Tag Archives: economics

Sask Election Is Off and Running – What Are The Main Issues?

How to get rid of Scott Moe and the corrupt, tired, dangerous Sask Party is my main issue! Well, the Saskatchewan election is off and running (oh, bad pun). There are a lot of good takes out there, but it is worth breaking down what are some of the more salient issues as the campaign […]

Music Monday – “We took their land, dilute their nations/Force them on to reservations/Corporate interest won’t stop there/Take the trees and leave this homeland bare, oh no”

“Homelands” – Jack’s Rake (Spirit of the West cover) Original:  

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – On A Roof (July 2016)

Mom and dad got invited to a rooftop thank-you event for clients of their financial advisor and managed to convince their advisor to extend the invitation to Shea and I even though our investment portfolios differed by more than a few zeros at the time! Recently had a meeting with all of them again and […]

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 […]