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The Five Most Distinctive Places To Live in Saskatchewan?
Saw this posted by a realtor on Facebook… How exciting to see both Indian Head and Wolseley named among Saskatchewan’s five most distinctive places to live! Indian Head was recognized for its agricultural heritage, historic buildings and tree-lined streets, while Wolseley was celebrated for its lake, heritage homes and beautifully preserved small-town character. We already […]
Wisdom Wednesday – Oversaving
Many people save for retirement through RRSPs, TFSAs, pensions (if they’re lucky) but Shea recently told me about the concept of “oversaving” where people become so focused on saving that they find it hard to switch to spending those savings as retirement approaches – especially if you’re still in good health and feel like you […]
To My Fellow Americans: The Canadian Door Is Ajar
Not a lot but according to this essay, Canadians are open to going back to the way things were in terms of US relations. BUT some *very* major changes need to happen. (And honestly, I’m not even sure those changes would fix it – we’ve seen America with the mask off completely and it was […]
Saturday Snap – Evening Paddle
Are a couple inexpensive, inflatable stand-up paddle boards the best thing we’ve bought all year? Possibly!
Wisdom Wednesday – 10 Principles of Change Management
I was *very* fortunate that my first job at Regina Public Library was in an HR role dedicated to change management, organizational culture and staff training. RPL was going into two major changes – a move to a provincewide integrated library system and a large staff reorganization to go with it. The lists may differ […]
Wisdom Wednesday – “Now, I’m just trying to figure out why the remote control is in the refrigerator!”
Possibly the most unusual advice I’ve ever received: “You shouldn’t care so much.” This TikTok sums up my thoughts after that – like, how much caring is too much, how much is too little and how much is “just right”? What should we care about? What should we not care about? What if your idea […]
The Beautiful Delay: Why Soccer Still Grips The Smartphone-Trained Brain
This essay showed up on my FB timeline from some guy called John Gregory I thought it was pretty insightful so am re-posting… After watching Portugal register just one shot on goal during the Portugal-DR Congo World Cup match the other day, I scratched my head over how soccer can be the world’s most popular […]
Friday Fun Link – Stay in an AirBnB, Run a Bookstore!
The “Open Book” is a combination AirB&B and bookstore in Scotland where guests can spend their visit running the bookstore below the apartment! @chrislawlor The Open Book in Scotland ? Library Poets – Lysander
Friday Forlorn Link – Rest In Power, Bruce.
Not really a link and definitely not fun like my usual Friday Fun Link posts. But a friend posted the below on Facebook in reaction to the suicide of an Alberta man who was about to suffer from changes to that province’s disability support program. It hit me harder than it might have for a […]