Tag Archives: economics

Wisdom Wednesday – Counter Intuitive Leadership Principles

A long time ago, a senior leader at RPL told me “I know you like tech companies but libraries aren’t like those companies.  We do things differently.” I wasn’t advocating for trampolines in the hallways and personal chefs in the lunch room but I did wonder “Why” that person ruled out trying some different innovative […]

Friday Fun Link – Kamala Harris Answers The Internet’s Most Searched Questions About Her

Secular Sunday – What Could Possibly Be The Cause of So Much ***GUN*** Violence In The United States?

Lack of morality?  Toxic masculinity?  Violent video games?  Mental health issues?  Dark state mind control programs?  Taking “Christ” out of Christmas?  Incels?  Income inequality?  Pro wrestling?  Chemtrails?  Porn addiction? Racism?  Sexism?  Socialism?  Satanism?  Bagism? What, oh what, could it be that causes so much gun violence in the United States  compared to anywhere else in […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy Appointversary To Me

My first day at RPL was September 8, 2008 but I never realised I was officially appointed to the position on September 5, 2008 so happy 16th appointversary to me!

Wisdom Wednesday – Who Could’ve Predicted Sick Time Would Increase Coming Out of a Worldwide Pandemic?!?

This may be a record as I’ve been collecting information and reading about and adding info to the ongoing draft of this blog post, for oh, over two years. I’ve been doing this, basically ever since society collectively decided that Covid was over and that we’d all stop masking, stop most precautions, and start acting […]

Law and Order: DNC

It’s going to be all politics all the time for me this week! holy shit the DNC just played this and millions of Americans are watching pic.twitter.com/AlEHW6qbyU — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 20, 2024

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Become a Mini-Man With A Mini-Van (June 2014)

I always joked that as uncool as their reputation is, mini-vans are some of the best vehicles I’ve ever owned – you can load them up like a truck (we literally hauled a fridge to our campsite in the van), the sliding doors are a lot safer in garages and parking lots (especially with kids […]

Friday Fun Link – Presidential Debate “Highlights”

I Stayed at the Mirage For The Last Time

It’s pretty cool that we got to stay in this iconic hotel earlier this year and doubly so now that they announced it will be closing in mid-July…  

Music Monday – “And if I weren’t a flatland boy, I’d say I have a hill/A hill that I will die upon if the climb don’t get me killed/If there were such heights around here for a guy to lay his pride/Maybe I’d rest before I died if I weren’t a flatland boy”

I’m old enough to remember using purple gas on our farm. “Purple Gas” – Zach Bryan and Noeline Hofman