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Secular Sunday – What Evangelical Leaders Told Their Congregations About COVID-19

Of course my hope is that as many people as possible come out of this pandemic unharmed as possible. But I can’t help but note the rich irony that the virus is most likely to affect people who least believe in science, non-religious authorities, and who are the most susceptible to misinformation and false narratives. […]

Posted 22 March 2020 § News § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Going (Mini) Viral Online in the Age of Pandemic

From working on the Ryan Meili leadership campaigns, mostly in the area of social media plus my own personal interest in the topic, I know some of the “rules” about what makes tweets/Facebook posts successful. But ultimately, human nature is a funny thing and no one can truly predict what will make a tweet go […]

Posted 21 March 2020 § Humour § Internet § Jobs § Library § News § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Spreading Germs, Stopping Handshakes & Increasing Handwashing: The Best Coronavirus Video I’ve Seen

Posted 18 March 2020 § Jobs § Meme § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

10 Random Thoughts on CoronaVirus

As a fan of dystopian literature, it’s still shocking how quickly we’ve gotten to this point.  Within a couple months of COVID-19 appearing, we’ve shut down billion dollar sports leagues, concerts, schools, libraries and more. I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between a panicked response, a prepared response and a proactive response and […]

Posted 15 March 2020 § List § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – Scenes From Plague Week

With apologies to Daniel Dafoe, some scenes from the past few days… Busy disinfecting everything in the house… I *love* my library’s “In the News” display.  It’s been a huge hit with how timely and responsive it is and our COVID-themed display was no exception (yes, I know some of those “boost your immunity” books […]

Posted 14 March 2020 § Meme § News § Photo § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – British vs. Canadian English

I still tell the story of the woman I traveled to England with for a University exchange in 1995 meeting a group of people in a pub and saying she hadn’t changed her pants in days. Turns out trousers are pants in England and pants are underwear! 🙂

Posted 06 March 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Travel § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Great Article (But I Still Wish We Had A Film Industry in Saskatchewan!)

Layton Burton was one of the few who didn’t have to leave the province when the government cut the Film Tax Credit but he did have to go back to school in his 50’s and completely reinvent himself.

Posted 03 February 2020 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Family (Un)Literacy Night: Some Highlights

Walked Sasha over to her school’s Family Literacy Night earlier this week and we didn’t even read one story at the “Reading Activity Station” but we sure had fun playing with the stuffed animals and telling stories using crazy voices. One mom sort of glared at us goofing around and I was this close to […]

Posted 01 February 2020 § Humour § Library § Photo § Politics § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Readers Are Leaders (March 2014)

Speaking of the importance of being surrounded by books from an early age…

Posted 30 January 2020 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Bell Let’s Talk – Counterpoint

Wednesday was Bell Media’s “Let’s Talk” Day which promotes removing the stigma around mental health by talking about it. While the idea behind it is a good and admirable one, there are also some things that make it quite problematic, especially when its a private corporation rather than  government or non-profits working in that area […]

Posted 29 January 2020 § Canada § Meme § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,