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Wordle? Why Yes, I’m Something of an Authority Myself…

Well, maybe not an authority but a recent blog post may have at least convinced a couple people at the Mother Corp that I should be interviewed for a CBC story about the game! 😉 (And I’m going to lose sleep tonight thinking how that beautiful pre-planned quote came off worse than I intended simply […]

Posted 26 January 2022 § Humour § Internet § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“A Warm Glowing Lantern” – Design Unveiled For New Saskatoon Downtown Library #yxe

This looks amazing – can’t wait to visit! New Central libraries have been built in most major Canadian cities over the past decade from Halifax to Winnipeg to Calgary to Vancouver among many others.  And now Saskatoon will join that list! Every single one of these new Central libraries have become community hubs, centres of […]

Posted 25 January 2022 § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – What People Who Believe in Hell Say It Is Like

Strangely, “Like watching a Carrot Top movie on repeat” is not listed as an option. (via Reddit)

Posted 23 January 2022 § Infographic § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

A Few Random Covid Thoughts

A coworker observed that an occupational hazard of working in a place where we hand out rapid tests kits is the risk of people over sharing *why* they want the tests.  This gives you this wild anecdotal taste of how widespread Covid is right now – business owners, parents, students, neighbours on each side of […]

Posted 19 January 2022 § Family § List § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Scientific Sunday – Tonga Volcanic Eruption May Be Largest Ever Seen From Space

Pretty good summary of the recent volcanic eruption in the south pacific…  

Posted 16 January 2022 § News § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Wordle, The Latest Online Craze

Wordle is the latest craze to sweep the online world. If you haven’t played, you get six chances to guess a five letter word.  After entering your first guess, it will tell you if you have a letter in the right spot (green) or a right letter but in the wrong spot (yellow). Then, sort […]

Posted 14 January 2022 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Meme § News § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Atheists Among The Most Likely To Be Vaccinated, Evangelicals Among The Least Likely

Hmm, could the ability to trust science and use logic vs. the ability to believe in conspiratorial fairy tales and misplaced authority be part of this?

Posted 12 December 2021 § Humour § Meme § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

The People’s Calendar: When Does Each Season Start?

Interesting survey about the different markers – natural, manmade, etc. – that people use to connote the change of seasons. For me, I know the “official” dates for season changes but my (very limited) list probably goes like this… Spring – whenever snow is almost fully melted Summer – when school’s out at end of […]

Posted 30 November 2021 § Infographic § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Secular Atheist Train Conductor Wins Wrongful Dismissal Claim After Being Fired For Social Media Post

I’ve been thinking about writing a longer post with some thought about how people’s personal social media (and blog?!?) posts are increasingly having repercussions on their work life. This was especially relevant after the Sask Health Association sent out some fairly chilling messages to staff who were posting thoughts/opinions/information about Covid a few months ago. […]

Posted 28 November 2021 § Censorship § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § SecularSunday § UK § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Book Vending Machine Encourages Students To Attend, Improve Marks, and Be Kind

I get why “attend” is important for kids who miss school regularly (even before Covid, schools were doing an “attendance matters” campaign) but I’ve always hated this implied pressure to show up to school no matter what without the consideration that a) it’s okay for kids who are sick to stay home and b) even […]

Posted 26 November 2021 § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,