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Going Down The Broth vs. Stock Rabbit Hole

if you enjoy food or cooking, rabbit holes, conspiracies, and have 10 minutes to spare, please watch the best tiktok i’ve seen in a good minute pic.twitter.com/IlPkgNtnJ1 — soggy broccoli (@soggybrocoli) December 7, 2025

¶ Posted 09 December 2025 § Censorship § Internet § Jobs § Politics § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, food, science

Secular Sunday – The Effect of Prayer On Heart Surgery Recovery?

No different than doing nothing. (checks notes) Oh, actually makes recovery worse if you’ve been prayed for in a statistically significant manner! 😮 @skeptic_face Sources: Benson, H. et al. (2006). Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP). American Heart Journal, 151(4), 934–942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.028 Harvard Medical School – Intercessory Prayer Study Summary https://hms.harvard.edu/news/intercessory-prayer-study-2006 #religion […]

¶ Posted 30 November 2025 § News § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, education

Wisdom Wednesday – The Agitator’s Prayer?

I repeatedly hear people say some variation of: “You should only worry about things within your control”. I hear it at work. In politics. In the labour movement. In memes and Internet posts. As if saying it, somehow makes it true. I’m not sure if it comes out of the mental health/self-help movement. It might […]

¶ Posted 04 November 2025 § Family § Jobs § Library § News § Pace § Politics § Sasha § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education

What Is Roller Derby?

Other than Sasha’s new favourite sport???

¶ Posted 03 November 2025 § Sasha § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Happy 54th Anniversary Mom and Dad!

The surprise birthday cake was a hit! (I’ve also been thinking a lot lately about the concept of “thoughtfulness” and how that interacts with kindness and empathy. Might be a topic for a future Wisdom Wednesday post…)

¶ Posted 25 October 2025 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday, parents

Friday Fun Link – Babies Being Babies (The Purest Form of Joy)

The purest form of joy: babies being babies ~ A Thread ? 1. When you realize that even your legs are under your own control? pic.twitter.com/KnmZeBOYji — Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) August 23, 2025

¶ Posted 24 October 2025 § Family § FridayFunLink § Humour § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute

Saturday Snap – A Pretty Fun Book Recommendation!

One of the library’s board members is also a regular volunteer for RPL’s Good Food Box Program which is offered in partnership with a local food security agency. During one of our regular chats, we talked about aging parents and, being a librarian to the core, I ended up recommending a book that I had […]