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Music Monday – “God save the queen/’Cause tourists are money/And our figurehead/Is not what she seems” (aka Decorum and The Queen’s Death)

There are lots of interesting angles to the Queen’s death – cultural, historical, sociological, religious, etc. etc. – but one that fascinates me is this notion of “decorum”… https://www.twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1567987415704379393 There’s a parallel to gun violence in the States where politicians will quickly say “It’s not the time” to talk about gun violence…right after a mass […]

Posted 19 September 2022 § Jobs § MusicMonday § News § Politics § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony

With so much focus on the UK and the meaning of the Queen’s death, I’m reminded of the amazing opening ceremony from the 2012 Olympics in London which captured so many unique aspects of British life and culture (while also being a real thumb to the nose to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony!)

Posted 16 September 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Secular Sunday – The Longer Lasting Harm of 9/11?

9/11 was caused by religious extremism but an ever-longer lasting harm of this attack is the culture of conspiracy theories that sprang up around the attacks which continues to affect our society in ways ranging from vaccine hesitancy to lack of faith in government to the idea that mass shootings are actually false-flag operations are […]

Posted 11 September 2022 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Who Makes The Best Public Library Workers?

A couple recent conversations with different colleagues has inspired a patented Headtale listicle…namely, what are some things that make a good library worker? 1. Someone who grew up listening to/playing/being part of the punk rock scene.  *Every* person I know who fits this description has been an *amazing* library worker. 2. Someone who grew up […]

Posted 02 August 2022 § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § List ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Was Noah’s Ark Made of Wood or Iron(y)?

Posted 31 July 2022 § Humour § Meme § News § Randomness § SecularSunday § Technology § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Record Numbers Leaving German Churches

(published on DW.com found via Reddit)

Posted 03 July 2022 § News § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – But With Training Wheels?

With this bike parade happening in Weyburn, I can’t help but think that some of these kids will likely grow up to join flag-festooned convoys of a different type when they’re older… 🙂

Posted 02 July 2022 § Canada § Humour § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

It’s Science!

Pace and Sasha are both done school as of today and in reviewing their report cards, I was particularly impressed with Pace’s mark in his Science Final… Come to think of it, this feels like the mirror image of when I wrote a math test in Grade 7, was absolutely sure I got everything right […]

Posted 28 June 2022 § Family § Humour § Pace ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Supreme Injustice

Posted 26 June 2022 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Secular Sunday – What’s The Oldest Religion in the World?

I mean, humans have been making up gods to worship, probably since their brains were capable of such a thing, but I believe this short clip is talking about which is the oldest of the current major world religions…

Posted 12 June 2022 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,