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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #7 – Not-For-Profit Cultural Sector

Like a lot of people who convocate with a Bachelor’s degree, the biggest question is “Now what?” In 1996, I had an expensive English degree, a specialization in creative writing, and not a lot of other options. (The other big question you get asked, especially with an English degree is: “Are you going to be […]

Regina’s Heritage Classic Tickets Confirmed! #GoFlamesGo

¶ Posted 02 April 2019 § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: hockey

Music Monday – “There’s the progress we have found (when the rain)/A way to talk around the problem (when the children reign)/Building towered foresight (keep your conscience in the dark)/Isn’t anything at all (melt the statues in the park)/Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky”

This song is usually interpreted as being about acid rain but on the day Saskatchewan (and three other provinces) has a federal carbon tax enacted, I thought it was appropriate… “Fall On Me” – R.E.M.

¶ Posted 01 April 2019 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, history, language, saskatchewan, weather

Comparing The Cuts: Cornwall Alternative School and Saskatchewan’s Public Libraries #skpoli

I was having some bad flashbacks over the past few days after the Sask Party released their budget last week that included an unexpected, unnecessarily cruel cut. But instead of cutting funding to public libraries and threatening to destroy a 100-year old, world-leading system like they did two years ago, the Sask Party targeted Cornwall […]

¶ Posted 27 March 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, history, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – “Any time you win five Stanley Cups, there’s a certain amount of mess that comes on the tail end of that.”

The only thing that’s made the Flames’ amazing season better is watching the ongoing dumpster fire that is their provincial rivals, the Edmonton Oilers, not just this year but over the past ten years. The smugness and arrogance in this clip from Oilers’ Old Boys Club management is an oldie but a goldie (oh, and […]

¶ Posted 22 March 2019 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta, hockey, language

Democratic Presidential Candidate, Andrew Wang, on Universal Basic Income

The guy seems like a longshot but so did Donald Trump four years ago!

¶ Posted 19 March 2019 § Jobs § News § Politics § Technology § United States § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, history, philosophy, science, unitedstates

Should I Tip in USD or Local Currency While At An All-Inclusive?

Officially, most all-inclusive resorts have a “no tipping” policy. But the reality is that many workers at all-inclusive resorts toil for relatively low wages and many vacation-goers who spend thousands to go to an all-inclusive, don’t mind giving a bit more on top of that throughout the week in tips for servers, maids and others […]

¶ Posted 12 March 2019 § Jobs § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, holiday, travel

“Absolutely Stunning!” My @HyattZivaCancun Review

Last Things First! Usually this would be the end of my review but let’s get it out of the way right off the bat: Hyatt Ziva Cancun is the best resort we’ve ever stayed at! I mean, based on Ziva’s overall Trip Advisor rating (#6 out of ~200 Cancun hotels when I booked the trip, […]