted Turner Asked Carl Sagan If He Was A “Socialist”

“Socialist” being used as a slur isn’t a recent phenomenon… When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave an answer that redefines what it means to be a civilized society. It isn't about politics or ideology. It is about how we treat the most vulnerable among us. pic.twitter.com/s52TLO42fB — Saganism […]

Posted 28 December 2025 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – “The Company Hired Me To Lead Their ‘Agile’ Transformation (I Don’t Know What ‘Agile’ Means. Nobody Does.)”

Beware those who use language to hide, not to clarify… The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."I don't know what Agile means.Nobody does.That's why it works. I make $425,000 a year.To move sticky notes.From left to right.On a board.The board is digital now.The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.… — Peter Girnus […]

Posted 24 December 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Meme § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,